Usually, if you’re covered in stickers, you’ve been hanging out with a lively four-year-old. Purple on one wrist, pink on the other, stars on your face and neck. But this colourful appearance is gradually extending beyond the realm of pre-school teachers as so-called “health patches”, promising to do everything from boost energy levels, treat period pain, cure hangovers, increase focus, decrease stress and delay balding, are becoming increasingly popular.
I have a hormone imbalance, meaning for roughly 10 days of each month, I feel noticeably more exhausted than usual. While I ordinarily try to combat this with diet and a fairly extensive roster of supplement capsules, for the past month I’ve been trying the small “period relief” and “energy” stickers from Kind (£12 a pack from the chemist), which claim to “offer hormonal balance and menstrual support” and “enhance daily vitality”.
