Whether you call it self-care, spa life, time-out or me-time, bath soaks are real medicine for the soul. If you consider yourself more of a shower person, we urge you to re-consider and come over to the bath side once or twice a week. Here are all the benefits you could be getting from a bath soak.

When between facial appointments, many skincare enthusiasts look for ways to use massage techniques at home, and no one is more qualified to help them than Beata Aleksandrowicz. The massage expert shows us how we can approach skincare with mindful routines. Her approach to wellbeing teaches us to advocate for ourself and take matters into our own hands.

Calling the founder and president of Benedetta, Julia Faller, a pioneer in the clean beauty industry would be an understatement. As a licensed esthetician and clinician in the 80’s and 90’s, Julia found herself questioning the cosmetic and skincare industries. When no laboratory or even botanical suppliers were willing to accommodate her wish for petrochemical-free ingredients she decided to do it on her own. She accomplished this by going directly to the source of ingredients and marrying science with the natural world. Read our Q & A with the clean skincare trailblazer.

Spa industry giants everywhere know Lydia Sarfati as the seaweed skincare authority – the Repêchage founder has worked her way up from esthetician who loved formulating and creating, to spa owner on Madison Avenue, to running one of the most well-known professional skincare brands. Beauty editors and insiders continue to be impressed by the Repêchage Four Layer Facial. Read our Q & A with the iconic spa beauty innovator.

I believe in the great power of nature, creativity, taking time out to work on yourself, being a good and kind person, but mostly I believe in healing with spas and spirituality—which is why I was drawn to Deborah Hanekamp. A self-described “seeress” and owner of Space by Mama Medicine, a wellness center in New York City, Deborah was recently recognized by VOGUE as one of the fashion set’s favorite healers.

Finding a truly ethical and organic brand is like finding a needle in a haystack. If there is one farm to face skincare brand that should be celebrated this year, it is Pure Mana Hawaii. Nature provides us with all we need to be beautiful and nature is at the core of this brand. From growing, to pressing their own carrier oils, the Founders have their hands in every part of the process.