Back to School - Help Your Kids be the Healthiest They Can Be!

New term, new year, new start. Going back to school can take its toll on our young ones, both physically as well as mentally. After a long summer holiday of being chilled out, returning to school and getting back into a routine can leave kids feeling tired and rundown already by the end of the first week. Here, we’ve rounded up our top back to school products to help you to help your child be the healthiest they can be, so that you have one less thing to worry about. 

Teens 

When it comes to appearance, one of the main causes of teenage angst is spots, breakouts and acne. The Acnedote range from Alba Botanica offers max-strength salicylic acid and willow bark extract combined with other botanicals to create an acne fighting system to gently purify and treat acne-prone skin. 

Deodorants are another item that teens may need to help them feel confident throughout the day, however you want to be sure that there are no dubious chemicals in them especially when your children are using them. One of our newest brands, We Love the Planet, offers certified natural deodorants that offer the odour neutralising power of baking soda along with fresh essential oil fragrances, whilst also soothing and hydrating the underarm area. The soft cream is quickly absorbed into your skin and does not clog pores as it is aluminium-free. 

Little Ones 

Head lice, it’s not a glamorous subject and we don’t like to shout about it, but it’s a common problem for parents of kids at primary school. Many mainstream shampoos for nits contain chemicals that as conscious consumers we try to avoid, but thankfully there is a natural alternative! Take 1 teaspoon of JASON Tea Tree Oil,  30ml of JASON Kids Only Shampoo and 3 tablespoons of JASON Coconut Oil. Mix them all together and apply to the scalp and hair of your little rugrat. Put a shower cap on them if available (or if they’ll let you!), or failing that wrap their hair in a towel and leave on for half an hour. Rinse thoroughly and comb through with a nit comb to remove the dead lice. If you hear of a head lice infestation in your kid’s class, applying tea tree oil to their scalp and hair in advance of them catching the critters, can even help prevent your child from picking up any little friends. 

We all know that kids enjoy a bit of rough and tumble in the playground, and this inevitably means a few scrapes, cuts and bruises appearing from time to time. For cuts and scrapes, clean them up naturally with JASON Tea Tree Oil. Keep any open wounds clean and covered with plasters to help prevent infection. For bumps and bruises, try Z-Gel All Purpose Soothing Gel, made from a synergistic blend of organic plant extracts, energised colloidal silica and organic flower essences.  

Last but by no means least, it is important to encourage good oral hygiene in little ones, because their second set of teeth ought to last them a lifetime! To help make teeth brushing more fun, and perhaps even a “treat” to look forward to, many natural toothpastes utilise fun and sweet flavours rather than mint. In our oral care selection you can find JASON Kids Only Toothpaste in Strawberry and Orange Flavour, and for older kids check out the full range of JASON oral care here.

Healthy Snacks 

It can be difficult to keep kids on the straight and narrow when it comes to healthy eating, but with our selection of healthy but delicious and nutritious snack ideas you have a fighting chance! Organic Food Bars are available in a variety of flavours (although our favourites are the chocolate covered ones!) and offer a mix of superfoods, fruits, protein, probiotics, fibre and more! For a smaller snack, try Nutiva O’Coconut. A sweet, but healthy snack crafted from lightly sweetened organic coconut flakes. Each treat contains 1.5 teaspoons of coconut oil pure coconut flavour with O'Coconut Classic or try O'Coconut Hemp & Chia for a nutty taste and Omega-3 benefits. Non-GMO, Fair Trade, no corn, soy or cane sugar, and only 60 calories per serving. Finally, Organic Traditions Roasted Baru Seeds offer a superb alternative to peanuts, which have been banned from most school environments due to allergies. These seeds taste just like peanuts (which as you may well know are not nuts!) but are 100% nut-free. 

So now we’ve set you up for a smoother ride on caring for your kids naturally, all you have to worry about is packed lunches, homework and making the school run on time, right?!