Bramley Bath Salts with Lavender Flowers, Geranium and Spearmint

Bramley is a company that until now I have never come across. Made in the British countryside, they are a brand who believe in looking after our planet. All their essential oils are fair trade, wild crafted, grown sustainably and sourced carefully with integrity. The base ingredients are naturally derived from raw items such as sugar and coconut and our wax comes from soya. Created by Chloe (previously at Cowshed) all of the packaging can be recycled and all of the product ingredients are biodegradable, making Bramley safe for the environment as well as safe for your body.

I love having a bath, it is my me time (though one of the cats usually joins me and sleeps on the floor), my escape from the world for an hour or two and I try and ensure I have my bath time at least once a week.  I also love bath salts, I think they are very much underrated. The Bramley  Bath Salts with Lavender Flowers, Geranium and Spearmint smell just absolutely incredible and do make for that really relaxing bath.

Once the bath is running you simply add a handful to a warm bath and then just as the bath is half full, I always stir the water to ensure the salts dissolve. As soon as the essential oils come into contact with the hot water and steam, they release the most incredible scent and it quickly spreads through the house, whilst in the bath, merrily floating around are the Lavender flowers. Whether or not you are a fan of the Lavender scent, this is really quite a fresh scent, as though you have just walked through the Lavender fields and it is instantly relaxing. Geranium has quite an uplifting property and as well as helping to relieve feelings of stress and anxiety on the skin it helps to create balance between oily and dry skin. The final ingredient of Spearmint is the one you first notice and it is one that I find quite relaxing and stress-reliving.

The pot that these salts come in is a 250g one and they retail for £14.50 here and it is worth noting that these salts contain 100% natural botanicals and are no nasty chemicals or artificial colours and nothing is tested on animals.

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The Daily Soothe Bath Float from Soap and Glory

I picked up The Daily Soothe Bath Float from a recent blog challenge and it is one Soap and Glory product I had not tried from the range.  I'm not going to lie, Sugar Crush is my absolute favourite scent from Soap and Glory and given that Bath Float is scented with Mist you Madly, my second favourite scent, I knew I was going to love it.

Described by Soap and Glory as "Our new super-soothing, pre-bedtime foamy tub float is seductively scented, intensely relaxing, delightfully deluxe with luxurious long-lasting suds and sleep-inducing, muscle-relaxing and aphrodisiacal actives" it does smell incredible and is a perfect treat for some self-indulgent bath time.

To use you Scoop up a handful of The Daily Smooth and then swirl it under warm running water until it bubbles up. As soon as it comes into contact with warm (not hot) water, the pink pearlesque liquid turns into foamy bubbles and quickly fills the bath.  If like me you like bubbles in your bath, the this will not disappoint, you get lots of them.  Once in the bath, surrounded by the scent of Mist you Madly and it does make you want to drift off right there and then, it is so relaxing.

This is a great edition to my bath time routine and even the mister has taken a liking to it (sadly) and costing just £8 for a 300ml tube, it lasts for ages.  So next time you are in Boots struggling to what buy on a 3 for 2 offer (ha as if) then take a look at Soap & Glory because this was the best buy for ages!

Drift Away - Temple Spa

Those who read my blog often enough will know how much I adore having a hot bath once or twice a week, a chance to relax and chill out whilst closing out the outside world, forgetting the stress and strain of the day whilst soaking up a tranquil and peaceful atmosphere.

Drift Away by Temple Spa is described as being a 'Relaxing Bathing and Massage Oil' which can be used on directly on the skin or added to a bath for instant calm and tranquility. 

"The most luxurious chill-out treatment ever! DRIFT AWAY is a must for when you need to really wind down and have your moment of peace and calm. Applied straight onto the skin for an aromatherapy massage, or with a capful drizzled into the bathtub; these deliciously fragrant oils will help you chill out and relax, especially when you find it hard to switch off"

Not only does it sound amazing, it absolutely is. Firstly it is packed full of essential oils such as:

• Dill Seed Oil which helps to overcome the feeling of being overwhelmed and it helps to ease the mind and calm headaches.
• Frankincense which also has a wonderfully calming effect on the mind and is said to be an excellent oil for meditating
• Jojoba Oil which has a structure that closely resembles that of your own skin sebum, making it an excellent moisturizer and ideal for all skin types.
• Lavender Oil which is known for its ability to sooth and calm the nerves, relieve tension and nervous exhaustion in general. It is also one of my favourite scents for relaxation and I find it helpful for drifting off to sleep.
• Geranium Oil which is described as being an uplifting oil which has a great all-over balancing effect on the mind and is said to help to relieve feelings of stress and anxiety

Add to those oils some Patchouli, Sesame, Myrrh, Galbanum, Avocado Oil and Petitgrain and you have something that is just absolutely amazing. All of those oils together create a scent which brings about instant relaxation, like the scent you get when you walk into a spa that specialises in aromatherapy treatments, it is just divine and when using it, all you need is a few drops into running bath water.

So if you are wanting to try something that is as relaxing and as wonderfully scented as Drift Away, then look no further than Temple Spa to purchase some for yourself.