Self-care involves any activity we do for ourselves for the purpose of looking after our wellness. Clinical nurse consultant Emma Selby discusses self-care on BBC, explaining it is often considered a luxury or indulgence. However, self-care can be simple and done every day.
In fact, you can try several essential self-care tips and products to more easily access the benefits of self-care this 2023.
Here are a few:
Practising skincare
An essential product to start with would be moisturiser, especially as the summer months approach and we need to keep our skin hydrated. We particularly recommend our Aromas Artesanales de Antigua (AAA) body creams, which contain Shea Butter and comforting, uplifting fragrances. After moisturiser, you can also invest in a detoxifying face mask like our H2EAU Mineral Mud face mask, which contains natural sea extracts to remove toxins and refine skin texture and tone.
You can also hop on the yoga wellness trend. Writer James Gonzales explains that yoga is good strength training because the exercise uses the weight of your own body in order to build muscle mass without unnecessary strain. This helps to prevent excessive fatty deposits under your skin on your body, and the additional stretching also helps to prevent the formation of wrinkling and indentations. This makes your skin look tighter and younger. In fact, more people have been exploring face yoga, which can be done by anyone at any fitness level. Yoga expert Danielle Collins writes that face yoga can additionally be done anywhere whenever you need a calming practice to soothe the mind.
Doing Makeup
Makeup was created to help us look and feel beautiful. Experimenting with different looks can improve your mood and confidence while giving you avenues for self-expression. Makeup products today are also keen to support one’s self-care practice, with our Naturally European lip balms making sure that your lips are simultaneously pampered and utterly kissable each day. These are enriched with shea butter, sunflower oil, beeswax, jojoba and Vitamin E to deeply moisturise your lips and keep them softened and protected.
Eating Mindfully
According to The Guardian, losing weight, eating more healthily and getting fitter featured prominently in millions of people’s new year resolutions for 2023. Yet instead of resorting to fad diets, many are turning to mindful eating as body diversity and acceptance grow. To encourage yourself to eat more mindfully, try to eat slower. Savour the flavours in every bite. Bask in the companionship of the people you’re eating with. Most importantly, show gratitude for where your food came from and how it’s nourishing your body.
You can also use apps like Ate Food Diary or MEAL to track your hunger levels, food consumption, reasons for eating, and feelings as you eat. Doing so can make every meal a self-care practice that centres your attention on yourself, your food, and whoever you’re eating with.
Sleep syncing
According to a 2022 Direct Line Life Insurance study, 1 in 7 Brits sleeps for less than 5 hours a night. If you’re one of them, improving your sleeping habits is one simple yet essential self-care tip you can follow. One of the ways we can help our body process the stress of sleep deprivation is by adjusting our diets and nighttime routines — a process known as sleep syncing.
To start, avoid eating heavy meals and using gadgets late in the day. Investing in sleep aids from glycine in your bedtime skincare lineup to our Repair the Air collections can help you along. Our Repair and Care Sleepeze Calming Gift Set includes a pillow spray and an essential oil rollerball to emit the gentle aroma of lavender, chamomile and clary sage. This is topped off with a soft, eye sleep mask to allow your eyes to relax. From here, simply ensure you go to bed early enough to get 7 or 8 hours of rest.
With these products and tips, self-care can easily become part of your everyday life in 2023. For more luxury toiletries and fragrances, check out our catalogue at The Somerset Toiletry Co.
Written by Janice Blaise
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