My favorite self care and wellness products
By Carla Snuggs
It’s so important to take time to care for ourselves both inside and out. It is important to be intentional with our words, our actions and to spend time nurturing ourselves as best we can so that we can be of service to others and live in our purpose. I have curated some of my favorite products and services to help you pamper, heal and protect yourself. Enjoy!
SEKAN Lavender and Rose Coconut Oil Collection
This SEKAN Beauty Facial and Body Oil Collection is the ultimate skincare solution for women and men looking for natural, safe and healthy products for their skin. Made with only 3 simple, yet powerful ingredients, SEKAN Beauty takes the complicated out of skincare.
Cococare + Rose Water Hydrating Facial Mist, Lavender Hydrating Facial Mist, Cucumber Hydrating Facial Mist & Tea Tree Oil Hydrating Facial Toner
Cococare’s Facial Mists are lightweight, hydrating, alcohol-free, and feature some of skincare’s greatest natural ingredients. Each mist is made with aloe vera and hyaluronic acid (HA), which work together to bring super hydrating benefits that rejuvenate your skin. Use before or after applying makeup and throughout the day to keep skin feeling and looking its best. Long-term use can even help prevent fine lines and wrinkles!
Truhugs' Duo: King Size Weighted Blanket for Couples
Researchers have found that weighted blankets help reduce stress by lowering our body's response to perceived threats, which in turn, promotes more restful sleep. Truhugs' King size weighted blanket can help you achieve those benefits with luxurious and sustainable materials for added comfort, and is big enough for two people to share. Shop: Truhugs.com
Strawberry Planner Self-Care Planner
Strawberry Planner is a women-owned, first-gen, Latina proud small business. Get their Self-Care Planner to map out what's most important to you. It includes self-care assessments, wheel of life planning, gratitude prompts, and much more!
Heart and Hands Boutique Mask of Choice
The most comfortable mask, 2-in-1 reversible and breathable 100% Organic Soy Cotton & Silk! Great for sensitive skin! Everyone who discovers these comes back for more! Shop: Heartandhandsboutique.com
Mission Candle Co. Relax and Unwind Candle
Relax & Unwind is self-care for YOU! An elegant blend of lavender essential oil infused with vanilla fragrance evokes a touch of sweetness. Great to use at the end of the work day, before bed, or meditating. Shop: Missioncandleco.com
The Eczema Sample Store Seasonal Eczema Boxes
The Eczema Sample Store is a subscription box company that helps individuals with eczema and sensitive skin find the products that work best for their skin. Thanks to the 20+ brands that they have partnered with like CeraVe, Cetaphil, Blue Lizard, Bioderma, La Roche-Posay, and more, you can sample lots of options to find what your skin loves.
Anact Bath Towel - Natural
These one-of-a-kind hemp-based towel are the very definition of self-care. They are 55% hemp, 45% organic cotton. They are quick drying, ultra absorbent and sustainable. Good for you, great for the planet. Shop: Anact.com
CicaLux Energized Scar Care
Unlock the secrets to better scar healing (and beautiful skin). CicaLux Energized Scar Care helps prevent new and improve old hypertrophic and keloid scars, following C-sections, hysterectomies, tummy tucks, breast augmentation & more. Patented, Triple Action Therapy, FDA-registered, wearable medical device provides non-invasive scar treatment with heat, hydration and compression to enhance physical and emotional healing.
