'I find it just as relaxing as taking a full bath without all the labor it takes to actually create a relaxing bath — concocting the perfect mix of bath salts, warm water, and scents is an art that I sometimes just don’t have the time or patience for'
Photo: Courtesy of writer Naturally, I’m not a very relaxed person. In fact, I’m pretty high-strung — I am a virgo after all — and I’ve always had trouble relaxing. I’ve found multiple ways to destress if things get to be too much during the day: many hobbies, cuddling and walking my dogs, and even drinking tea. But at night, I have a hard time shutting my brain off while lying in bed, especially with the pandemic spreading, economy worsening, and a complete lack of normalcy.
To help me relax at night, I’ve turned to taking long showers, lighting candles, testing out meditation, applying lots of face masks, and even trying to journal, but my bedtime routine was becoming longer and longer each night. This multistep presleep process just isn’t sustainable, especially once I get back to my normal work life, and I knew I had to streamline it somehow. Fortunately, I found a potion that puts me to sleep faster than my masking and meditation attempts ever did.
J.R. Watkins SLEEP Aromatherapy In-Shower Mist $15 $15 at Ulta Beauty Buy Following the directions on the bottle, I sprayed the aromatherapy mist into the shower before I stepped in, and a few spritzes filled the entire shower with wonderful smells of orange, lavender, and sandalwood. The label says to spray it two to three times, but now that I’ve used it for almost a month, I’ve found that I prefer spraying it ten or so times because I like the scent to be extra strong.
When I step out of the shower after using this spray, my whole bathroom smells delightful, and it takes much less time to create this atmosphere than burning a candle or taking a bath would. Plus, it immerses your entire body in the scent, unlike a candle. The best part, though, is that the smell sticks around the bathroom long after your shower, so you get a double dose as you do your skin-care routine. Afterward, I float into bed more relaxed than I was after my former routine.
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