TOP WAYS TO DE-STRESS: TREAT YO' SELF - BATH BOMB, FACE MASK, CANDLE & 80's TUNES

As someone who experiences more frequent anxiety, and higher doses of adrenaline than the average person it is extremely important for me to find good ways to relax. It is always beneficial to release those feel good endorphins to say goodbye to stress! So I'm hoping to share with you all, over the next month or so, ways that I de-stress and help tame my anxiety.

First is up is a deep hot bath complete with a bath bomb. I tell you, it feels great to just shut your eyes and lounge in the bath and feel your worries drift away for a half an hour. Although there are many great brands of bubble bath, and good smelling bath salts, for me there is nothing that compares to a fabulous smelling lush bath bomb/bubble bar/bath melt. Ever since I discovered that lush didn't irritate my eczema prone skin a few years ago it has been a divine but very expensive love story. There are so many lush products that I would recommend to friends and the Northern Lights bath bomb is no exception! It smells quite exotic with aromas of jasmine and ylang ylang, and the colour display when dissolving is beautiful. However, it was a limited edition bath bomb released around Halloween (I will definitely be stocking up this year come October).

There is no better way to compliment a bath than with a face and/or hair mask. Most recently, I opted for tying my hair up in a bun and letting The Body Shop's Seaweed Ionic Clay Mask do it's work. In comparison to other clay masks I have tried in the past this particular one does not create dry patches on my face the next day. I have had an awful time trying to find a clay mask that cleanses the skin of any dirt and impurities without having a mass of raw skin or eczema on my face, but as long as I don't extend the time of the seaweed face mask past 10 mins I have found it to be fine. Finally a mask that my skin agrees with! My skin also feels so clean and smooth for a day or two after using it.

Other ways to make your bath super awesome is by lighting your favourite candle (mine is Yankee Candle's cherry blossom scent) and playing some upbeat music. I tend to go for the 80s radio station on spotify the last few times I have had a bath. Cue me singing dramatically in the bath tub! 

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