Aren’t poor skin conditions and acne supposed to be the domain of the young? Poor skin condition is a rite of passage surely, like growing some stubble or developing body hair. It is not an unnatural thought process for an adult. My opinion was incorrectly placed, and strangely, shared by many other people.

Poor skin conditions are no respecters of age or status and are likely to attack the system at any time. If vulnerable skin is a feature that you are associated with, then there are times when situations in life can be the start of an outbreak. The most obvious of these problems are caused by stress, which is something that everyone suffers from at some point in their lives. How do you get rid of stress and stressful situations? If stress relief could be bottled and sold, it would make someone exceedingly rich. There isn’t of course, so it is up to everyone as individuals to look at ways to reduce the stress in your life. Would it not be possible to enlist some extra help from a friend to make life easier sometimes, or get extra assistance in the office and with the kids. Some people manage to throw off stress as if were not there. To others, especially those with oily skin types, it can be devastating.

Caring for your skin doesn’t have to cost the Earth, but this is certainly a wide variety to choose from which assist the health of the skin. Aromatherapy is a growing and effective market, and Aromatherapy Associates are the top of the tree. My first recommendation would be to improve the care of your skin on a day by day basis, focussing on the basics before investing in any products. I would also say that when you do start to use things like Elemis try to use those with as high a density of natural products as possible.

I am also a fan of a range of products called ‘this works‘ that use the principle of aromatherapy, which helps you to relax and thereby reducing stress levels. Is there anything better than a hot bath with the addition of an aromatherapy product like ‘bath’ for skin conditions, which may give you the closest experience to a spa as is possible from home!