Aromatherapy Associates has developed a new addition to its Bath and Shower Oil collection called Inner Strength - its first new blend for 20 years.

The blend is a combination of essential oils designed by Geraldine Howard, president of Aromatherapy Associates, during her recovery from illness.

The blend has been designed for anyone experiencing trauma, and uses a combination of essential oils to uplift and calm and balance the body and mind.

It combines clary sage, a euphoric essential oil, frankincense to help focus the mind and calm the thoughts, cardamom and rosemary to help fortify physical strength, rose and vetivert to calm and heal and geranium to balance emotionally and stimulate circulation.

Inner Strength goes on sale in March 2013 and 10 per cent of its proceeds go to charity.