We are devoting three weekends to an introduction to aromatherapy at the natural skincare firm Neal's Yard. Mainstream cosmetics firms may refute that, but when Thomson says that 60 per cent of the products we use on our skin are absorbed into the circulatory system, it gives pause for thought. Answering these concerns, Neal's Yard has been selling organic skin and body care since 1981. By the final day, the top-floor studio where we have been taught resembles an apothecary, with miniature pots and bottles awaiting our attention. Thomson says that grapefruit and juniper oils mixed into body lotion help reduce the appearance of cellulite. Neal's Yard introduction to aromatherapy costs £550 (01747 834634; www. read more