Hairitage Play It Cool Heat Protector Spray
Provides protective hydration and shields against heat tools, up to 450°F. Use before you blow dry, flat iron or curl for instant conditioning that will leave your hair smooth, soft and shiny! Shop: Walmart.com
Why It's Okay to Say No: How to Set Boundaries with Clients, Prevent Burnout, and Practice Self-Care as an Entrepreneur by Kristin Marquet
Why It's Okay to Say No: How to Set Boundaries with Clients, Prevent Burnout, and Practice Self-Care as an Entrepreneur is a comprehensive guide that teaches entrepreneurs how to say no and ultimately prevent burnout. Shop: Femfounder.co // Price: $9.99
JAWS
The JAWS® (Just Add Water System™) reusable spray bottle comes with refill pods of powerful concentrate. When mixed with water, the pods create non-toxic* cleaning products that are effective, yet biodegradable, and clean without streaking or leaving residue. When your spray bottle is empty, simply refill it with water, reload it with another pod, and reuse it! Jawscleans.com
H2One Calming Lavender Hand Sanitizer Gel
H2One Hand Sanitizer Gel features safe, high-quality ingredients that hydrate while it disinfects with 75% Ethyl Alcohol. Great for those with sensitive skin, H2One is created with aloe vera and essential oils, but won't leave a greasy film or residue behind. This new Calming Lavender Hand Sanitizer Gel is made in the USA with premium locally sourced ingredients to soothe your hands, senses, and stress. Plus, H2One donates a hand sanitizer bottle with every bottle purchase on H2One.com and ShopWellth.com.
Southpaw Stitches
LUMIN Mask The LUMIN Mask was designed for the longer nights and shorter days. Whether you are commuting early before sunrise or walking your dog at dusk, we want you to be seen. With its reflective and water repellent features, the LUMIN mask is built to perform in the cold and in rain. The LUMIN Mask is designed with Southpaw Stitches' signature breathable inner construction with an updated shape for a sleeker fit. Shop: Southpawstitches.com
1:1 Virtual V-Steam (vaginal steam) package ($66)
Treat yourself to the most radical of self-care - from the privacy of your own home! Also known as yoni steaming/pelvic steaming/v-steaming, vaginal steaming can be done right at home with the support of your own vaginal steam facilitator. BabyGlow Doula offers virtual vaginal steaming packages that includes a thorough intake via email, custom blended herbs sent directly to you, instruction for steaming at home, and finally, a virtual session via Zoom to facilitate your first steam session (includes a guided meditation or wellness consult). Shop: Babyglowdoula.com
Pilgrim Soul The Original Creative Thinking Journal
This guided journal is filled with over 50 creative thinking exercises that will provide hours of fun, increase your creativity, and build more productive habits.This guided journal is filled with fun and sharable, creative challenges meant to spark the imagination. Each challenge pushes you to rethink the way you see yourself and the world around you to uncover new possibilities and ideas. Shop: Amazon.com
PULSE by JulieD Membership
Julie D has been sharing her contagious athletic energy with the fitness world since 2011. Believing that exercise is more than physical, Julie created PULSE to empower and motivate, lifting spirits (and butts too!). Each class is curated with a playlist that inspires PULSERS to break through barriers and tap into undiscovered strength. While experiencing an effective and safe workout, PULSERS also enjoy Julie! Julie's fun, raw, uninhibited, at times goofy, humble personality is a highlight of the workout. She connects with her community like no other fitness instructor, and takes the "work " out of work out; PULSERS smile their way through the class. From the first beat to the last, Julie's PULSERS know they are in trusted hands and can let go and surrender to a greater sense of self. When you PULSE, you'll feel change in your body and in your life! Shop: Pulsebyjulied.com
Nourish Facial Oil
Nourish Facial Oil is a lightweight yet deeply nourishing facial serum and is perfect for those with dry, sensitive, or mature skin. This potent serum absorbs quickly into the skin, leaving it incredibly soft and supple throughout the day and at night. The delicate scents of Jasmine and Geranium will gently ease you into a state of bliss. Shop: Feeflowbotanicals.com
High-End Hand Sanitizer Collection - 6 colors in a modern display box | Hand Sanitizer meets Skin Care
About:Creative Essences is an FDA licensed skin care and OTC drug manufacturer. Extra Strength, 80% alcohol. Skin Care focused, infused with Aloe Vera, Vitamin C, and Vitamin E - will leave your hands feeling silky smooth. Creative Essences knows skin care, as we are a contract manufacturer that produces products for national & international luxury skin care brands. Shop: Creativeessences.com
