As much as we love a showy, grand present moment, there’s something personal, sweet, and exciting about unrevealing stocking stuffers. Look no further than this list to give a gorgeous gift (and small ticket item) to your favorite people this holiday season!
Practical, mess-free, and drug-free: the convenient and easy Wearable patches should be on your radar for the health fans in your life. Wearable offers candy-colored, abstract-shaped patches for delivering supplements in four varieties for adults, and one for the tots. Simply place it on clean skin – arm, chest, leg, or cheek if you’re feeling silly – and enjoy the effects of the patch you chose for 6 to 12 hours.
The Sleep patches formulated with melatonin, skullcap, and L-theanine, offer a calming effect at bedtime (there’s a kid’s version to help wind down after a long day).
For daytime Wearables try Energy patches with green tea, ginseng, yerba mate, and black maca. These ingredients help boost energy levels throughout the day without the nasty crash of caffeine. Great for the student in your life who is trying to swear off lattes and energy drinks, they’ll thank you while heading to their AM classes!
After long day at the gym, stick on a Relief patch with white willow bark, ginger root, and St. John’s wort, which all have anti-immolation, pain relief, and immune-boosting properties. Post hike, I popped one of these and after a few minutes felt my muscle aches fade away.
Instead of pouring a glass of wine or hitting happy hour, Wearable’s Chill Patch imparts a constant state of chill. Filled with ashwagandha, rhodiola rosea, passion flower extract, guarana extract, and ginger root extract, this soothes stress, and improves blood flow and mental healing. Place one on after work to unwind and enjoy the night.
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Laduora’s Velve Pro Skincare Wand with Red & Blue Light Therapy Complete Kit
Red and blue light technology is one of the biggest trends for 2023 and aids in improving wrinkles, acne, and in brightening the skin. For the beauty lover in your life, gift them the Laduora’s Velve Pro Skincare Wand with a Red & Blue Light Therapy Complete Kit. This kit contains the iconic Velve Pro Skincare Wand with five fab functions: red light therapy, blue light therapy, micro-current, therapeutic warmth, and facial massage. These properties help introduce more oxygen and soothe the face throughout the session. The Watermelon Gelato serum pairs perfectly with the wand as the serum offers niacinamide, hyaluronic acid, watermelon extracts, and peptides. It can be used in the AM and PM and helps to plump the skin for hours on end. After the light session is finished, my skin not only looks brighter but feels softer and hydrated, which is so needed during these winter months!
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Oral hygiene might sound strange to put as a stocking stuffer but your health-focused bestie will thank you with select items from Terra & Co. This company centers around nontoxic and Ayurveda practices.
To cater to the traveler, pick up the Gentle Green Travel Kit – 4 Piece Oral Care Set. It contains everything they will need from mouthwash and toothpaste tabs, a sustainably made toothbrush, and Brilliant Black Dental Floss with charcoal. I brought this with me on my trip for Thanksgiving and it lasted throughout the week-long trip. The toothbrush was easy to hold and soft on my gums, since it’s plastic-free and made from wheat straw, corn husk, and corn starch. The toothpaste tabs and mouthwash are made with the star ingredient Hydroxyapatite (nHAp) to protect teeth. To further clean in the nooks of my teeth, the Brilliant Black Dental Floss did the trick. It is made from coconut oil, candelilla wax, charcoal, bamboo, and mint oil to offer non-toxic, fresh breath.
To remove icky bacteria from my tongue, the Gentle Green Tongue Scraper has been a heaven-sent and fits perfectly in a stocking or makeup bag. It is 100% medical grade stainless steel, which means no mold growth on the metal and it promotes a healthy tongue – which translates to healthy breath. A great go-to gift that will be used long after the holidays.
Lastly, one of my favorite products: Hydroxyapatite Toothpaste + Charcoal. You might turn your nose up at the thought of charcoal in your toothpaste (it can make your sink a major mess and be rough on teeth) but this formula from Terra & Co. defied my expectations. The short ingredients list includes Hydroxyapatite (a non-toxic alternative to fluoride that maintains the health of teeth), Sodium Bicarbonate (a whitener that helps the microflora of the mouth remain balanced and clean throughout the day), and the essential oils peppermint, wintergreen, and spearmint to help to freshen the breath without the overwhelming spicy mint of traditional toothpastes. The charcoal helps to attract and remove stains like berries or wine, and leaves teeth pearly white over the course of two weeks. There’s no going wrong with gifting Terra & Co. in your loved one’s stocking!
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Support health and wellness from the inside out by giving fatty15 this season – especially after loads of sweets, cakes, carbs, and all things tasty during the holidays. This supplement was created by wife-husband-duo Stephanie Venn-Watson, DVM, MPH, and Eric Venn-Watson, MD, MBA. These scientists have formulated C15:0 (pentadecanoic acid), an essential fatty acid. Dr. Venn-Watson has spent years studying dolphins, which made her take notice of the dolphins in Florida vs. California and their stages of aging. Dolphins in Florida were aging slower compared to California. Dr. Venn-Watson discovered that once the California dolphins started eating fish with higher C15:0, it resulted in 72% improvement in cellular stability. fatty15 claims to aid in maintaining a healthy metabolism and heart health, offering a calmer mood and deeper sleep. These vegan capsules contain 100 milligrams of C15:0 (and only that), rendering them vegan, gluten-free, soy-free, cruelty-free, and overall good for all lifestyles. Pick up a 90-day supply, which comes in a sleek sea glass green glass bottle, and give the gift of health with fatty15.
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The dry flaky skin season has made yet another appearance as Fall turns into winter. You probably reach for a body scrub to buff away dead skin cells, which can often run you a pretty penny and be a hassle when traveling long distances. I’ve been hunting high and low for the best exfoliator, and found it in MicrodermaMitt. Their top-selling mitt, the MicrodermaMitt® Exfoliating Body Mitt, has changed my cleaning routine for the better. It’s as simple as stepping into a hot shower and letting the water run down my body for five minutes. Once the time is up, I go in with the mitt and rub in circles until little balls of dead skin flake off (gross, I know, but also satisfying). Once I go in with soap and step out of the shower, I’ve noticed the smoothness of my skin when using it over a few months. MicrodermaMitt has a Face Mitt too. Before washing my face in the evening, I splash warm water on it to dampen my skin, run the mitt under hot water, wring it out, and use it on my face. It helps to get rid of flakes and will reveal a smoother skin and a more even complexion. MicrodermaMitt is a total win as an affordable, creative stocking stuffer for all body types and lifestyles!
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