We kick off our 23-page sleep-well section with a look at the latest sleepwear, supplements and scents for a restful slumber.
PREP YOUR BODY FOR SLUMBER
Having a relaxing bath full of gorgeous natural fragrance is a welcome tonic for mind and body, and sets you up for a peaceful sleep. New ARRAN After The Rain Bath Salts (£16, arran.com) are crafted with rose, sandalwood, citrus and herby notes to emulate the refreshing scent of a Scottish Isle of Arran garden. Skin benefits come from its blend of natural sea salt and magnesium-rich Epsom salts to ease muscle aches, reduce stress and generally relax you – bliss!
TAKE THE NEW CHILL PILL
There’s a new sleep-inducing supplement in town! Nature’s Truth Levagen+ BED (£24.99, lloydspharmacy. com) contains palmitoylethanolamide (PEA) to lower inflammation, trigger your body’s defence systems to deal with pain, and inhibit mast and glial cell activity – known as the “glue” of the central nervous system. In a trial*, 71 per cent of users saw an improvement in the time it took to fall asleep and 52 per cent claimed they got more sleep.
GET YOUR GLOW ON
Treat yourself to The Ultimate Glow Box from The Silk Glow (£129, thesilkglow.com), which includes a mulberry silk pillowcase to reduce hair breakage and care for your skin, a matching sleep mask and scrunchie, plus a scalp massaging bamboo comb and a turmeric face oil to use as part of your wind-down routine so you can wake up to brighter, soften skin!
SCENT TO SLEEP
Finding it difficult to relax? Perhaps aromachology could help – it did for Brendan Murdock, founder of wellbeing brand Anatomé. He worked with an aromachologist to formulate several blends using all-natural ingredients. ‘I use these products as part of my evening routine; I’m proof that simple changes can help.’
TESTED: We love Anatomé Recovery + Sleep Essential Oil (£38, anatome.co), a potent triple blend of Cornish, Himalayan and Provençal lavenders; Rest, Relax + Sleep Loose Tea Blend (£18) with chamomile and passionflower; and Recovery + Sleep Candle (£45) with lavender and frankincense.
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