# Funky-Faced Stress Balls The Caomaru Vegetables Feature a Laughing Eggplant to Ease Your Pain By Leslie Chen | Published 2011-11-12 | Lifestyle Source: Trend Hunter, https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/caomaru-vegetables References: [fancy](http://fancy.com/things/414910178085833227/Smiling-Squishy-Head-Stress-Ball) & [japantrendshop](http://www.japantrendshop.com/caomaru-vegetables-eggplant-tomato-green-pepper-p-1239.html) Stressing out can give you the urge to [release it through physical means](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/manage-stress), and the Caomaru Vegetables offer an outlet in more ways than one. Unlike other stress balls that just look like filled balloons, the Caomaru Vegetables feature funny faces that are sure to bring a smile to your own face while you squeeze all that stress away. The vegetable stress balls come in an eggplant, tomato or pepper form. My favorite is definitely the laughing eggplant; who wouldn’t feel happy staring at such a jolly face? Relieve some stress and bring a smile to your face with the Caomaru Vegetables. **Implications** - Shoppers with hectic lifestyles are looking for instant relief from their [everyday items](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/stress-ease-teas). Companies could incorporate an element of tranquility into their best-selling designs in order to attract more customers. ## Trend Insights (Trend Hunter) - Score: 0.9/10 - Popularity: 19% | Freshness: 8% - Audience gender: 50% men, 50% women - Primary generations: Gen Z, Millennial, Gen X - Top markets: North America, Asia ## Categories [Trend Hunter](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends) > [Lifestyle](https://www.trendhunter.com/lifestyle) > [Health](https://www.trendhunter.com/health) ## Key Themes ### Key Themes Behind This Trend - **Funny Faced Stress Balls:** Introducing stress balls with funny faces that offer a unique and entertaining way to relieve stress. - **Tranquil Designs:** Incorporating elements of tranquility into popular designs to provide instant relief and attract more customers. - **Instant Stress Relief:** The demand for products that offer instant stress relief is growing, creating opportunities for innovative solutions. ### Where This Applies - **Wellness:** The wellness industry can leverage funny faced stress balls to provide stress-reducing products and services. - **Retail:** Retailers can explore incorporating tranquil designs into their products to tap into the growing demand for instant stress relief. - **Product Design:** Product designers have the opportunity to create innovative solutions that offer immediate stress relief in unique and entertaining ways. ## Related on Trend Hunter - [3D-Printed Stress Balls](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/lettuce-ball.md) - [Ultra-Soft Silicone Stress Balls](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/silicone-stress-ball.md) - [Memory Gel Stress Balls](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/gel-stress-ball.md) - [Stress-Alleviating Desktop Toys](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/anger-management-toy.md) - [Malleable Stress Relief Mouses](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/vent-wireless-mouse.md) - [Pizza Dough-Inspired Stress Balls](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/dough-stress-balls.md) - [Stress-Reducing Breathing Balls](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/breathing-ball.md) - [Therapeutic Fidget Toys](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/speks-magnet-balls.md) - [Robotic Stress-Relieving Cats](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/amagami-ham-ham.md)