By Lauren Scott Dovey, Founder and Inventor of CEAN
For a long time, core support has meant one thing: squeeze harder.
Tighter waist trainers. More compression. Less breath. And somehow we accepted that discomfort was the price of support. But anatomically, that never made sense to me. Especially when you consider the lymphatic system, which relies on movement, breath, and space to do its job properly.
After the birth of my twins, I felt this disconnect in my own body. My core didn’t need to be forced back into shape. It needed support that helped move fluid, calm inflammation, and restore strength. What existed on the market did the opposite. Rigid, plastic-based pieces that locked everything down and blocked flow exactly where the body needs it most.
That experience stayed with me.
When I began developing CEAN, I wasn’t interested in reinventing shapewear. I wanted to design something entirely different. Core support that worked with the body instead of fighting it. Support that understood the lymphatic system rather than ignoring it.
The result is the CEAN Waist Trainer, the world’s first plant-based, lymphatic-supporting core piece.
We started with pressure. Instead of aggressive compression, we developed a patented 3D pressure-pattern design that creates a wearable lymphatic massage around the core. The pressure is intentional and directional, guiding lymphatic flow rather than trapping it. You feel supported and held without feeling restricted.
We also paid close attention to where support actually matters. The internal boning is designed to support the body from under the bust through to the hips, providing structure exactly where it is needed post-birth, when improving posture, or ahead of an event. It lifts and aligns the body without rigidity, encouraging you to stand taller while still allowing the core and lymphatic system to move naturally.
Then came the fabric. I did not want plastics or heavy synthetics sitting against the most sensitive part of the body. We developed a breathable, plant-based compression material that supports without suffocating. It moves with you, adapts throughout the day, and lets the skin breathe. This was non-negotiable.
This piece is not about forcing a silhouette. It is about supporting what the body is already doing. Activating the core without locking it down. Sculpting without cutting off circulation. Creating structure without rigidity.
This is not shapewear.
It is not activewear.
It is wearable wellness for the core.
I often think about how different my recovery might have felt if I had access to something like this after having my twins. Something designed to support flow, not demand a snap back. Something that respected the body’s intelligence instead of overriding it.
CEAN exists because I believe wellness should be felt, not endured. And because support, when designed properly, should feel intuitive, intelligent, and easy to live in.
This is core support, rebuilt around flow.
Feel CEAN. Wear Wellness.