The 2018 Stress Relief Awards
Feeling anxious? Tossing and turning at night instead of sleeping like a baby? Stress affects us all in one way or another, and these natural remedies can help you feel at ease. Our staff pored over dozens of products in recent weeks, identifying favorites in the fields of calming dietary supplements, soothing body care items, relaxing aromatherapy aids, and more.
Aromatherapy
Desert Essence Inner Peace is a blend of essential oils that fosters peace and serenity. Features frankincense, neroli, and cedarwood.
Everyone Ultrasonic Aromatherapy Diffuser from EO Products is quiet and easy to use.
Supermood Beauty Sleep Sweet Pillow Scent is designed to be sprayed on pillows and linens. It uses essential lavender oil and other herbal extracts to foster better sleep.
Bath Time
Boyle’s Naturals Pit Grit Underarm Scrub will absolve any feelings of body-odor-related self-consciousness!
Grandpa Soap Co. Witch Hazel Shampoo and Conditioner calm and revitalize with pure ingredients, including lavender oil, rosemary, and other herbal extracts
Skin Care
Alaffia Coconut Reishi Facial Mist refreshes and revitalizes with the fresh scents of papaya and rose. Handcrafted and all natural.
Almond Glow Body Lotion and Massage Oil from Home Health includes peanut, olive, and lanolin oils to moisturize and revitalize.
CannaCell Body Lotion Rosemary + Lemon Balm Joyful from Andalou provides pure extracts of hemp and other herbs to lift body, mind, and spirit.
Green Koala Stress Relief Body Butter features shea butter and coconut, jojoba, and other essential oils to soothe and hydrate the skin.
Sleep Help
Oilogic Slumber and Sleep Calming Cream includes a blend of calming essential oils for relaxation and moisturizing.
Youtheory Sleep Nighttime Powder is a fast-acting mix of magnesium, melatonin, and amino acids to promote quicker, deeper sleep.
Dietary Supplements
America’s Finest DGL Plus Ginger chewable supplement with deglycyrrizinated licorice root helps calm digestion when you’re stressed.
Bach Rescue Remedy drops have been a staple for generations. The flower extracts promote everyday stress relief.
Chill from BioActive Nutrients aims to soothe your mood by easing worry, anxiety, and tension. Features ashwagandha, L-theanine, and chamomile.
Bluebonnet Targeted Choice Stress Relief is a whole-food formula with a blend of herbs and L-theanine to promote relaxation.
Buried Treasure Stress B Gone with Kava Kava from Life Line Foods is a stress-relieving liquid with B vitamins and other nutrients.
Endo Calm from Emerald Health supports the body’s endocannabinoid system to address anxiety via ashwagandha, echinacea, and organic hemp seed oil.
Green Vibrance Matcha Tea from Vibrant Health includes 25 billion probiotic bacteria for stress relief, digestion, immunity support, and more.
Mushroom Wisdom Super Reishi supports immunity, contributing to the overall health of both body and mind.
Natural Factors Serene Mind is designed to relieve symptoms of stress-related fatigue. Includes green tea extract, ashwagandha, rhodiola, and ginseng.
Natural Vitality’s Calm Gummies Raspberry-Lemon Flavor feature stress-relieving magnesium in a chewable form.
Nature’s Answer Ashwagandha drops are made from a whole-plant extract and offer immune support for overall health and vitality.
NOW GABA Sustained Release Amino SR offers neurotransmitter support with gamma-aminobutyric acid.
Redd Remedies At Ease features naturally relaxing ingredients including GABA, L-theanine, bacopa, schisandra, magnesium, and B vitamins.
RidgeCrest Herbals Anxiety Free Stress Relief Complex helps relieve tension and irritability with B vitamins, herbal extracts, and L-theanine.
AnxioCalm from Terry Naturally acts quickly to help relieve occasional stress, excessive worry, and restless sleep.
Miscellaneous
Brentwood Home Crystal Cove Meditation Pillows are designed by a yoga instructor for comfortable sitting.
Enzymedica Purify Intestinal Cleanse helps reset your sense of well-being by working to rebalance intestinal microbes.
The Level One eco-friendly yoga mat from Jade Yoga is made from natural rubber and is free of PVC, plastics, and phthalates.
King Bio - Dr. King’s Good Mood Enhancer is a homeopathic oral spray designed to reduce minor mood swings and nervousness.