10 Products That Will Banish Holiday Stress

The holidays are a merry and cheerful time…yeah right! Crowded department stores and mile-long to-do lists are enough to turn even the happiest person into a Grinch. Melt away all your holiday stress with these relaxing body and bath products, which are the beauty equivalent of Valium.

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Aveda De-Stress Kit

Tell holiday stress to suck it (a candy cane, that is) with this limited-edition set ($66, aveda.com). It includes body lotion, soaking salts, and a roll-on concentrate all made with essences of lavender, lavandin and clary sage.

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Bella Semplice Lotus Collagen
Under Eye Mask

Losing sleep thinking about all the things you still have left to do for the holidays? Hide the evidence with this under-eye mask that helps builds collagen, stimulates cell regeneration, moisturizes, reduces fine lines and crows feet, brightens dark areas, and reduces puffiness under the eyes.

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Earth Therapeutics Aromatherapy Sea of Tranquility

If pushing your way through shopping lines has caused soreness, try relaxing in a tub filled with these bath salts ($14.99, earththerapeutics.net). The smell of chamomile and lavender will drown your sorrows and the mineral-rich elixir will soothe aching muscles.

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H20 Plus Aqualibrium De-Stress Marine Gel Mask

Sooner or later the stress you are feeling will start to show on your face. Give skin a break with a mask ($25, h20plus.com) that contains red algae extracts to replenish depleted moisture levels, cucumber and aloe vera to deliver instant cooling relief, and encapsulated vitamins A, C, E and provitamin B to promote recovery from daily damage.

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Lush Relaxing Trio For Deep Sleep

Don’t lose another night of sleep worrying about which gifts to buy. Instead, take the ultimate bath with this Lush kit ($21.95, lushusa.com). It includes a Dorothy bubble bar, a sleepy bath bomb, and Dreamtime Luxury Bath Melts (a cocoa butter brick full of chamomile and lavender). Sleep tight!

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21 Drops De-Stress Aromatherapy

You may not be able to take a relaxing bathtub around with you during your shopping trips, but you can tuck this little guy into your purse. Every time you feel the holiday stress rising up, roll this aromatherapy ($29, 21drops.com) on your wrist and sniff away.

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Dr. Hauschka Moor Lavender Body Oil

It’s no secret that lavender is relaxing, so why not cover your body with it? This body oil ($28.95, drhauschka.com) leaves skin feeling smooth and smelling sweet.

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Elemental Herbology Detox

Two capfuls of this bath infusion ($29, elementalherbologyus.com) will transform an ordinary bath into a relaxing retreat. Don’t be surprised when you start wanting three baths a day.

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Unwind From The Grind Anti-Stress Gift Set

A night of relaxation doesn’t have to break the bank. This kit ($11.99, Rite Aid Stores Nationwide) comes with Freeman Feeling Beautiful Dead Sea Minerals Facial Anti-Stress Mask, Foaming Bath Soap, Bare Foot Lavender & Mint Foot Cream, and a deluxe cooling eye mask.

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Decléor Relaxing Body Ritual

For a truly relaxing (and luxurious) experience, try this Decléor kit ($84, decleorusa.com). A shower oil, relaxing balm, body scrub and flower sponge are all you need to forget “Santa who?”

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