Skinstore offers two ranges that have been specially created for pregnancy and early motherhood. The first is Benev, which concentrates on anti-aging and is free from synthetic chemicals, fragrances and preservatives. The second is Belli Cosmetics which combines medically proven treatments with the holistic benefits of aroma, taste and massage therapies. What's great about this website is that you can access their online chat facility and 'talk' to an expert before you buy to help to make sure that what you're buying will be right for you.
Fushi was established just over four years ago as a lifestyle brand of holistic health and beauty products. Expanding on the philosophy that inner health promotes outer well-being, Fushi has developed a range of natural products including herbal remedies, cosmetic ranges and aromatherapy oils, most of which are organic. Use their product finder to treat specific ailments or select by product range. There's lots of information so be prepared to spend some time.
Mandala Aroma; a luxury organic Aromatherapy company set up by ex - Fashion Buyer & Qualified Aromatherapist Gillian Kavanagh. Here you'll discover bath oils, body treatment oils and aromatherapy candles all under the headings of Wisdom, Love, Courage and Strengh. Click on the item of your choice and you'll find out more about its ingredients and benefits.
G. Baldwin & Co is London's oldest and most established Herbalist and if you pay a visit to their shop you'll find that it still has a nostalgic atmosphere of stepping back in time, with wooden floors, high old fashioned counters and shelves stacked with herbs, oils and ointments. You can shop online from the complete ranges of both Bach Flower Remedies and the Australian Bush Flower Essences, their own brand aromatherapy oils, natural soaps, creams and bath accessories and herbs, seeds, roots and dried flowers.
You may well have heard of Origins, who are specialists in natural skincare which uses aromatic plants, earth and sea substances and other natural resources to produce products as close to nature as they can be. Now you can buy the full range online, including their luxurious Ginger Soufle Whipped Body Cream, Jump Start Body Wash and Pomegranate Wash cleanser. You really do want to try them all.
The Organic Pharmacy is dedicated to health and beauty using organic products and treatments. Fully registered with The Royal Pharmaceutical Society of Great Britain, they choose to specialise in herbs, homeopathy and organic skincare. They promise no artificial preservatives, colourings or fragrances and everything they offer is hand made in small batches. Look for cosmetics, skincare and gorgeously fragranced candles here plus mother and baby care.
Bath & Unwind specialise in luxury products that help you to relax (and unwind) after a hard day's work. They aim to provide the highest quality bath and spa products from around the world including brands such as Aromatherapy Associates, Korres, Nougat, Burt's Bees and Jane Packer. Delivery is free (UK) provided you spend over a certain amount and they'll ship to you anywhere in the world. They also have a gift selector and an express service for the next time you forget that special present.
At Bathrobics there are three toiletries specially formulated to care for your health and wellbeing during pregnancy: Arnica and Aloe Leg Gel, Rosehip and Passionfruit Stretch Mark Cream and Organic Rosewater and Pomegranate Body Wash. These are combined into kits such as the Pregnancy Pampering Spa Kit and Bathrobics Beauty Spa so that you can create your own spa ritual at home. They include exercise instruction books and relaxation cds alongside the toiletries.
Sign up for Bliss Beut e-mails and stay in the 'Glow'. Does that give you some idea of the tone from beauty online from New York and London's hottest spa. If you don't have the time to visit the spas themselves you can at least now buy the products online and relax at home with your own treatments, shower gels and shampoos with simple names like Body Butter, Rosy Toes and Glamour Glove Gel. Some of the products are reasonably priced but you'll also find some of their marvellous anti ageing products will set you back a bit. It'll be worth it though.
Not only can you buy your basic bathroom cupboard items here, plus fragrance from most of the major brands, but from their Brand Boutique you can also buy the full ranges from Chanel, Clarins, Clinique, Dior, Estee Lauder, Elizabeth Arden and Lancôme plus ultra modern brands Ruby and Millie, Urban Decay and Benefit. Delivery is free when you spend £40 and returns are free too. Their excellent service is simply not publicized enough.
Well known and sold throughout the World, Crabtree & Evelyn offer a wide range of bath, body and spa products from classic fragrances such as Lily of the Valley to the ultra modern La Source. Everything is cleverly and attractively packaged and offered on their well designed and easy to use website. Particularly good as gifts are their pretty boxes containing miniatures of their most popular products.
This is a very special website offering some unusual and hard to find bath and body products and fragrance by Diptyque (If you haven’t already tried their candles you really should, they’re gorgeous), Cath Collins, La Compagnie de Provence (try their hand wash) and Cote Bastide. There are also fragrances by Annik Goutal, Coudray and Rosine and for the bathroom they have lovely fluffy towels and bathrobes.
There are, as you've no doubt already realised, lots of places you can buy specialist and well known brands of skincare and cosmetics online, however not that many that offer brands Sisley and Shiseido as this one does, alongside Clinique, Lancome, Dermalogica, Biotherm and Ren and lots more. There's an excellent range, delivery is reasonably priced and they'll ship Worldwide.
The Garden Pharmacy's list of top brands seems to be growing by the day. Here you'll find Chanel, Elizabeth Arden, Lancome, Revlon, Clinique and Clarins online together with Vichy, Avene, Caudalie and Roc and spa products by I Coloniali, L'Occitane, Roger et Gallet and Segreti Mediterranei (and no doubt a few more will have appeared by the time you read this). The list of fragrances they offer is huge. They also offer free gift wrapping and 24 hour delivery.
