For me, the scents that arise around the holidays are as much a part of the celebration as anything else like pine trees and sticky sap. And during this time of year, when it's so hectic, you barely breathe or eat, all I want to do is relax and curl up with my piles of books and magazines and a cup of tea and pamper my skin with long showers and nourishing, luxurious lotions.

Inn at Laurel Point's New Exclusive Bath & Body line feautures  woodsy base notes from oils of conifer tree boughs, harvested from BC’s Great Bear Rainforest by members of the Coastal First Nations – Great Bear Initiative (an organization that works to create meaningful and respectful employment for First Nations’ people and communities), and are locally blended by the Silk Road Tea Company. It is not only indulgence in a bottle, it is ethically-sound and local.

The eseential oils of shore pine, fir, sitka spruce and hemlock has a way of transporting you to the forest whether you're in your own tub or a glass shower in a hotel room halfway around the world. Inhale the healing scents and suddenly, the stress leaves your body and your skin softens. It's the most wonderful feeling that doesn't have to happen just around Christmas time.