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Sunday Herald, The, Aug 29, 2004 by Eva Arrighi

The home spa culture is constantly expanding and, in the quest to firm up, cool down, detox and rejuvenate, these are four of the best products to lock yourself in the bathroom with.

Be influenced by the Japanese ritualistic approach to body care with SK-II's newest addition, SK-II Body Designer. It employs vitamin B3, plant extract Centella Asiatica and their secret ingredient Pitera in a gel that counters the effects of a hectic lifestyle and maintain your body's firmness. And it looks just like the poison apple in Snow White, which is very cool.

SK-II Body Designer, (pounds) 40 (250ml). House of Fraser, Glasgow and Jenners, Edinburgh The latest additions to the Green Tea range are lovely to use. The Cooling Leg and Foot Spray eases aches while the Cooling Body Gel with menthol, ginkgo biloba and ivy extract leaves you beautifully scented and baby soft.

Elizabeth Arden Green Tea range Cooling Body Gel, (pounds) 14, (200 ml); Cooling Body Spray, (pounds) 22, (100ml) and Cooling Leg and Foot Spray, (pounds) 14, (200ml). All available at larger Boots and department stores nationwide Gentle enough to be used on children aged three upwards, L'Occitane en Provence Massage Nectar whisper- light massage lotion uses a honey complex and linden extracts great for inducing relaxation. Used with their Honey Milky Bath it'd make even an insomniac nod off.

L'Occitane en Provence Massage Nectar, (pounds) 14.50, (250ml). Glasgow and Edinburgh 0141 248 7940/ 0131 226 5350, Mail order 020 7907 0301 or www.loccitane.com Think of YSL Total Fitness as a slimming coach for your fatty deposits, whipping existing cells into shape and deterring new cells from growing. The apricot gel is pleasant smelling and easily absorbed, so you remain blissfully unaware of the refining process your lumps and bumps are going through.

Yves Saint Laurent Total Fitness Ultra-Silky Slimming Gel, (pounds) 28.50, (200ml). Available at major department stores