Eco-Conscious Picks
From lavishly lab grown Pandora diamonds that are Pamela Anderson’s best friend to It’s A Beautiful Life Boutique’s delightful artisan soaps and candles to Kim & Pom’s delicious candles and bath sets to Vitruvi’s essential oils and Plantita’s air plants, we have loads of eco-friendly goodies to choose from for those on your gift list this holiday season. Here are our first eco-conscious picks of the giving season:
Pandora Lab Grown Diamonds
Pamela Anderson gives Pandora’s lab grown diamonds her stamp of approval, saying in a statement: “I like the fact that these are lab-grown diamonds, and knowing the jewelry is crafted from recycled silver and gold makes me feel good about wearing it. It is actually the more radical, kind-of-glamorous move.” Get Pamela’s look from $900 for 0.5 ct in sterling silver, and from $1500 in gold from Pandora.
Net Zero Co. Lip Balm With Paper Packaging
This vegan handmade lip balm containing coconut oil, olive oil and shea butter, is plastic-free with paper packaging. These all natural lip balms in peach vanilla, fresh mint, strawberry rose and Pina colada will make someone very happy this holiday season. Approximately $7 from Net Zero Co.
Kim & Pom Candle
This Christmas tree scented candle by Kim & Pom will have your giftee’s home smelling like the holidays long after the holiday is over. These candles are vegan, toxin-free, handmade in Canada, of soy wax. Approximately $25 from Amazon.
WWF Canada: Symbolic Wildlife Adoption
From an emperor penguin family to a polar bear to a sloth, by symbolically adopting a species with WWF Canada, you will help conserve wildlife and their habitats. You have the option of adopting a species as a plush kit or as a greeting card for the holidays. From $50 through WWF Canada. During the Black Friday sale until Nov. 27 save up to 25 per cent on select offers.
Jason Momoa’s On The Roam Collection From So iLL Canada
From boxer briefs to hoodies to scrunchies and bandanas, there is something for everyone on your holiday gift list from Jason Momoa’s On The Roam Collection from So iLL Canada. From approximately $17 at So iLL Canada.
Gentleman’s Eco-Shave Soap
Gentleman’s natural sandalwood shaving soap provides an easy gliding shave with cocoa, shea and mango butters for maximum moisture. It is made from all natural plant-based ingredients. Approximately $20 from Amazon.
Candles & Fizzies Lavender Shower Steamers
These extra large heart shaped shower steamers from Candles & Fizzies, are sure to provide a relaxing shower experience for your giftee. They are crafted in Kelowna, BC from high quality natural ingredients. Approximately $25 from Amazon.
Scrub Inspired Matcha Mint Body Butter
The brand Scrub Inspired is a Canadian small business operated out of Cape Breton, Nova Scotia. Help someone you love indulge in the power of matcha mint mixed with shea butter this holiday season. It is all natural, vegan and cruelty free. Approximately $29.
Scrub Inspired Sea Salt Scrub
Scrub Inspired’s Hawaiian Sunrise body + foot sea salt scrub is sure to keep skin glowing all year long. This scrub is meant for cleansing, exfoliating and hydrating the skin with freshly pureed pineapple, organic coconut oil, dead sea salt and a fresh pop of Sicilian blood orange. Approximately $22 from Amazon.
It’s A Beautiful Life Boutique Rose Quartz Gemstone Soy Candle
It’s A Beautiful Life Boutique’s rose quartz gemstone candle is symbolic of love, healing and kindness. Each of these handmade double-wicked candles has a single large stone plus multiple smaller ones that you can scoop out as the wax melts and keep. Scented with sweet mandarin, bergamot and orange, this gift is sure to delight your giftee with a delicious aroma. From $25 at It’s A Beautiful Life Boutique.
Zero Waste Mvmt Solid Dish Bar Washing Set
This eco-friendly three-piece dish washing set is sure to get your loved one on the right track in the kitchen. The organic and vegan solid dish soap bar is non-toxic and can be set on the cedar soap tray and used with the bamboo pot brush. From $35 at Zero Waste Mvmt.
