Products designed to help women simplify + upgrade their daily grooming routine
Every woman loves some good old ‘me time’. It’s that rare hour or none at all where you can unwind, relax and take care of yourself. It seems impossible to find’me-time’ these days. However, just because it is not possible for us to schedule it into our day, does not mean that we can’t take care of ourselves. You must take good care of yourself and listen to your body. This includes taking proper skincare steps, paying attention to the well-being of your hair, and even looking at how healthy our teeth are. We’ve created a selection of products to assist you in doing just that. From a foldable hair dryer that you can carry almost everywhere to a unique tweezer to painlessly remove ear hair – we’ve curated a collection of innovative designs to help you simplify and improve your everyday grooming process. Enjoy!
1. The Foldable Hair Dryer
This concept design is more compact and portable. Foldable hair dryers are unique in that they can be folded down into smaller sizes. It has a cylindrical shape and an interchangeable tip. You can move the handle to conceal or reduce the tip.
Why is it noteworthy?
The folded form of the hairdryer reminds us of either an umbrella or a water bottle. Of course, it’s more like a bottle with the handle, but others may even say it looks like a Victoria’s Secret perfume bottle, especially with the colors available: Maroon, Green, and Gray.
What we like
- Can be folded into a smaller form
- Easily portable
- Available in a variety of alluring colors
What we dislike
- We’re not sure how quickly it may heat up
- Product material is still unknown
2. The Shower Scrubber
With a dual-sided design that lets you choose between a softer massaging side and an effective exfoliating side, the Shower Scrubber comes from the folks at Casamera, who shook up the industry with their ridiculously comfortable and absorbent bath towels and robes earlier this year. The Shower Scrubber comes with a radical new redesign, sporting a honeycomb pattern on one side, to open your skin pores, and a walnut-shell textured surface on the other side, for scrubbing off dead cells to leave your skin shining.
Why is it noteworthy?
While Konjac sponges don’t seem new, the internet is full of them. However, the Shower Scrubber’s design and infusions unlock its potential. The large guitar-pick-shaped design comes with a honeycomb texture on one side, inspired by Casamera’s waffle-textured towels. Honeycomb texture is gentle on the skin, especially around the eyes, helps open pores and builds up lather. However, the other side is textural. The sponge has walnut shell particles embedded within its surface. This exfoliating experience will reveal radiant, glowing skin beneath.
What we like
- Dual sides to meet the different needs of your skin
- Biodegradable
What we dislike
- Not sure how well it would work on sensitive skin
3. Nikken’s Ear Hair Tweezers
Designed to work partly like a pair of tweezers, but also like a tiny epilator that easily grabs and plucks hair, the Nikken Tweezer is so easy to use that you can use it by yourself without any assistance.
Why is it noteworthy?
This unique pair of tweezers works safely and eliminates the need for a hairdresser. They’re easy to operate and work equally well with ear or nose hairs. Unlike scissors, which are incredibly unsafe when used by yourself, or regular tweezers, which are great at plucking hair that you see, but hard when it’s hair you can’t see, Nikken’s Ear Hair Tweezers sport a key difference. You can grab multiple hairs at once with the tweezer’s tiny spring between its ends.
What we like
- Lets you easily grasp multiple small hairs and pull them at once
- Nikken’s spring has a square cross-section, allowing it to hold hairs tighter so they don’t slip out of the tweezer’s grip while pulling
What we dislike
- Not sure how well it would work for nose and eyebrow hair
4. The PURE 2-in-1 Electric Oral Care Kit
This Dyson-inspired oral care essential system is promised to have long-lasting durability. It doesn’t just look like something Dyson would introduce in terms of the colors and aesthetics; it also practices the same sustainability principle. You can use it as both an electric toothbrush or water flosser.
Why is it noteworthy?
Like any Dyson product, the PURE 2-in-1 Electric Oral Care Kit offers innovation, reliability, and functionality. This innovative system is compact and easy to use. It can be used as either a toothbrush, or as a water flosser to clean deep into your teeth. If you wish to use water flosser mode, simply replace the head module. The brush head can be kept clean by the built-in fan. It also prevents moisture so you can be confident your toothbrush is not contaminated.
What we like
- It comes with a built-in water container for the water flosser
- The brushes and the handles are stored inside to keep your bathroom clutter-free
What we dislike
- It’s still a concept!
5. The Dyson Coralle
The Dyson Coralle hair-straightener features flexing plates that bend according to your hair’s volume. These flexing plates wrap around hair to heat evenly and straighten them. The curved copper plates, an industry first, come with tolerances as low as 65-nanometers (thinner than an individual human hair) and flex around your locks of hair to straighten them without reducing their volume.
Why is it noteworthy?
On the inside, the Coralle comes with a maximum heat setting that’s 40 degrees Fahrenheit cooler than most straighteners. According to Dyson engineers, because the Coralle has curved plates which distribute heat evenly, it works as well as other straighteners but with less heat. Moreover, the Coralle’s internal chip performs temperature checks 100 times per second to make sure it performs optimally with no temperature or performance deviations.
