As the years have slipped quietly by, I must accept that the woman with the wrinkles staring back at me from the mirror is actually me. And when did my hands start looking like a relief map of the Andes? Whatever happened to that beautiful peach-like skin? Surely it was only yesterday? Is there any hope?

Well the good news is – yes, Ladies, there is hope, because I’ve discovered Wildsmith. Wildsmith take good skin very seriously and combine good science with nature in their relentless quest to make our skin the best it can be.

Wildsmith practise an integrated approach to wellbeing at their The Bothy health retreat at Heckfield Place, a wonderful Georgian family home and working estate in the Hampshire countryside, and at The Treehouse, a luxurious treatment facility on the fourth floor of Liberty’s in London. They’ve developed an amazing range of products which they use in their treatments but, and this is the great news, they’re also available for use at home.

Wildsmith research active formulations in their laboratories, which can imitate the skin’s natural systems for integrity and health, then combine these with plant-based actives and essential ingredients for skin health, including oils and butters derived from flowers, herbs, nuts, seeds, roots and barks. They extract many of these ingredients from plants harvested from their Heckfield Place estate, thus guaranteeing the quality. So dedicated are the Wildsmith team that they have even conducted clinical trials to look at the benefits on the skin.

As my skin has become quite dry over time, I am loving the Wildsmith Stillness Nourishing Body Cleanser. It’s made with hyaluronic acid (draws in moisture and supports the skin’s natural barrier), panthenol (retains moisture and acts as an emollient to nourish dry skin), camomile hydrolat (anti-inflammatory, grown and harvested biodynamically at Heckfield Farm), plus essential oils of rose geranium, lavender and roman chamomile, which smell heavenly.

I love how smooth and light the cleanser feels on my skin. Mixed with water it forms a rich lather, but I noticed that, on my dry skin it was absorbed rapidly and completely and left my skin feeling so soft. I’m already noticing a difference in those wrinkles.

The Wildsmith Stillness Nourishing Body Cleanseris £38 for a generous 300ml bottle – a great price for a very high quality product.

If you’re looking for a really special Mother’s Day gift, do check out the Wildsmith website, but don’t forget yourself too – treat yourself, you’re worth it.

By Dr K Thompson, award-winning author of From Both Ends of the Stethoscope: Getting through breast cancer – by a doctor who knows

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