Net Zero Co. Handmade Wool Dryer Balls
This six-pack of marine wool dryer balls from Vancouver-based Net Zero Co. will keep your clothes static-free. The wool is ethically sourced from traceable suppliers who shear sheep in early summer and do not engage in harmful wool harvesting practices. These will speed up drying and prevent wrinkles. Save time on up to 1,000 dryer cycles. Approximately $37 from Net Zero Co.
It’s A Beautiful Life Boutique XXL Shampoo Bar: Pure
It’s A Beautiful Life Boutique is an Elora, ON-based small business that makes its gorgeous products, like this exquisite pure XXL shampoo bar, by hand. It is made from scratch with natural plant-based ingredients, like clove leaf, mint, lemon, rosemary, patchouli, Moroccan Argan oil, vitamin E, Panthenol and hydrolized oat protein. From $16 at It’s A Beautiful Life Boutique.
It’s A Beautiful Life Boutique Conditioner Bar: Pure
The pure conditioner bar is a perfect match for the shampoo bar from It’s A Beautiful Life Boutique. With similar complimenting ingredients, this plastic free product will help reduce landfill waste while conditioning your luscious locks with plant-based safe ingredients that smell delicious. From $16 at It’s A Beautiful Life Boutique.
It’s A Beautiful Life Boutique Blissful Skin Artisan Soap
Handmade in Elora, ON, It’s A Beautiful Life Boutique’s beautiful blissful skin artisan soap is as delightful as it looks. Using all natural plant-based ingredients, this bar soap is cleansing, purifying and soothing to the skin. Approximately $7 from It’s A Beautiful Life Boutique.
Scrub Inspired Coconut Colada Face Mask
The brand Scrub Inspired promises this white kaolin facial clay mask — with coconut milk and pineapple — is sure to make skin “instantly brighter and tighter. Great for all skin types and ages.” Approximately $30 from Amazon.
Kim & Pom Lavender Gift Box
If you can’t decide on just one Kim & Pom gift for a stocking stuffer, maybe get a whole gift box with four separate and matching lavender gifts. Approximately $54 from Amazon.
Three Ships Vanilla Lip Exfoliator
Made from vanilla, avocado and shea butter, this lip exfoliator by small Canadian business Three Ships is a decadent treat for the lips. It is vegan, cruelty free, gluten free and all natural. Approximately $17 from Amazon.
Coscana Shampoo Brush
Perfect for all hair and scalp types, this shampoo brush from Coscana is not only made in Canada, but it is made of eco-friendly and recyclable materials. The bristles are made of soft silicone that provides gentle protection to your scalp and the rest of the brush is made with 100% biodegradable wheat straw. Approximately $9 from Amazon.
Plantita Live Air Plants
Air plants do not require soil — but do require air and water — to survive. These plants, from Toronto-based small business Plantita, make a unique gift in a hanging glass globe or in a planter. Approximately $22 for a group of three plants.
Green Custom Gifts For Businesses
From One Tree Planted to custom handmade candles from It’s A Beautiful Life Boutique, here are some custom gift ideas to give to your clients this holiday season:
One Tree Planted: Become A Business Partner
Grow your impact with One Tree Planted and become a business partner. Your Canadian business can work toward achieving its sustainability goals by planting trees in Canada. Find out more at OneTreePlanted.org.
It’s A Beautiful Life Boutique: Get Custom Candles For Your Clients
These gorgeous handmade wooden wick crackling candles — pictured ones were custom made for Jenn Locke Mortgages — are perfect to customize with your unique message and logo for your clients. Contact It’s A Beautiful Life Boutique for details for made to order batches.
Symbolically Save A Species Or Habitat On Behalf Of Your Clients
Help protect Canada’s wildlife and natural habitats by symbolically adopting a species or a habitat to support the Nature Conservancy Of Canada’s conservation efforts on behalf of your company or clients this holiday season. The NCC states: “Every donation protects resilient ecosystems and the species that live in them.” From $50 at Nature Conservancy Of Canada.