TA3 Hi Cut Zippy
The TA3, Hi Cut Zippy is the perfect combination of SEXY, MODERN, and yet SIMPLE. This mega-flattering swimsuit flattens, sculpts and lifts in all the right places, so you look amazing whether you are coming or going. TA3, means EAT backward because Founder Leila Shams wanted her customers to be able to EAT and still look amazing in her supportive, patent-pending, waist snatching swimsuits. Shop: TA3SWIM.com
TheraDermis® Natural and Non-Surgical Face Lift Treatment
There has been a growing demand for more natural alternatives instead of going under the knife. Whilst this formula will not provide you with transformative results as you would with plastic surgery, we’ve formulated this product to give you a gentle lift that is kinder to the skin. TheraDermis® is the 1st product of its kind to include a well-known ingredient that is common in exclusive anti-aging circles called NMN. NMN helps boost the levels of NAD+ in your skin which helps increase the skin cell turnover. By increasing your skin cell turnover, your skin is able to create more new skin cells to give you back that youthful feel. Shop: Btl.science
KIMTRUE
I am loving this new emerging beauty brand KIMTRUE. The meanings are KIM -- brilliance, TRUE -- real, accurate. As a part of KT Laboratories, we use cutting-edge active ingredients and the principle of effective care to formulate non-traditional, results-focused care products. KIMTRUE has launched its online shop selling its signature hair, facial, body, and hand sanitizer products. Some of my faves:
Multifunctional Brightening Emulsion with Niacinamide intensely hydrates and softens skin for the appearance of a flawless complexion, $24.99
Multifunctional Ceramide Repair Emulsion Body Lotion restores moisture and instantly soothes chronically dry skin, $19.99
Amino Acid Shower Gel with AHA works to visibly replenish the skin’s brightness and reduce dullness, $16.99
Realm Foods Bold Cacao Smoothie
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Realm is a new women-led food company that wants to shake up your daily routine with their nutrient-rich smoothies. Their flagship products are a range of smoothie blends made of dried & crushed fruits, veggies, nuts, and plant protein. No dairy. No added sugar. No preservatives. No soy. No, really! They’re just the perfect nutritious punch of complex carbs, healthy fats and protein to keep you energized, focused, and full. Made to enjoy anywhere — the bold cacao flavor features Chocolat-ey cacao and creamy coconut flavors with a zing of banana sweetness. Just mix with water or milk — and you have a delicious plant-based smoothie ready to enjoy in seconds!
Tribe CBD
Tribe CBD Gummies: Tribe CBD's mixed berry flavored gummy is infused with 10mg of broad spectrum CBD oil and contains no added sugar or artificial ingredients. Naturally sweetened with fruit juice, agave syrup, and natural flavoring.
Tribe CBD Energy Shots: Tribe CBD's proprietary and natural formula includes 20mg of Nanoemulsified broad spectrum hemp CBD oil as well as four proven ingredients to give a clear and focused natural energy boost. The energy shots have zero calories, zero THC, and come from the USA sun grown hemp.
Tribe CBD Sleep Shots: Tribe CBD's proprietary and natural formula includes 20mg of nanoemulsified broad spectrum hemp CBD oil as well as five proven ingredients to help relax your body and calm your mind. The sleep shots are formulated to help drift you into a deep, restful sleep while waking up feeling refreshed. Sleep shots have zero calories, zero THC, and come from USA sun grown hemp.
Saatva's Organic Weighted blanket
Enjoy the stress-relieving comfort of Saatva's therapeutic weighted blanket for deeper relaxation and more restful sleep. This quilted, organic cotton velvet blanket has a soothing, calming effect as its weight activates the science-backed phenomenon known as “deep pressure stimulation." It is soft to the touch for maximum comfort and warmth. Available in graphite and taupe, single/individual size starts at $295. Shop: Saatva.com
A Gutsy Girl Healing Blooms from Within Journal
A journal designed specifically for women with all the things you need for tracking your gut healing journey, and nothing you don’t. Shop: Agutsygirl.com
Coconut Dream Body Oil
A blend of coconut and sweet almond oil, infused with coconut essential oil and organic gold mica. This body oil won't just leave your skin glowing and hydrated, it will leave your skin smelling and looking like you've been at the beach all day. Chemical and preservative-free. Handcrafted with all-natural ingredients. Shop: Shoplunanueva.com
What are your favorite self care products? Leave me some suggestions below!
