Beauty: Products to create a moment of calm




It’s tough right now peeps so let your products take some of the strain. Lisa Millard selects a nature-inspired beauty survival kit to create moments of calm

Botanics Fresh Mind Pure Essential Oil, £6, boots.com

Packed with tea tree oil celebrated for its powerful anti-bacterial properties this blended bottle of essential oils can be used to massage, add to the bath or vaporise. Refreshing and reassuring

Clarins Relax Bath & Shower Concentrate, £21, clarins.co.uk

Activated on contact with warm water in a bath or under the shower, this essential oil-filled formula releases soothing and aromatic bursts of basil and camomile. Relax tired and tense muscles in at-home spa style

Hemp Hand Protector, £5, thebodyshop.com

A best seller and rightly so, the soothing and nourishing hemp-infused hand cream is a must to keep well-washed hands in good shape.

Relaxing Pillow Mist, £19, uk.loccitane.com

Essential oils of lavender, bergamot, mandarin, sweet orange and geranium known for their relaxing properties combine in this heavenly mist. Spray on your pillow come bed time or in a room to create calm and invite a good night’s sleep

Botanics Simply Calm Day Cream, £9.99, boots.com

Just the job to calm and soothe skin, cannabis sativa hemp seed oil has excellent hydrating properties and is also known to sort out stressed skin

Olverum Bath Oil, £35, spacenk.com

A luxurious aromatic blend of essential oils combined to help ease stress and relax tension in both mind and body. Pour the vegan oil into a bath to release an intoxicating and sumptuous fragrance while skin is left silken and smooth. And breathe

Tea Tree Hand Wash, £5, thebodyshop.com

This purifying hand wash is enriched with Community Trade tea tree oil from Kenya and helps to keep hands squeaky clean. Lightly fragranced the formula has conditioning properties too

This Works Stress Check Breathe In, £18, johnlewis.com

An aroma-therapeutic roller ball enriched with eucalyptus, frankincense and lavender essential oil, Stress Check adds a burst of calming fragrance to enhance must-have mindful moments

The Petit Remedy, £10, uk.loccitane.com

A super-hero product made from naturally-derived ingredients, the multipurpose semi-solid balm balm will nourish, protect and make skin feel better. Every home should have one


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