Ok Lushies,

It's time to hop to and shake off the after-effects of holiday excesses.

Holiday overindulgences have a direct effect on your skin and body that leaving your skin all partied out. Fresh handmade cosmetics company, LUSH, knows the secret to a proper beauty detox lies in the essential oils. It’s what provides your skin the care it needs to beat off those winter blues and leave your skin feeling happy and healthy once again. Follow this detox regime and see the difference these three primary ingredients to make you look and feel good this winter.

Peppermint has been used in herbal medicine to relieve cold symptoms and sore throats. In case you hadn’t noticed, it’s aromatic, stimulant and anti-bacterial. It’s also excellent against mental fatigue and depression. Used on the face, it aids decongestion and helps soften the skin. You can find Peppermint in Mask of Magnaminty, Freeze or New a refreshing shampoo bar.

Ginger is one of the most popular medicinal spices; ginger assists the overall circulation of energy, promotes heat and neutralises toxins. Aromatic, stimulant and diuretic, it also sharpens the senses and is very cheering. Here are some LUSH Goodies that contain Ginger: Hot Java bath bomb, Dreamtime bath melt and Chai shower gel.

Cinnamon is warm and spicy! Cinnamon is a very strong, stimulating essential oil known even in the 16th century for its therapeutic value. An extremely powerful anti-microbial, it’s probably at its best when used on tired chilly feet! It is also reputed to be a good painkiller. You can experience Cinnamon in  Red Rooster soap, Pied de Pepper foot cream and Wiccy Magic Muscles massage bar.

LUSH Product Creator, Helen Ambrosen, says "Oils of this nature create a physical
'heating up' sensation. They dilate the blood vessels and encourage the circulation to really get going helping the body to detox. By their nature using these oils in products for the face, you get a slightly different effect as the oils stimulate the skin giving you a healthy glow.”