Bath & Beyond Try to carry a little sachet of bath salts and oils with you when you travel to a spa or resort. The tubs are always roomy and inviting, and it’s so disappointing when there is nothing to put in them. (Head’s up, spas!) There are few things more relaxing after travel than a good soak in a nice warm bath spiked with delicious salts and oils.
Animal, Vegetable, MINERAL! About 60 to 70 percent of Americans are magnesium-deficient. The mineral is important for healthy digestion, it helps our bodies absorb calcium, it may help relieve migraines and it soothes tired muscles and achy feet—an excellent reason to enjoy an epsom-salt or sea-salt soak in the tub.
Try: Osmia Organics Organic Tea Bath, osmiaorganics.com; Aura Cacia’s four new Body Soaks: Recover (ginger & lime essential oils, red clay and pink Himalayan salt), Cleanse (tea tree & tangerine essential oils, kaolin clay and black salts), Soothe (lavender & sweet marjoram essential oils, kaolin clay and oat powder), and Clear (eucalyptus & ylang-ylang essential oils, green clay and bamboo extract, auracacia.com
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Love Your Hair—Give It The Proper Healthy Care!!! Quality organic essential oils, amino complex formulation, removes toxins from hair and scalp, promotes healthier and shinier hair. angelinesshampoo.com
Scrub a Dub Dub Put away the mitts and the loofah, and try a good body scrub. Now that microbeads are being phased out, even by major corporations like J&J, it is even easier to find a beautiful, natural scrub, with gentle exfoliating agents like bamboo powder, pumice and more.
Try: Aromatherapy Associates Revive Body Scrub (and Body Lotion), with delicious moisturizing and rejuvenating oils like grapefruit, rosemary and juniper berry, aromatherapyassociates.com; Neal’s Yard Remedies Seaweed Salt Scrub, with pumice, bentonite, seaweed and patchouli, nealsyardremedies.com; Revival Grapefruit + Mint Natural Body Scrub, with sugar and sea salt, coconut oil and peppermint, revivalbodycare.com
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NuvaLash Made in Canada, NuvaLash is an extremely safe and effective 100% natural eyelash enhancing serum that delivers results without any risk or harm to your eyes. nuvalash.com
Getting Handy The search for a non-tacky, non-greasy hand cream may seem endless, but we’ve got the one for you.
Try: Pura Botanica Lend a Hand Creme Smoother, with shea butter, aloe vera and vitamin E, certified natural by the Natural Products Association. Plus 10 percent of proceeds are donated to real reptiles—the National Save the Sea Turtle Foundation—now that your skin no longer feels reptilian; puraproducts.com
Minty-Fresh! The strength of ancient herbs like Neem and Triphala combine with Pomegranate for a minty-fresh, award-winning toothpaste. A refreshing burst of exotic flavors without all the additives for healthy looking gums and sparkling teeth. Gluten Free, Fluoride Free, Saccharin Free. $3.99 - $5.99; himalayausa.com
Body Wash A body wash can also be a treatment product for congested or blemished skin on the body, if you choose one with black soap, tea tree oil, sage or rosemary.
Try: Shea Radiance Black Soap Body Cleanser, shearadiance.com; SkinnySkinny Organic Kent & West Body Wash, skinnyskinny.com
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303 Face | Body Proper care for muscle pain, irritated skin, and nervousness, the AloeSpea Body Wrap by 303 Face | Body will calm and soothe you. Apply liberally and rinse away in shower. 303facebody.com
Soft & Silky It is easy to find a moisturizing natural body oil, bath oil or balm these days—with clean, pure ingredients, not loaded up with chemicals and preservatives. But you will be hard-pressed to find one with scents as otherworldly as these.
Try: ila Beyond Organic Body Oil for Inner Peace, with jasmine, sandalwood, ylang ylang, argan and rosehip seed oils, ila-spa.com; Shea Radiance Intense Moisture Body Balm with unrefined shea butter and kalahari melon seed oil, shearadiance.com; Dr. Hauschka Moor Lavender Calming Bath Essence; dr.hauschka.com
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Turmeric Supreme: Immune A.S.A.P. combines echinacea, elderberry and other supportive herbs to promote a healthy inflammatory response and stimulate rapid immune support at onset. gaiaherbs.com
All You Need is Love In honor of the memory of Horst Rechelbacher, founder of Aveda, the company is relaunching Love Oil, now called Aveda Love Composition Oil, a nourishing aromatic oil with sandalwood, jasmine and myrrh, which nourishes skin, hair, body, scalp and is also perfect for a relaxing bath. In honor of Horst’s memory, $4 from the purchase price of each COSMOS-certified bottle will go toward the National Audubon Society to support climate change initiatives that protect birds’ natural ecosystems. aveda.com
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Experience holistic global wellness with JAMU “herbal healing” Organic body bath oils complement herbal body scrubs for wellness rituals. JAMU offers tropical spa journeys at home & unique, boutique gifts. jamuspa.com
Skin Rescue & Repair If too much wear and tear has left your skin with dark spots, lines and wrinkles and uneven tone, reach for this dynamic duo—Marie Veronique Gentle Retinol Serum and Rejuvenating Face Oil—with grapeseed and argan oils, and many other powerful botanicals, to repair and rejuvenate skin that needs extra nourishment and care. marieveronique.com
The Snow Ritual Amayori is a beautiful brand inspired by Japanese Bathing Rituals. The products are wrapped in rice paper, and based around aromatherapy. We love Amayori The Snow Ritual Hikaru Oil, a multi-use oil for bath and body, with traditional Japanese ingredients like camellia seed oil, rice bran oil, yuzu and jasmine. Take time out for yourself and enjoy the beauty of a Japanese-style bathing ritual! amayori.com
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“Going Green Never Tasted So Great™” New Year, New Beginnings, New YOU! Formulated by Doctors, Greens Best™ Nutrition provides all-natural, great tasting formulas for optimum health and wellness. Enjoy! greensbest.com