What we like
- Designed to be wireless
- Straightens your hair without flattening or damaging them
What we dislike
No complaints!
6. Nike LED Mask
This beauty device was aimed at expanding passion and potential through the CMF (color, material, finish) so the user can get comfortable quickly by identifying with Nike’s existing sporty and refreshing image. The form is smooth and sleek, you almost have an instinct that it will fulfill its purpose and that is what makes a design convincing – the trust through visuals because it is the first impression that leaves a mark, right?
Why is it noteworthy?
The mask is futuristic in design and we should consider wearing one at home if it helps with our skin and decreases our need to travel. Although we don’t yet know the future, I would rather be prepared with glowing skin, good health and abs.
What we like
- An LED mask means no need to touch your face
What we dislike
- It’s still a concept!
7. The Squared Dryer
Unlike its bulbous, bulky ancestor, the entire hair-dryer is slender, foldable, and has the footprint of a small square box. The air blows out as a result in a vertical channel, allowing you to cover a larger part of your hair when held upright. Easy to slide into dresser drawers, or just as easily display proudly on top of the dressing table, the Squared Dryer even comes with a slick snap-on container for wire-management so that that unsightly cord isn’t all over the place. Plus, would you look at that absolutely delicious gradient on the base?!
Why is it noteworthy?
There’s no reason for the hair dryer to look the way it does. Here’s an image of the first-ever hair-dryer by Alexander Godefroy and it’s easy to see that we’ve done little to give it a radical makeover. The Squared Dryer from Jiyoun Kim and Junyoung Jang changes all of that. This new and unapologetically radical, slim hairdryer will be a welcome addition to any dressing table.
What we like
- A slick snap-on container for wire-management
- Easy to slide into dresser drawers
What we dislike
- Interesting form, but unsure how ergonomic and comfortable it would be to actually operate
8. Air Spa
You know that age-old trend of drying yourself with a towel after a shower? Boring, no? It’s also quite time-consuming, I must say. I mean it’s 2021, we definitely need a cooler way of drying ourselves. BDCI Design must have thought so when they created the ‘Air Spa a body drying machine! You read it right. South Korean design firm, Design Korea created the dryer to dry your body and calls it a “refreshing bath experience”. The tall vertical appliance blows out air to dry your body after you take a shower.
Why is it noteworthy?
So, where does the spa bit of ‘Air Spa’ come into play? Because of its unique shape and height, the appliance can blow air out through various holes. The ‘air holes have multiple layers and can be placed vertically or horizontally as you like. So, you have air blowing at you from different angles and positions, mimicking the experience of a massage or spa. If you think about it, it’s almost like taking a relaxing wind bath. It could also be the final step to unwind after a hard day at work.
What we like
- Air Spa’s interesting height makes it perfect for users of all ages. The vertical appliance can be used for children and adults alike
- Reduces our laundry load!
What we dislike
- Unsuitable for tiny bathrooms with space constraints
9. Clip
Whichever toothbrush you prefer, replacing frayed bristles comes at a price. It’s costly, wasteful, and inconvenient. That’s why Edo Kim and Yeseul Kim, designers based out of London, designed Clip, a minimal toothbrush with a replaceable head.
Why is it noteworthy?
Regarding the large number of materials required to make traditional toothbrushes Edo and Yeseul designed Clip to use far less materials for production. Made from recycled polypropylene, Clip takes on the traditional shape of manual toothbrushes. Clip’s hollow unibody also remains intact over time and use due to polypropylene’s highly durable, long-lasting makeup. Compared to manual toothbrushes on the market, Edo and Yeseul decided to use far less plastic and nylon, replacing both materials with recycled thermoplastic.
What we like
- Replaceable head
- Made from recycled materials
What we dislike
- There are other similar designs on the market
10. Cleanyst
Cleanyst’s modus operandi is simple. The device costs $99, and Cleanyst ships a variety of pre-mix sachets to the users. After putting the sachet in the appliance, you can plug Cleanyst’s bottle into the base and then fill the machine up with tap water. Cleanyst’s easy-to-use interface guides you through the process. In just minutes the bottle will be filled with your liquid cleaner. Cleanyst even lets you add essential oils to the mixture to create special blends, so you can easily make yourself a lemon-scented dish cleaner, or a lavender handwash. Cleanyst’s solvents are natural and plant-based, making them milder and easier on your skin, but just as effective on dirt and grime.
Why is it noteworthy?
Roughly 80% of the shampoo, shower gel, handwash, liquid detergent, dishwashing liquid you buy is just plain water. Imagine paying money to have 80% water and 20% chemicals shipped to you from various parts of the country. Sounds counterproductive, right? Cleanyst tries to hack that system. Cleanyst is a Nespresso-esque gadget that allows you to make your own handwashes and shampoos.
What we like
- Lets you produce your own personal care items
What we dislike
- We’re not sure how suitable the special blends are for different skin types