• My saviour of the moment // The Body Shop Deep Sleep Pillow & Body Mist // review •

I'm just not sleeping properly and I hate it. When I start dropping off, I have an idea for a lesson or remember that I have some marking to do, and I'm instantly awake without the ability to drift back to sleep. It was becoming a bit of a nightmare until a few weeks ago when I was rummaging around in my body care storage box. I found this little wonder, The Body Shop Deep Sleep Pillow & Body Mist, and decided to give it another go. I remembered it working for me about a year ago when I was having the same problem, so it was high time I started using it again.

The mist smells quite like you'd imagine it to. The camomile adds a certain sweetness to the sleep-inducing spray which is really comforting and relaxing, whilst the essential oils have a multitude of properties which aid restfulness. I tend to spray the product directly onto my bed sheets, my pillows and around the area that my head will rest. The smell lingers for a while after it's sprayed, but if I'm honest, I'm not sure on the longevity of the scent as I'm fast asleep before I can find out. It does say that you can spray it onto your body but I'm a bit scared of that kind of thing, only putting products onto my skin which are made for skin, so this way was never going to work for me. I have read reviews that it works well this way though, so to each their own.

So this product ticks all of the boxes. The scent is lovely and inoffensive, it's easy to use and you only need a few spritz each time, and most importantly, it helps me get to sleep (and stay asleep, for that matter). If you're suffering from this kind of thing, stress-induced or not, I'd recommend giving it a go. It's only £10 and really works for me!

Daniela