EVERY January it's always the same old story. We've stuffed ourselves silly over the festive season, we've drunk way too much and we've had more than one too many late nights.

So, come January 1 as we send the empty bottles of booze for recycling and throw away the last of the crisps and peanuts, we promise to turn over a new leaf and swear to ourselves that we'll start the New Year in the healthiest way possible.

We all mutter about detoxing, and purging our bodies of our festive sins.

But let's be honest, a full-on detox is hardly the most positive way to start the year - because there's nothing fun about it - and there's nothing worse than a detox bore.

Luckily, there are other ways to clear out the excesses of the party season. And it doesn't involve a single glass of wheatgrass juice.

Our bodies naturally detox for us, that's what our liver and kidneys are for. So instead, why not treat body and mind to heavenly products that will do all the hard work for us.

Nothing is more relaxing than a bath - add Elle Macpherson Desperate To Detox Bath, £8.95, from Boots, The Body Shop's Spa Wisdom Plunge & Purify Bath Soak, £12 or Dr Hauschka Birch-Arnica body oil, £16, for a quick and easy detox.

Aramis' Muscle Soothing Soak, £35 and Burt's Bees Therapeutic Bath Crystals, £10.50, will re-energise tense muscles.

Neal's Yard Remedies' Detox Toning Oil, £11.50, helps circulation for a healthy glow and it's especially good for thighs.

Or stick on some Champneys Detox Patches, £19.99, to draw out toxins as you sleep - that's the way to do it!

We know face masks draw out impurities, but they're not the only thing that can work magic.

Montagne Jeunesse Detox Tonic with lemon and ginseng, 99p, from Asda and Dr Murad Resurgence Renewing Cleansing Cream, £25.50, will reveal the radiant skin underneath.

A facial massage is the most effective and immediate method to help your skin glow.

"To massage, apply cleansing cream with either a massage brush or your fingertips, and massage in upwards circular movements," advises Debbie Wild of Jo Malone.

Elemis' all-in-one Skin Detox kit, £55, contains Cellular Recovery Skin Bliss Capsules, Sensitive Cleansing Wash, Herbal Lavender Repair Mask and Papaya Enzyme Peel, which work wonders together.

Don't forget your hair when it comes to detoxing: "If you've been regularly styling and loading hair with products, it will benefit from a detoxifying treatment every fortnight,"says Charles Worthington.

The celebrity stylist recommends massaging the scalp with a detoxing shampoo, followed by a deep conditioning treatment to give hair that much-needed moisture.

Try Charles Worthington Results Balancing Act Oil-Regulating shampoo, £4.19, TRESemme Vitamin C Deep Cleansing shampoo, £3.99, or Aveda Hair Detoxifier, £8.50.

Origins Clear Head Mint Conditioning Rinse, £8.50, is a refreshing gel-conditioner.

Weh it comes to fingers, throw away bottles of old nail polish - Superdrug found women have eight on average on the go at a time.

We should also take steps to make our talons look better.

"Nail biting, lifestyle factors and air-conditioning weaken and dehydrate nails. Smoking or using badly formulated polish can stain nail beds," says manicurist Leighton Denny.

Each of his treatment regimes, from £26, contains a serum, base coat and polish remover.