Every December, the gift-giving season asks us what we truly wish for the people we love, and this year 7NEWS Australia answered with a list that leans toward the body and the breath: air purifiers, massage guns, greens powders and a cookbook among seven suggested presents. It is a modern echo of an old instinct, the wish to give someone health wrapped in ribbon. Yet the guide is a shop window more than a neutral witness, its promises drawn largely from the brands themselves, so the wise reader will weigh each claim and each discounted price with their own judgement before carrying anything ho
Seven Wellness Gifts for Christmas 2023, from Air Purifiers to Cookbooks, Ranked by Best Picks
Instead of sweets and beauty products, a fitness tracker for your sibling
Mark
So what is this piece, really? A gift guide?
Mimi
Yes, seven products with prices, from a $24 cookbook up to a $1,599 Dyson purifier. It opens by saying wellness gifts are booming since the pandemic.
Mark
Why does that framing matter?
Mimi
It gives the shopping a purpose. Instead of chocolates or beauty products, you give something framed as health.
Luke
Careful, though. The popularity claim has no figure behind it. The article says Australians are buying more, but offers no sales data.
Mark
The cellulite kit has a study. Doesn't that count for something?
Mimi
It's specific: 20 women, 21 days, 95 per cent saw smoother skin, 70 per cent found it effective.
Luke
But it was run by the brand itself, with 20 participants and no stated comparison group. That's marketing evidence, not independent proof.
Mark
And the Dyson numbers?
Luke
Airflow, 99.95 per cent particle capture: all Dyson's own claims, repeated without testing.
Mimi
The sale prices are the same. BlendJet's 50 per cent off is only on the brand's own site.
Mark
So what should a reader do?
Luke
Treat it as a catalogue. Check prices and claims elsewhere before buying.
Der Puls
- A seasonal shopping guide lands on Australian readers with a tug between the wish for wellbeing and the pressure of holiday spending.
- Brand-supplied claims, including a cellulite kit tested on just 20 women, sit beside sale prices that range from modest to over fifteen hundred dollars.
- The guide navigates this tension by pitching each product as a thoughtful present for a sibling, friend or partner, with deal links to hurry the decision.
- The article offers no independent testing, so the trajectory of each purchase depends on whether shoppers verify claims and sale prices themselves.
Every December, the gift-giving season asks us what we truly wish for the people we love, and this year 7NEWS Australia answered with a list that leans toward the body and the breath: air purifiers, massage guns, greens powders and a cookbook among seven suggested presents. It is a modern echo of an old instinct, the wish to give someone health wrapped in ribbon. Yet the guide is a shop window more than a neutral witness, its promises drawn largely from the brands themselves, so the wise reader will weigh each claim and each discounted price with their own judgement before carrying anything home.
On December 11, 2023, 7NEWS Australia published a Best Picks guide to seven wellness gifts for Christmas, aimed at shoppers who would rather give an air purifier than a box of sweets. It opens with the claim that wellness gifts have grown more popular since the pandemic, with Australians buying everything from green supplements and foam rollers to sleep trackers and healthy cookbooks.
The list begins with the BiotySpa Body Sculpt Kit, a three-step cellulite program on sale for $135. Its results come from the brand's own June 2023 study of 20 women, in which 70 per cent reported reduced visible cellulite after three weeks. Next come a sonic Colgate toothbrush with an app that tracks brushing habits, and a BlendJet 2 portable blender, marked down to $79.95 on the brand's website.
The Therabody Theragun Mini 2.0 follows at $299, recommended by a writer who uses it to ease tired legs after runs. The most expensive pick is the Dyson Purifier Big+Quiet at $1,599, whose airflow and filtration claims come straight from Dyson. The guide closes with WelleCo's The Super Elixir greens powder at $88, and the RecipeTin Eats Dinner Cookbook at $24.
The guide is commercial, with deal links, and its performance and health claims are the brands' own. Readers are left to check prices and claims before they buy.
On December 11, 2023, 7NEWS Australia published a Best Picks guide to seven wellness gifts for Christmas, pitched at shoppers who would rather wrap an air purifier than a box of sweets. The piece opens with the claim that wellness gifts are more popular than ever since the pandemic, and says Australians are now buying air purifiers, green supplements, foam rollers, sleep trackers and healthy cookbooks to look after their bodies, minds and spirits heading into 2024. Its suggestions: a fitness tracker for a sibling, a blender for a friend's morning smoothie.
First on the list is the BiotySpa Body Sculpt Kit, normally $147 and on sale for $135. It is a three-step cellulite program built around a cup, a shower gel and a body oil. The product claims come from the brand itself. In June 2023 BiotySpa ran a 21-day clinical study on 20 women aged 18 to 45 with stage II and III cellulite on the thighs, hips and abdomen. After three weeks, improved skin microcirculation was recorded, 95 per cent of the women noticed smoother skin, and 70 per cent found the treatment effective at reducing visible cellulite. The kit was designed in Australia by beauty therapist Deborah Levy and uses massage to encourage the movement of fluid, toxins and water retention. The Firming Body Oil blends organic oils with coffee extract.
Second is the Colgate Pulse Series 2 Electric Toothbrush at $130. It uses sonic technology and pairs with the Colgate Connect app, which tracks how long, how often and how well you brush using position detection. It comes in black or red, with Sensitive & Deep Clean or Whitening & Deep Clean heads. The writer jokes that it suits a recipient who won't take the gift the wrong way.
Third is the BlendJet 2 Portable Blender, marked down from $159.95 to $79.95 when bought directly from the brand's website, which the guide says is more than 50 per cent off. It is described as Australia's number one portable blender, and the brand's TurboJet technology is said to get through ice, frozen fruit and leafy greens in 20 seconds. The guide suggests it for early risers short on breakfast time.
Fourth is the Therabody Theragun Mini 2.0 massage gun at $299. The writer says she keeps one in her living room and uses it after walks or runs to ease tight hamstrings, and praises its travel-friendly size and blush pink colour.
Fifth, and the most expensive, is the Dyson Purifier Big+Quiet at $1,599. Dyson bills the Big+Quiet Formaldehyde as its quietest and most powerful purifier yet, meant for large spaces such as homes and offices. The company says new cone aerodynamics and an airflow system deliver more than double the airflow of earlier models, up to 87 litres per second over 10 metres. It also says the machine captures up to 99.95 per cent of ultra-fine particles and permanently destroys formaldehyde.
Sixth is WelleCo's The Super Elixir at $88, a daily greens powder that the guide says is model Elle Macpherson's drink of choice. It combines wholefoods, herbal extracts, vitamins, minerals and probiotics, and the guide says it has won 17 industry awards, including the 2022 David Jones Beauty Awards.
Last is the RecipeTin Eats Dinner Cookbook at $24, the first cookbook from Nagi Maehashi. It gathers comfort food, quick weeknight meals, Mexican dishes, dinner salads, Asian soups and noodles, and festive treats. Every recipe has a photo and a how-to video, and the book features Dozer, the site's food tester.
The guide is commercial in nature, with Best Picks deal links, and the performance and health claims throughout come from the brands. Prices and sale discounts are worth checking before buying, since the article cites no independent testing.
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Brand study: 95 per cent of women noticed smoother skin and 70 per cent found the treatment effective.— BiotySpa, as reported by 7NEWS Best Picks
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