HBW Insight’s Key Takeaways From 2021: #1 Join The Self-Care Movement

The first year of the pandemic saw a move among consumers towards prevention and wellness under the banner of "self-care". In 2021, the "self-care movement" really started to gain momentum as these new healthcare habits endured, and companies responded with more wellness options, in some cases even pivoting towards becoming pure self-care players. 

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Last year’s biggest trend, and one that in many ways encompassed and drove all the others, was the “self-care movement.”

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