RETAIL THERAPIES

■■How are you handling your hayfever this season? Nuage Hayfever Relief Wipes (£1, Lloyds Pharmacy), are packed with peppermint and tea tree oil, and are designed for use on your face, hands and mouth to gently remove pollen and dust mites from your skin when you’re on the move. Just don’t get the wipes too close to sensitive eyes. ■■Always make rice too soggy or grains too gritty? The Nutribullet EveryGrain cooker (£99.99, nutribullet.co.uk) will help you get your timings and water volume spot on every time. Suitable for white and brown rice, quinoa and oats, the kit also includes a steaming basket for perfectly prepped veggies and fish. ■■Soup purveyors Re:Nourish have launched a Refresh Gazpacho (£2.89, Ocado) just in time for the warmer days. Packed with vitamins A, C and E plus powerful antioxidant lycopene, which protects the skin from sun damage and keeps the prostate healthy, it’s a delicious blend of tomato, red pepper and cucumber, best served perfectly chilled on warm evenings. ■■Keep kids protected this spring with some stylish headgear from Little Hotdog Watson (from £29, littlehotdogwatson.com). They’re 100 per cent cotton and completely machine washable, and each hat provides triple protection against the sun’s damaging UVA and UVB rays, as well as being coated with clever in-built mosquito repellent and space-certified technology to prevent little heads overheating.