With the cold weather drawing near, we’re getting ready to hunker down and hibernate — and that means baths, and lots of them. Looking after ourselves through the autumn months is vital, especially when everyone seems to be suffering from the sneezes.

Here are the natural bath products that will make you feel better about life in general… So get a book/podcast, a cup of herbal tea/glass of wine, light a candle/incense cone and relax.

BATH PRODUCTS TO MAKE YOU FEEL A-OK:

Relax + Recover Bath Salts, £20, Isla Apothecary

Upsides: Super duper relaxing on the mind and the muscles
Downsides: They’re not cheap but they’re so worth it… Self-care and all!

Kneipp Cold Season Eucalyptus Herbal Bath, £9.95, Holland & Barrett

Upsides: Such a great scent — a total must for autumn and winter
Downsides: Always want mooore

Rose Nurturing Bath Essence, £18, Dr Hauschka

Upsides: Natural, organic, vegan — and you can team it with all of Dr Hauschka’s rose offering (that actually smells like rose!) for a dreamy experience
Downsides:  Not huge so you have to be pretty sparing… Which is hard.

Earth Balance Bath & Body Oil, £28, Elementary Herbology

Upsides: Multipurpose (which we LOVE) and it has a handy applicator which means you don’t use too much
Downsides: Not suitable for use during pregnancy

Bath Salts, £20, BY SARAH LONDON

Upsides: No-fuss branding, minimal packaging and beautiful product in general — and suitable for relaxing even the most sensitive of skin types. Plus the jars are refillable.
Downsides: It’s kind of hard to find any — maybe the plastic lid?

Geranium Bath Oil, £45, Bamford

Upsides: Super duper relaxing fragrance and ‘Gram-friendly green bottle
Downsides: It’s not a snip, but it’s not that small either so unarguably worth it

Real Luxury Bath And Shower Drops, £40, Neom

Upsides: Actually proven to relax, it’s a treat for the brain, body and mind (and it’s so prettyyy)
Downsides: It’s at a present-only price point (though presents can be for ourselves, right?)

Restoring Lemon, Geranium & Clary Sage Shower Gel, £19, Jurlique

Upsides: You just can’t beat a good shower gel for an everyday self-care treat
Downsides: Choosing a scent is just the trickiest

Indulgence Bath Oil, £18, Bloom & Blossom

Upsides: Super simple, made from only seven ingredients
Downsides: Don’t be put off by the baby-centric branding — you don’t need a baby to get it

Bath Soak, £25, Sister & Co

Upsides: Such dreamy packaging, you’ll want it on your bath-side for as long as poss
Downsides: It’s easy to use it too fast (… but that’s really our issue not theirs)

Soothing Bath Oil, £15, Neal’s Yard

Upsides: Vegan, organic, ethical… Tick, tick, tick.
Downsides: Wee bit much plastic, but it’s recycled and recyclable, and the brand is carbon-neutral. Boom.

Neroli & Petitgrain Body Soap, £16, Austin Austin

Upsides: The scent is dreamy, but most of all we’re just obsessed with Austin Austin’s branding
Downsides: Plastic packaging, but it’s all recyclable

Bath Salts, £22, Living Salt Therapy

Upsides: Simple relaxing, moisturising salt crystals from Cornish natural skincare brand Living Sea Therapy, which donates a percentage of each sale to the Blue Marine Foundation 
Downsides: The pot could be a little more beaut and a little less plastic

Miniature Bath & Shower Oil Collection, £40, Aromatherapy Associates

Upsides: Our favourite from the bathing big dawgs for being able to choose which formula suits our needs — stressed, achy muscles, sleepy? It’s all there.
Downsides: So teeny, but that’s the nature of a collection!

Mineral Bath, £42, Hayo’u

Upsides: Lasts for ages (especially with the little ceramic scoop!) and encourages you to spend time on self-care rituals
Downsides: There’s quite a lot of packaging!