Holiday essentials and treats

56% of the people polled in a recent Which? holiday survey took some form of food or drink with them on their last holiday. Tea topped the list, with coffee and sweets not trailing far behind. For traditionalists try one of the black teas we sell, or try a caffeine-free flavoured green tea or organic herbal tea to calm you down and rehydrate you. Our range of chocolate is amazing, whether you need Fairtrade goodies to keep the kids quiet, impressive luxury chocs (try Booja Booja truffles, or Willie's Cacao) for your hosts, or simply want to treat yourself, try looking around our chocolate shop for ideas.

In our natural beauty area we have a lots of goodies from zesty showergels to relaxing bath soaks, we also have the all-important sunscreen and fake tan - only these do not have parabens, SLS or any other nasties. There's also some travel sets and trial sizes from the popular Essential Care range, perfect for getting through customs with your hand luggage as none of the bottles contain over 100ml! Also handy are the Aubrey Organics travel a go-go kits for cleansing, toning, moisturising  whilst travelling and a face mask to help your skin recover.

For those people going self catering, bear in mind that's also self cleaning and have a look at the excellent AlmaWin range of trial size bottles, perfect for cleaning without harming whichever country you're in!

People can have trouble at this time of year dealing with pollen, hayfever or insects. Many people advise using local honey of the area you are in to help prevent pollen allergies, or use bee pollen throughout the summer to help build up immunity.

If you're worrried about tummy troubles whilst travelling, never fear, the excellent optibac formula for travelling abroad is here to help with an expert formula of friendly bacteria to help your digestive health and immune system whilst abroad.

Finally, don't forget your toothbrush!