Delivered to your door — boxes for healthy living

FOR WOMEN

MyLadyBug.ie, from €9.99 IRELAND’S first monthly period subscription service that delivers your pads/tampons direct to your door. With a few sweets and treats included to take the edge off, the website says it’s amassing a growing legion of savvy subscribers who want one less headache a month.

FOR TEETH

Brushbox, from €4, brushbox.com MOST of us don’t replace our toothbrush often enough. Brushbox delivers toothbrushes and a two-month supply of toothpaste every other month — you can order for one person or for your whole family.

FOR HOSPITAL STAYS

Healing boxes, from €14.20, healing-boxes. com, plus €5.70 delivery per box THE idea is these boxes are sent to those going through a hard time: you can customise, or pick from ready-made packages that include the Hospital Healing Box, Traumatic Brain Injury Care Kit or subscribe to receive a Self-care Subscription Box every three months. Products include anti-bacterial socks, earplugs, sleep masks, lip balm and hand lotion.

FOR MENTAL HEALTH

The Buddy Box, from €24.45, plus €7.90 delivery, blurtitout.org THIS can be bought as a oneoff gift or delivered each month and contains at least five different items designed to help calm, raise a smile or reduce stress. The contents of the box are a surprise each month but include things such as scented candles, self-help books and craft activities.

FOR FITNESS

New3Fit Box, from €29.99, new3fit.ie DELIVERED once a month, or ordered as a oneoff, this box is packed with health and fitness goodies, from gym gear to fitness clothing, healthy snacks and the chance to try products before they launch.

Founded by Galway native and ex-international athlete Debbie O’Reilly, the firm says it offers eight to ten full-size Irish products with a retail value of at least €65.