Travel tips

I travel quite a lot, with and without the family, and am often asked for my travel tips – some of which are here…

For a ready-mixed spray, try my lavender spray, to which you can add additional oils to suit. Some alternative ideas are below:

1) Heat and Humidity (Japan was 98% humidity)
Mix 10ml of a cooling essential oil, like lavender or spearmint, with 30 ml grain alcohol (vodka) and 60ml of water in a spray container. Use the spray on the inside of wrists, back of neck and inside of ankles for relief from hot weather.

Try: Lavender Natural Spray

2) Puffy ankles/feet
If your ankles are prone to swelling when travelling, make up a spray with geranium and juniper essential oils.

Try: Aloe Vera and Lavender Relief Balm

3) Freshening
To refresh the skin, use baby wipes as a water-free wash, then pat dry with tissue and finish with a perfume.

Try Serenity

4) Anti fatigue
Citrus oils or a lively Spearmint

Try Fatigue Relief Balm

5) Travelling on the wild side
Need to freshen the rest room before you can use it?
Eucalyptus and tea tree, rosemary and mint work well, effectively covering smells

Try Rosemary and swiss mint or rosemary essential oil

6) Anxiety and fear
Ylang ylang and rose work well, with a touch of neroli to reduce anxiety and fear

Try relaxation balm

7) Unwinding
A mix of sandalwood, rose, and a touch of chamomile work well to promote relaxation

Try bath & shower gel

8) Putting yourself at ease in unfamiliar surroundings
Palma rosa neutralises negative energy, detoxes the mind and body and has a fabulous scent

Try Palma Rosa essential oil - a few drops on a tissue behind a radiator would work well.

9) Insomnia
Lavender is a perfect aid to sleep and rest

Try my …and to sleep balm

10) Insect Repellent
Geranium works well as an insect repellent (that’s why it has always been popular as a window box plant)

11) Infection control
Tea-tree is an excellent infection control – ideal for aeroplane travel, where you may be worried about re-circulating cabin air. The scent of tea tree is not to everyone’s taste, so I often use it in conjunction with sweetening geranium or palma rosa

On the subject of infection control – we have had a surge of sales in the moisture relief for hand cream. This moisturiser was originally designed it for people who were out with their horses or dogs, or who spend a lot of time in the garden, because it leaves a fine protective antiseptic barrier. Customers going on cruises or visiting people in hospital have been snapping it up.