If you have highlighted or coloured hair, really do try to use products intended for colour-treated hair every time you shampoo. Hair that has been chemically treated is more susceptible to damage. What’s more, regular shampoos have concentrated cleansing agents that strip colour from the open cuticle of the hair, making brunettes turn brassy, red hair dull, and blonde hair face. If you must use a regular shampoo, dilute it with water before applying to minimise the impact.

We’re all about waste not, want not right now. Worth a reminder, then, that the inside of an avocado skin makes for a brilliant arm and elbow moisturiser. Smoosh it round your elbows and forearms, then massage in. It completely disappears without a hint of a green tinge (and is just so satisfying to do!)

Thinking of home waxing? First-time waxers should practice on the backs of their hands before attempting a high-visibility area like the face, to get the technique/temperature right.

Calluses – thickened skin on the soles – can be a problem as we age, exacerbated by not being able to get to a chiropodist right now. Buff with a foot file nightly then moisturise your soles – and a cushioning insole in harder shoes can help, while you wait for your next pro appointment.

Cocktail your bath with essential oils… Jasmine brings comfort and joy, citrus oils are for happiness, peppermint and rosemary work for mental clarity, while geranium and frankincense are great for balance. But don’t overdo it: five drops in the bath (or one on a pillow) are enough.

Even though we’re only meant to be outside for a single burst of exercise each day, the light has already become more intense. Time to add a morning SPF into your skincare regime, beauty-hounds.

Great brow-plucking tip from Sue Devitt, make-up artist. ‘When I was 11 – and first experimenting with tweezing my brows – my mother grabbed me by the arm and said, ‘My God, I’m going to have to teach you how to do this!’ I learned to turn toward the mirror at a 45-degree angle – not straight on – after every few plucked hairs, to make sure the brow doesn’t look like a tadpole.

We’re all thinking about waste right now. But this is the time to kiss goodbye to disposable razors. They’re convenient, but in the UK we throw away millions of disposable razors each year. Switch to a razor with a replaceable blade – ideally metal, like the Glilette Venus Platinum Extra Smooth Metal Handle – for durability. (This will last much longer than the plastic replaceable type.)

Run out of body moisturiser/oil? We absolutely love natural coconut oil – and you’ve probably got a pot in the larder. It’s brilliant for legs (shins, in particular), as well as a deep pre-shampoo treatment for hair, for forearms – and provided you don’t take it too close to the eyes, it works wonders as a make-up remover, leaving skin well-nourished.

However pretty the bottle, don’t be tempted to leave perfume in direct sunlight – or anywhere near a radiator. Light and heat are fragrance’s worst enemies. (Ideally, keep bottles in their boxes as this is the best protection of all. And of course, some of the boxes are lovely, in their own right…)

From the eternally inspiring Sue Harmsworth, founder of ESPA, who’s in her 70s: ‘I don’t think of my age. Instead I focus on goals and moving forward, and exercise is part of that – strength work and stretching to maintain my muscle mass, bone density and posture.’

We don’t counsel home haircutting, no matter how desperate the times are. Pin it up! Tie it back! Go for grips and clips! But if that’s come too late for you, and your hair looks like you took the strimmer to it, pull it back into a simple, low ponytail (assuming it’s long enough). If it’s layered, wear it wavy or curly, reaching for the emergency tools of round brush, rollers, curling iron, and creating something with texture. If you have short hair, rub some pomade between your palms, skim through hair and tousle it, so that it looks messy. And if it’s truly awful, wrap your head Jackie O-style in a scarf.

Cleaning materials have been – well, cleaned out from many supermarkets. You can turn to good old sodium bicarbonate for many household tasks; a solution of two tablespoons to a pint/500ml water makes a good, non-abrasive cleaner (and an excellent deodorising fridge cleaner). For a blocked sink, pour a teacup of bicarb down the plughole and the same amount of vinegar; let it stand and fizz for 10 minutes.

If you’re currently working from home, make sure your workstation is set up properly. Don’t think you can get away with a dining chair at your desk or kitchen table; typist’s chairs are really very affordable at Amazon and your company may well cover the cost of buying one. We’d say it was still worth the investment – not least because it’s almost impossible now to see a chiropractor or osteopath, to put a bad back right.

If you have acne, avoid deep conditioning your fringe or any hair that touches your face.

Even if you don’t think you need it, choose a ridge-filler as your nail base coat, advises super-manicurist Deborah Lippmann. ‘I always use it for photographs to fill in micro-ridges.’

Side-sleeping, according to experts, seems to be the best for spinal health. When you feel ‘nothing’ physically when going to sleep, then you’ll know you’re in the right position. Ideally, have your shoulder on a flat pillow to prevent your upper body rotating forward or backward. (A regular pillow is fine.) Put another pillow between your knees and ankles (we use a long pillow for this, which does both). Adding pillows to knees and ankles prevents rolling forward or backwards, twisting hips and shoulders. If ears, shoulders, hips and ankles are in a nice straight line, you’re good to go.

Unruly brows? You maybe don’t need brow mascara. We’ve found a slick of lip balm does the trick nicely.

Some advice from Ilāpothecary founder Denise Leicester, on de-stressing yourself – and your skin. ‘In the evenings, eat light, soak in a magnesium salt bath (which helps with adrenal fatigue), drink chamomile tea, get to bed early and focus on remaining calm. Save your stress for the day, when your parasympathetic nervous system can deal with it.’

Make the use of this downtime to go through your make-up drawer/stash and a) play with things you haven’t used in a while, or b) de-clutter. We’ve probably all got more stuff than we need, and for us, creating order out of chaos (in that drawer or pretty much anywhere) feels helpful, right now.