If you haven't used it already you should really try this fun and incredibly useful website, where along with new clever beauty products and jewellery (and absolutely everything you could need for your hair including Blax, Nexxus and Paul Mitchell products), you'll also discover Anya Hindmarch, Kate Spade and Lulu Guinness exquisite cosmetic bags, (perfect for presents and also for treats) also lots of beauty accessories including high quality makeup and hair brushes.
MumsTheWord.com was created in order to bring you some of the best natural and organic pregnancy product ranges. The focus is on skincare, beauty and well-being products made specifically for pregnant women, and although most of the products featured are natural or organic, not all of them are, so you can decide which product suits your lifestyle best. Stretch mark skincare, essential oils, morning sickness relief, pampering gifts, books and diaries are just some of the things you’ll discover here.
Unlike almost all conventional candles (which contain paraffin wax and synthetic oils), Natural Magic candles are made from clean, pure vegetable wax, scented with the best quality organic aromatherapy oils. They're also twice the size of the average candle (1kg) with 3 wicks and up to 75 hours of burn time. Each candle has a specific theraputic task, such as uplifting, inspiring, soothing and de-stressing and all are beautifully packaged and perfect for treats and gifts.
Nars, Stila, Darphin, Laura Mercier, Eve Lom, Diptyque, Frederic Fekkai and Dr Sebagh are just some of the 60 plus brands offered on the website of this retailer, famous for bringing unusual and hard to find products to the UK (so you don't have to go to New York any more to buy your Frederic Fekkai shampoo: Shame). They're also an excellent place for gifts as they offer a personalised message and gift wrapping service and next day delivery if you need it. It's a well designed and easy to get round website with very clear pictures.
Just looking at this spa website makes you feel more relaxed, with its shades of blue background and the attractive, simple packaging of pampering products such as Sanctuary Salt Soak, Body Polisher and Eastern Massage and Body Oil. You can buy the full range of Sanctuary products here plus Gift Vouchers and information on treatments at the Covent Garden spa. For International orders you need to give them a call.
Micheline Arcier undertake to use only the purest essential oils in their preparations, to source only from their trusted suppliers, hand-blend the products themselves and not allow any animal testing. All their bath, body, face oils and face creams are based upon unique formulas that have been gently evolved by Madame Arcier herself across the last forty years. The Debut de Vie range is specially designed for mothers and babies and includes such luxuries as Vie Nouvelle Body Oil and Lavande Bath Oil and there are lots of other treats here as well.
Quite a lot of online retailers offering natural and environmentally friendly products think that we want to see them looking as natural as possible. Personally I don't think we do - buying lotions and potions online should always be a treat. Here at Mysa both the natural and treat elements meet beautifully, think Pink Grapefruit Hand and Body Lotion, Ginger Loofah Soap or Sweet Jasmine Body Scrub and you'll get the idea. Packaging is chic and minimal and there are great gift sets here too.
This is probably one aromatherapy and herbal remedy retailer you have heard of. From the first shop located in Neal's Yard in the heart of London's Covent Garden, Neal's Yard Remedies has grown into one of the country's leading natural health retailers and on their attractive website you can buy a wide range of their products, from aromatherapy, body care, luxurious bath products and homeopathic remedies plus attractively packaged gift sets.
Nice Touch offers Dermalogica, Sanctum of Australia natural skin, body and hair care, Trilogy botanical skincare, Xen-Tan self tanning range, Pacifica Candles and prettily packaged Earth Friendly baby products. You'll find all the information you need about each brand including the ingredients of the products, their suitability for different skin types and the ethics of the companies who make them. It's an excellent website.
Potions & Possibilities produce natural toiletries and aromatherapy products, ranging from soaps and bath oils to restorative balms and creams. Everything is blended and created using the highest quality essential oils, and you can find their award winning products in Bloomingdales (in the US) and Fenwicks in the UK among other stores and of course online. Resist if you can or choose from bath sizzlers, bath and shower gels, shampoos, fragrance and gift collections.
This attractively laid out website is just about aromatherapy (rather than offering you lots of other products as well) and the selection of Essential Oils is huge, with pictures of the fruits, flowers and herbs themselves rather than dinky little bottles. For each product there's a great deal of information, on the properties and how to use them. They will ship all over the world and you need to contact them if you want courier delivery.
All of the products here are 100% natural and suitable for Vegetarians. There's also brief information next to each brand name to show which brands are organic or contain organic ingredients, rather than those which are purely 'natural'. Brands available include Balm Balm, Akamuti, Aubrey Organics, Dr Bronner, Suki and Trovarno Organics. Products range from general skin and hair care to specialist skincare and travel sizes.
This is a really clear and modern aromatherapy website, where you can immediately see all the products on offer, including essential and massage oils, aromatherapy kits, candles and accessories, vaporisers and ionisers and body care for all the family. They have a very good gift section and an attractive selection of candles.
Dillon Green specialise in soft toys and other treats for babies, with Steiff and Jelly Cat being the main brands. Then there are microwavable bears (they’re filled with treated wheat grains and lavender flowers and so you can warm them up safely), Minimink gorgeous fake fur scarves, hats and bootees, Miamoo products such as Cuddle Cream and Splashy wash and finally, for mums, Mama Mio pregnancy body treats.