LIST: Shopping essentials for wellness, health
MANILA, Philippines — Extreme heat due to the summer season can affect anyone’s health.
Be sure to protect yourself and your loved ones to ensure that summer will be fun!
Stock up with health and wellness essentials! Here are some options:
Health fest
Personal care store chain Watsons held The Great Health Fest 2025 at the SM Mall of Asia Music Hall last May 12.
The event drew thousands of health-conscious Filipinos eager to take part in the country’s biggest health and wellness fest. The six-day event, which ran until May 17, delivers exciting deals, expert-led wellness experiences, and free health services that power up every lifestyle.
Now in its second year, The Great Health Fest 2025 kicked off with a bang, featuring over 40 trusted health and beauty brands offering up to 80% off exclusively on health and wellness essentials during the event. Watsons also featured up to ?1 million worth of prizes from partner brands and interactive booths, making health fun for everyone.
“The Great Health Fest 2025 reflects Watsons’ steadfast commitment to improving community health and well-being by promoting smarter health choices and making wellness more accessible. Through initiatives like this, we stay true to our promise to help customers look good, do good, and feel great, while continuously supporting our communities," said Joweeh Liao, Health Business Unit, Finance, Property and Store Development Director.
"This also reinforces Watsons’ position as a trusted health and pharmacy retail partner, committed to delivering quality, affordable healthcare solutions to every Filipino,” he added.
Visitors enjoyed free health consultations, informative wellness talks from health professionals and brand ambassadors, and exclusive engagement activities for Watsons Club members—all designed to help Filipinos make smarter, more empowered choices for their health and well-being.
Participating brands included Watsons Generics, Unilab, RiteMed, Habit, NutriXpert, Galderma, Hisamitsu, Omron, and many others, showcasing a wide range of products and services that support Watsons’ mission to make health and wellness more accessible for every Filipino.
Beyond the event, the brand reinforces its position as a trusted and leading health and wellness partner by continuously strengthening its pharmacy operations and expanding access to essential healthcare supplies and services. This includes increasing the availability of prescription and maintenance medicines, over-the-counter medicines, vitamins and supplements, and health equipment, while enhancing in-store services such as free doctor consultations, vaccination services, blood pressure monitoring, and personalized pharmacist advice.
The brand is also enhancing convenience through its online and offline channels. With over 1,100 Watsons stores nationwide and the Watsons App, shopping for health and wellness essentials has never been easier. Customers can also avail of the Click & Collect and delivery services, allowing them to access the products and pharmacy services they need, anytime and anywhere.Embracing healthier lifestyle
Unilab makes everyday health journeys more exciting and rewarding with Alagang Unilab Rewards — a program that turns your health purchases into meaningful experiences.
This year, the program is expanding its benefits, giving members even more reasons to celebrate every act of care. With each purchase of participating over-the-counter Unilab products, users can send their receipts through the Alagang Unilab Rewards Facebook Messenger to get a chance to win instant prizes and enjoy exclusive perks — perfect for treating loved ones or shopping online. Through this initiative, Alagang Unilab Rewards transforms every step toward better health into an enjoyable, engaging, and rewarding experience.
Signing up for Alagang Unilab Rewards is easy, and earning points is even easier. By purchasing participating over-the-counter Unilab products, such as Biogesic, Bioflu, Ceelin, Enervon Z+, Neozep Z+, Solmux, Myra, Alaxan, Tuseran, Conzace, Diatabs, Kremil-S, Forti-D, Immunpro, Revicon, Neurogen-E, Tiki-Tiki, and more, customers can start earning their points. They simply need to send a photo of their receipt to the Alagang Unilab Rewards Facebook Messenger to begin earning rewards. These participating products include a wide range of everyday health needs from fever, pain relief, colds and cough, to vitamin supplements, and overall wellness, covering different age groups and family needs.
New Axe scents tap into sweeter side of guys
AXE is challenging stereotypes and rewriting the rules of modern masculinity with the launch of two new fine fragrance-quality scents: Black Vanilla and Cherry Spritz, under the Fine Fragrance Collection.
