The Best Products To Help You Relax

We all need moments to unwind and relax. Whether you’re working crazy hours, juggling family life or just wanting some calm in daily life, investing in products that promote relaxation can make all the difference to your life. From soothing scents to calming gadgets, here are the best products for self care to help you get blissfully relaxed.

Why Relaxation Is Important?

Chronic stress doesn’t just affect mental health but also leads to physical problems like heart disease, digestive issues and compromised immune function. Taking time to relax allows the body and mind to recharge, reduces stress hormones like cortisol and makes you more resilient to daily challenges.

Stress is a silent killer, it creeps up on us over time. Prolonged stress can lead to serious health issues like hypertension, and diabetes and mental health disorders like anxiety and depression. The importance of relaxation in your daily routine cannot be stressed enough. It acts as a buffer to reduce the effects of stress and bring about a sense of well-being and balance.

Methods Of Relaxation

There are many ways to relax and the best way is often dependent on individual preferences and needs. Here are some ways:

• Mindfulness Practices: Mindfulness is being present in the moment fully engaging with what you are doing. It can be practised through meditation but also in everyday activities like eating, walking or even washing dishes. 
• Deep Breathing Exercises: Simple and effective, deep breathing can calm the nervous system. Techniques like diaphragmatic breathing, 4-7-8 breathing and box breathing are popular methods.
• Yoga: Yoga combines physical postures, breathing exercises and meditation. It reduces stress and improves flexibility and relaxation.
• Aromatherapy: Using essential oils, like lavender or chamomile, can promote relaxation and reduce anxiety.
• Massage Therapy: Regular massages can help alleviate muscle tension, reduce stress, and promote relaxation. 

Rest And Digest Products For Ultimate Relaxation

Hayo’u Skincare Products

Hayo’u has a range of skin care oils for both rejuvenation and relaxation. The Hayo’u Beauty Oil is a vegan and cruelty-free gua sha massage blend with camellia oil, lotus flower and frankincense. This calming formula deeply hydrates and regenerates skin without harsh additives like parabens or SLS.

The Hayo’u Body Oil comes in 15 ml and 100ml and has camellia seed, seabuckthorn seed and white lotus flower oils to moisturise and nourish the skin, leaving it soft and glowing. These chemical-free oils are perfect for natural skin care for sensitive skin.

Hayo’u Tools

Discover Hayo’u’s range of tools to rejuvenate and relax. The Hayo’u Gua Sha Beauty Restorer, made from Jade or Rose Quartz, stimulates lymphatic drainage and circulation, rejuvenates skin and reduces wrinkles. It’s suitable for morning skin care routines even on delicate skin. The clear Quartz Beauty Restorer detoxes and energises tired skin and minimises fine lines and stress.

For scalp stimulation and skin elasticity, try the Jade Body Comb Massager, recommended by Katie Brindle for Hayo’u Body Oil shower rituals. And the Clear Quartz Compress tightens pores and soothes skin, cooling when chilled.

Serene Body Health Natural Body Fragrances

Treat yourself to the Rest and Digest range of natural body fragrances, each made from 100% essential oils to calm and rejuvenate. Serene Body Health Aware is a blend of lavender, geranium, cedarwood, frankincense, sandalwood and black pepper for mindfulness and relaxation. Serene Rest includes lavender, cloves, sandalwood and sage to unwind and Lift includes a blend of spearmint, grapefruit, lemon, sandalwood, frankincense, myrrh, ylang-ylang and basil for ultimate relaxation.

Serene Ground’s blend of Siberian & Douglas fir, vetiver, frankincense, coriander and grapefruit offers stress relief and Amplify energises with cinnamon, cedarwood, sandalwood, frankincense and copaiba for a floral, spicy and woody scent.

The Base Collective Magnesium Products

Try The Base Collective Magnesium Oil Spray with 330 mg of magnesium chloride per ml to calm restless legs, migraines and muscle pain naturally. Apply and massage onto affected areas for stress relief. For a bedtime ritual try The Base Collective Beauty Sleep Balm a lavender-scented lotion that deeply moisturises and relaxes tired muscles. Perfect for neck, shoulders and feet, this vegan and natural balm helps with restful sleep. 

Relax further with The Base Collective Magnesium Bath Salts, containing pure Magnesium Chloride flakes from the Dead Sea. Dissolve in warm bath water to calm muscles, improve skin health and reduce daily stress. Suitable for all skin types including sensitive and eczema-prone skin, you can use this for full body baths or foot soaks.

The Base collective range make perfect self care gifts for loved ones - see here for more gift ideas.

Better Tea And Love Tea Herbal Tea Range

For more natural relaxation options, try our Rest and Digest herbal tea collection. Better Tea Anxietea, for instance, is a blend of chamomile, lemon balm, passionflower and lavender to calm anxiety and stress after a long day. Better Tea Hemp Relief is a blend of organic hemp, turmeric, ginger and black pepper for anti-inflammatory benefits, pain relief and immune support.

Also, try Love Tea’s Organic Collection starting with the Calming Tea Loose Leaf, a blend of chamomile, lemon balm, lavender and passionflower to calm stress and anxiety. The pyramid sachets are perfect herbal teas for busy people who want to relax. For deep relaxation and sound sleep, try Sleep Tea Loose Leaf, a blend of valerian root, lemon balm, passionflower and lavender to calm the nervous system. Great for high-stress periods or bedtime rituals, these teas help with relaxation and restful sleep.

Rest And Digest Self Care And Relaxation Hampers

For an assortment of calming essentials, check out the Rest and Digest hampers. The Mindful Gift Box is a box of goodies to nourish mind, body, and spirit. It includes an Iris Hantverk body brush for relaxation, Better Tea Gut Feelings Tea with a Tea Pop Infuser for comfort, a Queen B Mindfulness Kit candle and a Bespoke Letterpress Gratitude Journal for moments of reflection and gratitude - a great gift for a birthday or christmas - or for the woman in your life that is hard to buy for.

The Queen B Mindfulness Kit features the Mini Brass Beehive candle holder with eight Little Lights candles made from 100% Australian Beeswax, in a beautiful wooden box to enhance your mindful rituals like yoga and meditation or evening unwinding. 

The Beauty Sleep Bundle is a nightly ritual with the Hayo’u Rose quartz Precision Tool for facial massages to boost natural glow and Hayo’u Beauty Oil for relaxation and skin nourishment. A 25-momme silk pillowcase ensures restful sleep and fresh mornings, adding a touch of luxury.

The Rest and Digest Yoga Bundle includes a Jute and Rubber Yoga Mat, a Yoga stretch strap and a pair of Cork Yoga Blocks. These quality yoga equipment essentials make yoga at home more accessible and fun.

Adding relaxation products into your daily life can change how you deal with stress and overall well-being. Whether you like the scent of essential oils, the hug of a weighted blanket or the calm of meditation, investing in relaxation products is worth it. By putting self care first and finding ideas and products that align with your relaxation style, you can live a more balanced and peaceful life.