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Wellness Trends
Culthread Blenheim bag
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Female made, female run, female owned; luxury vegan outerwear brand. culthread.com €217
Silver Dream Queen stainless water bottle
It’s simple. Don't use plastic! Keeping a stainless steel long lasting bottle is the answer. shopfiftysister.com €25
Shop smart, Shop sustainable
Vegan leather clutch
This handbag is part of the award winning collection by GSK. Themorphbag.london €71
Muy tranquilo T shirt
Feel-good, sustainable clothing and bags, underpinned by the slow fashion movement. Tees are 100% organic cotton, certified by GOTS, OCS Blended, OekoTex, the Fair Wear Foundation and PETA. Palm & Lyra palmandlyra.com from €33
VEJA Studio Nova Canvas Poker Pierre
Upper, lining and laces - 100% organic cotton Backloop - Recycled polyester (100%) Insole - Sugar cane, Amazonian rubber and recycled EVA. Sole - Amazonian rubber and rice waste. Veja-store.fr €95
Reusable bee linen bowl covers
Scrap the silver foil and the plastic wrap and use these reusable linen bowl covers. Cute and eco! Machine washable at 30 degrees. helenround.com €24
Reusable mesh produce bags
Sleepover essentials. Comes complete in a pretty canvas pouch with an embroidered elephant to the front. Accessorize.com €26
The last swab
The world’s first reusable Q-tip! lastobject.com € 11,25
Helen Burr, Palm & Lyra creator.
Ocean Hero Handbook
About more than plastic pollution, this ahead-of-the curve book exposes the extensive damage being done to the oceans that most of us don't know about, and what simple, everyday changes we can make. amazon.co.uk €12
Project Hiu band
Support Project Hiu to provide alternative income to shark fishermen. projecthiu.com €16
Solid Shampoo
With grapeseed oil, vegan. No parabens, sulfates, silicones or salt cosbeconcept.com €11.90
Doop - The last toothbrush you’ll ever buy
The last two years have transformed the way we think about our health. Goals have been reset, expectations raised and wellness reassessed.
Clean, Conscious 1. & Caring
As part of Rituals’ commitment to continuously improve its social and environmental impact, the brand is focused on 90% origin formulas and packaging that’s either refillable, recyclable or made of recycled material. Next to that, Rituals is an avid supporter of three charities and believes that making luxury products to enhance wellbeing and a conscious lifestyle while taking care of the planet go hand in hand. “I’m beyond proud to have earned the B Corp Certification as a brand that truly fosters a sustainable future. At Rituals we strive to keep doing more and going further for people and planet, so we are truly honoured to join a global movement of responsible organisations that want to accelerate progress on the shared challenges we face.
Raymond Cloosterman, owner and founder, Rituals, @ritualscosmetics
Outdoor Workouts2.
Never, since the beginning of the pandemic has outdoor training been so much a part of the Lisbon scene. Working out, outside can be the perfect solution for strange times like these. Pregnant women and recent moms with their babies feel safer doing exercise outdoors.
And there are many more advantages, Vitamin D for free, the air is cleaner, you sleep much better, being within nature improves relaxation, is more addictive, helps you to tackle the winter dip and when it gets really cold it even burns body fat more easily.
Global ‘good for the soul’ 3. escapes
Vanessa Calem von Muhlen, Mom in Balance Lisboa, @mominbalancelisboa
Soneva Soul is the culmination of everything we have learned since we launched our spa at Soneva Fushi in 1995, the very first resort spa in the Maldives. Our sustainable, barefoot philosophy reconnects our guests to the earth; our life-affirming natural locations; our delicious yet health-focused cuisine; and our life-changing guest experiences. Soneva Soul is pioneering an approach that combines apparent opposites to offer guests a transformative and personalised wellbeing experience. A pathway to health, happiness and fulfilment, Soneva Soul will encompass resort spas; movement, sleep, yoga and meditation programmes; wellness and lifestyle products; a global network of acclaimed wellness specialists; and innovative, regenerative modalities and medical services. As the brand grows, it will tailor integrated care plans guided by the principle of ‘lifestyle evolution’, helping guests realise their utmost potential and achieve their long-term wellness goals.
Sonu Shivdasani, CEO and co-founder of Soneva wellness resorts, @discoversoneva
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In-home Spas
The last two years have really put the onus on general health, wellness and stress management. Creating different zones in our homes to juggle our lives all under one roof has become a necessity. So why not add a spa too? The ease of getting off a business call and hopping onto the massage table became a lot more appealing. After the games room and the cinema room, the in-home spa is now a must have for many. Having the right setting for your qualified therapist to work in is essential. What were once dead spaces within a home can be upgraded into fully professional spa suites. Consultants like me, with 18 years’ experience in the industry, having launched professional spas, are ideally suited to bring a bona fide spa experience to private homes with the right equipment, design and knowledge.
Erika Harding, Home Spa Consultant, @comfortzoneconcepts
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Sustainable Sourcing
Our founder Elle Macpherson has been a driving force around the benefits of collagen, sought out for its proven ability to support healthy, glowing skin and maintain skin hydration and elasticity. At the end of 2021, WelleCo launched The Collagen Elixir, formulated using the highest dose of sustainably sourced marine collagen from wild-caught fish. With the highest dose of marine collagen on the market today, it also works in synergy with desirable ingredients like vitamin C, hyaluronic acid, silica and digestive enzymes that enhance the collagen absorption and deliver a multitude of additional benefits to skin, hair and nails. Plantbased beauty will also continue to show rapid growth in the future. Consumers are keen to know where their products come from and how they are sourced, with many seeking out plant-based solutions as a way to counter the environmental impact of their beauty regimes.
Leighton Richards, CEO, WelleCo, @welleco
Water stress is the biggest crisis no one is talking about. The consequences are clear: food insecurity, conflict and migration and financial instability. Action is key, not only in large industries, but also in our daily lives. From taking shorter showers to turning off the tap while brushing our teeth or washing our face, there are a number of steps we can – and should – take to care for this natural resource; and that also includes beauty products we choose to use. ‘Green’ trends that were once considered ‘niche’ are now becoming more mainstream, but also expected. As consumers, we are more informed, more demanding and
more aware, and we want the products we use to reflect our Waterless Beauty 6. concerns and ideals. Waterless Beauty, as the name implies, concerns cosmetics and products that do not have water in their formulation, presenting a more compact, concentrated and ecological form.
Cátia Curica, co-founder of Organii and Unii Organic Skin Food, @organii_bio