Crafted by world-renowned perfumers and infused with essential oils, both scents deliver up to 72 hours of long-lasting fragrance and deo protection, proving that smelling sweet can still mean smelling seriously good.
This year, sweet is in — and it’s cooler than you think. From trend reports to fashion runways, gourmand-inspired scents are dominating the global conversation. With its latest campaign, “Welcome to the Sweet Side,” the brand aims to flip the script, empowering guys to express themselves with confidence and embrace their sweeter side — starting with their scent.
Vanilla blends aromatic herbs and juicy fruit for a scent that’s equal parts fresh and indulgent. It opens with vibrant green mandarin and banana, then builds with lavender, sage, and basil, and finishes on a creamy base of cocoa, vanilla, tonka and sandalwood.
Cherry Spritz brings a bolder sensuality, layering cherry, red apple, and coconut over jasmine, amber, praline, and white moss. The result is a rich, multi-dimensional scent that leaves a sweet and lasting impression.
For that smooth summer blend
With each passing day becoming more fast-paced than ever before, balancing career, chores, and other personal endeavors has become more complicated. Toshiba took this as a challenge to break the boundaries of convention and develop enhanced functionality, enabling its consumers to experience true comfort and convenience all while having enough time for other things that also matter to them.
Toshiba Lifestyle Philippines has recently unveiled its newest artisanal home appliance product line with the aim of redefining premium living through precision, craftsmanship and a passion for going beyond details.
Whether you're blending something fresh and cool for a refreshing sip or just keeping life running smoothly despite the heat, the Toshiba Electric Blender is made to deliver reliable performance with ease and a trust-worthy Japan quality.
Embrace the sun
Whether you’re heading out for a weekend getaway, running errands in the city, soaking up the sun, or just at home feeling the scorching heat, having the right essentials is a must.
If you haven’t packed your summer must-haves yet, and you’re still on the hunt of finding the perfect essentials, don’t sweat it! The leading Filipino-owned direct selling company Personal Collection (PC) has got you covered with products that keep you fresh, confident, and protected all day.
From skincare that gives you that much-needed glow to deodorants that stay strong even under the sun, these summer picks will help you make the most of every moment without the sticky, sweaty stress.
Sweat happens, and you can only feelrefreshed after a well-deserved shower. PC’s Check Winter Fresh Moisturizing Antibacterial Soap provides the perfect balance of protection and hydration, delivering 99.99% germ-kill efficiency while locking in moisture for up to 24 hours. Designed to last up to 40% longer or deliver up to 15 more baths than other soaps, its intense cooling sensation is ideal to help you cool down after a long, hot day.
Finish your routine with PC’s Check 72 Hours Antiperspirant Deodorant to seal in the freshness for an all-day protection. It comes in two variants: Check On The Go Fresh for women with a refreshing powdery scent; and Check Energetic Fresh for men with a revitalizing oceanic clean fragrance. Both are formulated to keep skin smooth and moisturized without darkening your underarms and are dermatologically tested, laboratory tested, and clinically certified for reliable protection.
Finally, end every summer day with another refreshing shower using Check Winter Fresh, so you feel the intense cooling freshness even at night.
Skincare developed with dermatologists
Cerave products contain ceramides to restore the skin barrier, lock-in moisture and keep the skin protected. MVE technology ensures a continuous release of hydration for 24 hours.
The fragrance-free beauty routine includes Hydrating Cleanser, Cream-to-foam Cleanser, Foaming Cleanser, SA Smoothing Cleanser, Moisturizing Cream, Moisturizing Lotion safe for patients with Xerosis and Atopy-prone skin.
Level-up your laundry experience
From sun-soaked summer adventures to rainy day muddle-ups, kids know how to keep you on your toes and keep their clothes in need of serious cleaning.
That's why there's Breeze Power Machine Liquid, which fights stains and comes in different variants such as Fresh Clean for fresh-smelling clothes; Rose Gold that has a long-lasting fragrance; and Luxe Red for a luxurious scent.
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