Using fewer chemicals around the home and replacing them with more natural options, like essential oils, is a trend worth following. Here are 12 ways to use essential oils around your home.

That’s the official term for the height of a pillow when it’s laid out on your bed, and the best pillows for side sleepers will have enough loft to fill the space between your head and your ...

The This Works Deep Sleep Pillow Spray, currently down to £16.06 from £24 at Amazon, makes use of natural scents that help to calm and relax you for a deep, refreshing sleep. It uses the ...

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In April, she’d begun to use a topical nasal-spray decongestant. The over-the-counter (OTC) drug worked like a charm. By summer, she was still using the spray daily. Yet it was helping for ...

This fan-favourite pillow spray can also be spritzed on pyjamas and around your room to maximise its benefits. One for the serious fragrance lovers, Frédéric Malle’s ‘perfume gun’ comes in ...

For side sleepers, the best pillow type is one that is tall and lofty (another word for height, in pillow terms). Pillows that are too thin or unsupportive can promote misalignment along your spine.

FluMist, the nasal flu vaccine spray, was approved in September by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration for at-home use starting in fall 2025. Currently, it can only be administered by a healthcare ...

That’s my keys and my office keycard (attached to the inner key clip), my wallet and a Trader Joe’s Grapefruit and Lemon hand sanitizer spray that isn’t available online. Seriously ...

As someone who sleeps mostly on my back, I know the importance — and sometimes the struggle — of finding a pillow that strikes the right balance between comfort and support. The best pillows ...