This holiday season, pamper the mom in your life with these wellness gifts. So often, moms put everybody else’s needs before their own, so a gift that focuses on her well-being will go a long way. Not only is it thoughtful, but it will serve as a reminder that her own self-care is just as important and should be prioritized.
If you need a little gifting inspiration, we’ve collected some of the best wellness ideas in all price ranges — from massagers to shower products to skin care tools — to help her feel her best. It’s the least she deserves for all the hard work she puts in to motherhood and life.
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HappyLight Alba
The HappyLight is designed to provide light therapy to boost a mom’s mood or help her sleep better, focus more, and have more energy. It emits a bright white light, safely replicating the sunshine we don’t always get enough of — especially in the winter. It has four brightness levels and three color temperature options for extra customization.
Back & Neck Luxury Heating Pad
Sometimes a regular heating pad just won’t cut it, and that’s where this large and luxurious back and neck heating pad comes in handy. It covers a wide swath of the body to help relieve neck stiffness, shoulder aches, and sore back muscles all at once.
Foaming Sugar Body Scrub
Body scrubs like this one can help revive dry skin, thanks to soothing ingredients like shea butter as well as Moroccan oil. Plus, this comes in a limited edition champagne and berry scent to turn a regular shower experience into a luxurious spa experience.
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Shower Steamers
Even if the mom prefers a shower to a bath, there’s still a way to introduce the benefits of aromatherapy into their routine with these shower steamers. Like bath bombs, they’re designed to dissolve in the shower water and release essential oils to enhance the shower experience. This pack comes with six different scents to promote relaxation.
Sleep Mask Set
Venus Williams’ line of wellness products includes this popular eye mask bundle. It comes with a weighted silk eye mask for sleeping as well as a cooling gel mask. “It completely relaxes your eyes and is so comfortable and smells great,” one happy customer wrote in a review.
Silk Pillowcase
This silk pillowcase is designed to temperature regulate while protecting your hair from snagging or tangling. Silk is also a natural, hypoallergenic fiber that helps protect sensitive skin during sleep. This pillowcase comes in a variety of sizes and colors, so it can be customized to any person’s bed.
Bala Bangles
These popular wearable weights can go around someone’s ankles or wrists to help them get their strength training in even while just doing their regular daily activities. They come in 1- or 2-pound sizes and are perfect for a busy mom who likes to walk or work out but maybe can’t always make it to the gym.
BrüMate Tumbler
This leakproof tumbler keeps drinks cold for over 24 hours and also is great for on-the-go moms who need to throw a beverage in their bag to run errands. It comes in over a dozen colors with two size options, and it has over 4,000 five-star ratings from happy customers.
LED Light Therapy Mask
Red light therapy is all the rage, and this LED face mask can help stimulate skin cell and collagen production for brighter skin. Or switch to the blue light therapy mode to target acne. “I do see a difference when use it daily on my face,” one buyer said in a five-star review.
Five-Minute Journal
Even if the mom doesn’t traditionally journal, she might enjoy this easy, five-minute writing exercise. Each day she can practice mindfulness while writing about what she’s grateful for, the day’s highlights, and more. The journal has over 11,000 five-star reviews.
Facial Steamer
Get a spa-quality facial at home with this steamer kit that also comes with stainless steel blackhead extractor tools. The steamer device is designed to gently penetrate the layers of skin, and it can also be used as a room humidifier or towel warmer.
Ice Roller
De-puff and rejuvenate the face with this ice roller. It’s designed to soothe and improve dry skin on the face and neck while reducing fine lines and promoting overall blood flow. “I love this as part of my morning routine! It’s very calming and reduces redness in my face,” one buyer wrote on Amazon.
Goop Dry Brush
Dry brushing is a skin care technique designed to help exfoliate and increase skin circulation. Give this dry brush from Gwyneth Paltrow’s Goop line a try. As one happy customer wrote in a review: “The brush is excellent; it does the job beautifully. I can recommend it and I would buy it again.”
Electronic Foot Massager
What mom doesn’t have tired feet from running errands and working and doing chores and also chasing kids? Treat her to an electronic foot massager that heats up and has adjustable intensity. This one in particular has over 12,000 five-star reviews.
Self-Care Book
Sometimes even just thinking about self-care can feel so exhausting. This book takes the guesswork out by providing ideas to help pamper yourself according to how much time you have. It has ideas for as little as five-minute self-care sessions as well as up to one-hour ideas, if you have the time.
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