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After hot footing it back from Ibiza last week, I jumped on the tube, bright and early one morning, to head to Aurelia Probiotic Skincare’s pop-up shop in Piccadilly, London, to meet their team, and check out three new products they are adding to their line.

Aurelia, founded by dermatology expert Claire Vevo, is a British, all-natural, anti-ageing skincare range which uses probiotics to help manage the levels of inflammation within the skin which is one of the primary causes of skin ageing.

Their aim is to offer age-defying technology, without synthetics, parabens, phthalates or other unnecessary additives which could compromise the integrity of the plant extracts and essences they use.

The new products being launched are:

Botanical Cream Deodorant:

This tub of deodorant is a natural, aluminium-free formula that contains antimicrobial Arrowroot and pure Kaolin.

What’s slightly weird is you scoop a little bit out and apply it with your finger like a cream but when on the skin it turns into a powder-like consistency.

It contains Tea-tree, Eucalyptus and Peppermints oils for their antiseptic and antibacterial properties and Shea Butter to gently hydrate - it smells lovely as do all the Aurelia products.

To be honest I haven’t tried it yet, as I am finishing my current deodorant – but I am definitely going to give it a go and I’ll report back once I have used it for a few weeks.

2. Calming Botanical Essence:

This is a lightweight facial mist designed to relieve stress whilst soothing the mind. This kind of product is right up my street – I love skincare products that have a strong mind-body connection.

The mist is made from filtered glacier water and rose quartz crystal water, with a blend of essential oils including Linden Blossom, Chamomile, Camellia and Lavender – which aid relaxation and Fragonia extract which is known to alleviate jet lag and insomnia.

Facial mists are great to use as toners after cleansing, but also to set and refresh your make up throughout the day.

3. Brightening Botanical Essence:

The Brightening Botanical Essence has been created to uplift, energise and invigorate the skin and mind - it also contains magnesium salts to detoxify the skin. The blend of essential oils in the Brightening complex includes Geranium, Cedarwood, Fennel and Magnolia.

This, I have tried, and I love it.

What really stood out to me was whilst Aurelia is a luxury brand, the education of younger women in skincare is high on their lists of priorities. As a mother of a 19 year old – this really appealed to me.

Sometimes, when you are younger or on a budget you feel you can't justify investing in products that are more expensive. But Aurelia are keen to educate young women about their natural approach to skincare and the fact that what you put on your body is as important as what you put in it.

Also, as I have mentioned before on my blog - sometimes a higher priced product will go further in the long run...I knew a little bit about Aurelia before my visit, but I left armed with some lovely products and much more info... and it seems their passion and belief is contagious - altogether a lovely brand.