10 Hot Products To Help You De-Stress
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NEOM Organics Deeply Relaxed Reed Diffusers, £38 This soothing blend of French lavender, geranium and juniper will help you re-focus and have a clear mind. Lavender's long been celebrated for it's soporific and unwinding qualities, with geranium can help balance your emotions.
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BetterYou Magnesium Flakes, £9.95, Holland and Barrett These cult classic flakes are jam-packed with magnesium, which is proven to encourage deep, restful sleep. They make for one heck of a relaxing bath.
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Clipper Organic Camomile Tea, £2.65 No need for much explaining here - camomile's been used since, well, forever, to help relax the body. Sip away on a comforting cup of hot tea and watch your cares melt away.
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Bach Rescue Remedy, £7.99, Boots This has been the staple of many an axious soul for years - a quick few drops on the tongue helps to calm your nerves and let you regroup your thoughts. Perfect for emotionally demanding times.
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Aveda Chakra 5 Balancing Body Mist, £29 All the Aveda Chakras are designed to bring inner harmony, as per the Avyuverdic tradition, but this one in particular helps to balance expression and self-reliance. Spritz on yourself to help align your sense of self and groundedness.
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Aromatherapy Associates Instant Inner Strength Roller Ball, £15 This quick fix is Aromatherapy Associate's instantly reviving Inner Strength oil in a handy rollerball - perfect for on-the-go de-stressing.
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Mio Liquid Yoga Restorative Bath Soak, £26, Space NK This unwinding bath soak helps soothe tense muscles and provide much-needed calm. You can also just sniff the bottle throughout the day to help you unwind. A mix of potent herbs and essential oils are to thank for it's calmig properties.
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Rituals Sacred Fire Candle, £19.50 This candle has scents of patchouli and cardamom, which help to wrap your bedroom in a warm, soft glow and help you relax. Is there anything more calming than candle burning, either?
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This Works deep sleep bath soak, £22 These unwinding salts are enriched with soothing, natural oils of Lavender, Vetivert and Wild Camomile - plus, they leave your skin all soft and lovely.
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Chantecaille Jasmine And Lily Healing Mask, £60, Space NK If you have time to treat yourself, this mask soothes and brightens stressed out skin, as well as combatting stress-induced rosacea with cooling camomile and Vitamin B5 to repair damaged tissue. Hydrating and calming, this is the ultimate revival for stressed-out skin.
As it's National Stress Awareness week, we thought we'd let you in on our favourite products that help us keep us calm and collected during our busiest times. While a little stress can be good (read: little. As in a tiny amount of adrenaline to pump you through those difficult moments), on the whole, getting worked up is bad for our health and tends to make the problem worse.
Stress can lessen our capabilities to deal with the situation in front of us and can have longer term effects on your skin's ageing process, disrupt sleep and even lead to low libido. Plus, there's the uncomfortable short-term effects like headaches, and poor digestion. It can also weaken your immune system, making you even more susceptible to that dreaded cold during the Winter months. So remember - take a step back, breathe deep and remember: very little in life is worth getting worked up about.
With this in mind, we've rounded up a selection of holistic stress-busting products that can help ease your tensions, from soothing bath soaks to comforting spritzes in the gallery above.