Body & beauty

The Natural Products You Should Be Trying

Give your beauty cupboard a boost with the addition of these natural items

Aura-Soma Pegasus Fragrances

Recently receiving a highly commended accolade in the fragrance category of the Natural Health International Beauty Awards 2016, the Aura-Soma Pegasus range of beautifully scented perfumes offer a variety of uplifting aromas and are guaranteed to boost your mood. The set includes eight perfumes, which have been produced using only natural and organic essential oils extracted from plants and flowers. The fragrances are ethically produced and use visual and non-visual energies of colour to evoke emotive and sensory responses. From £85, pegasus-parfum.com. Click here to buy.

Dr Bronner’s Castile Liquid Soaps

Called the ‘Swiss-army knife’ of cleaning, Dr Bronner’s Castile Liquid Soaps are usable for just about any cleaning task. In fact, you can wash your body, hair, pets, vegetables, surfaces and clothes with them! Certified organic, vegan, cruelty-free, non-GMO and fair trade, these multipurpose products are concentrated, biodegradable, versatile and effective, and packaged in a 100 percent post-consumer recycled bottle. 
From £1.99, drbronner.co.uk . Click here to buy.

The Ultimate Peppermint Body Wash

If you’re looking for a product that has a rich heritage as well as powerful natural ingredients, bodycare company Summerdown Mint could offer exactly what you’ve been searching for. Black Mitcham peppermint leaves are grown and distilled at the company’s idyllic Hampshire farm to create their high quality peppermint oil, and this is the key ingredient used in a range of products for the bath, body and home.
Try the body wash to enjoy the benefits of this oil yourself. The natural cleansing formulation also includes aloe vera and borage seed oil, and the product can be used with the matching body lotion to revitalise and replenish your skin.
£15, summerdownnaturally.com. Click here to buy.

BetterYou Magnesium Flakes

Relax your body and mind with a sprinkle of BetterYou’s magnesium flakes in a hot bath or foot soak. Magnesium is associated with glowing, healthy skin and is also known to help ease muscle tension and cramping, and encourage a restful night’s sleep. A soothing soak in magnesium-rich bath will leave you feeling relaxed as well as effectively replenishing your body’s levels.
BetterYou’s magnesium flakes are made using Zechstein Inside magnesium chloride which is mined from the sea, one mile below ground. This source of magnesium has been naturally condensed and purified for over 250 million years and is the purest source known, absolutely guaranteed free from man-made pollutants.
£3.49, betteryou.com. Click here to buy.