This box from Clementoni's Science & jeu range holds everything for making cosmetics yourself. The parts carry their own labels: a bottle for home-made body oil, a tube of cream base, scent bases with a floral and a sweet note, a red colouring, an atomiser and a jar to keep the result in. Spatulas and a measuring spoon are included as well.
The work itself is measuring, mixing, colouring, filling and labelling. The booklet gives the recipes and the proportions; the box calls this 'recettes et secrets de beauté'. Dosing accurately therefore counts for as much as the end result, and that is the part there is something to learn from.
The pack carries the age 8+ and 'Made in Italy'. This is the French-language edition: the recipes and the instructions are in French.
A gift for a child who would rather work with real ingredients than with pretend ones and who can hold to a series of steps. Because of the French instructions it is also a set to do together at the table, with the box open between you.
