5 Ultra-Calming Beauty Products to Get You Through the Next 3 Years of Trump's Presidency

Aug 25, 2017

Feeling like the entire world is collapsing in on itself each time you scroll through your newsfeed (oh, wait, just kidding—that's just your sanity)? Spending more time hiding under your bed than sleeping in it? Researching plane tickets to Canada while fantasizing about Justin Trudeau?

Yeah, we've been there. We live there. And we need a break. So to help us chill the f*ck out, we've rounded up the most relaxing beauty products, ahead, to get us through the next three years of Trump's presidency. And yes—we're buying them in bulk.

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Dr Teal's Epsom Salt Soaking Solution Soothe & Sleep with Lavender

<p>Pour two cups of these ultra-soothing, lavender-filled Epsom salts in with your next hot bath, take a deep breath, and count back from 1,165—which is the exact number of days until the next presidential election.</p><p><i data-redactor-tag="i">Dr Teal's Epsom Salt Soaking Solution Soothe & Sleep with Lavender, $10</i><i data-redactor-tag="i"></i></p><p><strong data-redactor-tag="strong">BUY IT: <a href="https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01DMNZH3G/ref=twister_B01DMQW65A?_encoding=UTF8&psc=1">amazon.com</a>. </strong></p>

Pour two cups of these ultra-soothing, lavender-filled Epsom salts in with your next hot bath, take a deep breath, and count back from 1,165—which is the exact number of days until the next presidential election.

Dr Teal's Epsom Salt Soaking Solution Soothe & Sleep with Lavender, $10

BUY IT: amazon.com.

Karuna Age-Defying Hand Mask

<p>Feeling like crawling back into the womb or getting swaddled like a burrito for the next three years? Well, you can't, because you are an adult living in Trump's America now. Luckily, though, these shea butter and hyaluronic acid-soaked gloves will immobilize your hands long enough to keep you from commenting on the Breitbart article your mother just shared on Facebook.  </p><p><i data-redactor-tag="i">Karuna Age-Defying Hand Mask, $9.50</i></p><p><strong data-redactor-tag="strong">BUY IT: <a href="https://www.sephora.com/product/age-defying-hand-mask-P404335?">sephora.com</a>.</strong></p>

Feeling like crawling back into the womb or getting swaddled like a burrito for the next three years? Well, you can't, because you are an adult living in Trump's America now. Luckily, though, these shea butter and hyaluronic acid-soaked gloves will immobilize your hands long enough to keep you from commenting on the Breitbart article your mother just shared on Facebook.

Karuna Age-Defying Hand Mask, $9.50

BUY IT: sephora.com.

Aromatherapy Associates De-Stress Muscle Gel

<p>When your back aches from standing up to sexism, racism, and marginalization all day, massage a dollop of this cooling ginger, rosemary, and black pepper gel into your skin, and watch your knots disappear faster than Trump's original cabinet members.</p><p><strong data-redactor-tag="strong"></strong></p><p><i data-redactor-tag="i">Aromatherapy Associates De-Stress Muscle Gel, $17</i></p><p><strong data-redactor-tag="strong">BUY IT: <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Aromatherapy-Associates-Stress-Muscle-Gel-5-1/dp/B000H30EGU">amazon.com</a>. </strong></p>

When your back aches from standing up to sexism, racism, and marginalization all day, massage a dollop of this cooling ginger, rosemary, and black pepper gel into your skin, and watch your knots disappear faster than Trump's original cabinet members.

Aromatherapy Associates De-Stress Muscle Gel, $17

BUY IT: amazon.com.

Klorane Smoothing and Relaxing Eye Patches

<p>Slap these cornflower extract-based eye patches under your eyes each morning to counteract the giant, puffy bags that come with downing an entire bottle of Pinto Grigio each time you turn on the news. </p><p><i data-redactor-tag="i">Klorane Smoothing and Relaxing Eye Patches, $24</i></p><p><strong data-redactor-tag="strong">BUY IT: <a href="https://www.sephora.com/product/smoothing-relaxing-patches-with-soothing-cornflower-P398059?">sephora.com</a>. </strong></p>

Slap these cornflower extract-based eye patches under your eyes each morning to counteract the giant, puffy bags that come with downing an entire bottle of Pinto Grigio each time you turn on the news.

Klorane Smoothing and Relaxing Eye Patches, $24

BUY IT: sephora.com.

EO Aromatherapy Blend Pure Essential Oils Calm

<p>Mix a few drops of this lavender, orange, and cedar wood-infused oil in with your favorite body lotion and slather it all over your skin before bed, imagining that the tired hands of democracy are gently kneading you into an alternate universe where Trump can't remember his Twitter password. </p><p><i data-redactor-tag="i">EO Aromatherapy Blend Pure Essential Oils Calm, $8<strong data-redactor-tag="strong"></strong></i></p><p><strong data-redactor-tag="strong">BUY IT: <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Essential-Blend-Natural-Therapeutic-Plantlife/dp/B00HEP92PS">amazon.com</a>. </strong></p>

Mix a few drops of this lavender, orange, and cedar wood-infused oil in with your favorite body lotion and slather it all over your skin before bed, imagining that the tired hands of democracy are gently kneading you into an alternate universe where Trump can't remember his Twitter password.

EO Aromatherapy Blend Pure Essential Oils Calm, $8

BUY IT: amazon.com.