RETAIL THERAPIES

■■Looking for a gesture to prep your daughter for her first period? Wild Hearts Gang’s gift box (£29.99; wildheartsgang.com) helps girls to feel educated, empowered and confident enough to ask for help or advice.

The box contains sanitary wear, info and comforting, quality goodies, from chocolate bars to bath bombs.

■■If you want to lose a few pounds but struggle to make lasting changes to your lifestyle, try Proven Shapeline Probiotics (£29.99; provenprobiotics.co.uk).

Clinical results have shown taking one tablet a day aids an average half stone weight loss in nine months, without any changes to diet or exercise.

■■Looking for speedy, healthy lockdown lunch options? The first fresh frozen pasta has now hit the freezer section and the best part is it cooks in 30 seconds.

Beroni’s fusilli, macaroni and penne pastas (£3; Waitrose) are made using durum wheat semolina, are suitable for vegans and contain no preservatives or additives.

■■The Zerowater Filter (£39.99; zerowater.co.uk) pledges to remove 99.6 per cent of all total dissolved solids from tap water, including lead, chlorine and mercury as well as worrying micro-plastics.

Worth a try for anyone who lives in a home with old or ageing water pipes.