Eco gifts for women?

[JinglesWish]

I’ve decided to make a eco hamper for my SILs. So far, I’ve decided on:

Bees wax wraps £8
Reusable bamboo cotton pads £10

Any other suggestions please? I did think of mooncup, as they’re great, but that’s probably a bit weird as a gift!

I usually spend £100 each, so I’ve got room for more things in budget.

Shampoo bar in tin - zero plastic. [Gruum are good for this]
Bamboo socks in fact anything bamboo - toothbrush, lunch boxes, coffee cup etc
Reusable drinking straws
Soy candle e.g Kuki etc
Canvas reusable shopping bag

Water bottle

Sea glass jewellery (made from discarded sea glass washed up on beaches)

Yy bamboo toothbrush, solid shampoo/soap but especially drinking straws! Mine are a little long but i use them daily! Everything tastes better with straws! Reusable straws really are fab.

Also
Eco egg for washing clothes
Guppy bag, for catching microfibres in the wash.
Safety razor. This one is cheap and really nice quality. And UK made

My friend runs an eco business on Etsy called whaleandme they make reusable things like make up remover pads, cleaning scrubbers etc. They're really good. I got some things for Christmas last year and they wash really well too.

I don't know how to male a clicky link:

www.etsy.com/shop/Whaleandme

A really good water bottle and/or travel mug

Turtle Doves do lovely recycled cashmere fingerless gloves and buffs.

Natural deodorant?

I mean I wouldn't buy normal deodorant as a present but the natural ones with essential oils in are present worthy IMO.

I just bought one and was convinced it wouldn't work very well but it's actually awesome!

Some lovely gifts on here

inclusivetrade.com

My mum LOVED her Turtle Doves scarf.

Coffee cup
Chillys bottle
Reusable jars if she has a zero waste shop nearby

If she's very eco friendly, why not an agreement to each give a charity donation rather than using resources on unneeded items? Lots of clutter "eco gifts" which are likely to go unused seems to be missing the point somewhat.

@MinesAPintOfTea

If she's very eco friendly, why not an agreement to each give a charity donation rather than using resources on unneeded items? Lots of clutter "eco gifts" which are likely to go unused seems to be missing the point somewhat.

Exactly. Green consumerism is problematic at the best of times but stretching to think of things to buy up to a certain value is just bonkers.

Faith by nature soaps/shampoos etc, iirc Frugi do nice homewares and clothes, Babipur has a nice selection of useful items although like a PP mentioned I'd have a look about etsy too

@MinesAPintOfTea

If she's very eco friendly, why not an agreement to each give a charity donation rather than using resources on unneeded items? Lots of clutter "eco gifts" which are likely to go unused seems to be missing the point somewhat.

True

Frugi won't send stuff in paper, but Thought and People Tree do.

Our family have been doing eco friendly presents for over 20 years - by copying MinesAPintOfTea

Have a look on natural collection.com they have a big selection of home ware, toiletries , gifts

But agree with the point of not giving lots of small eco gifts to the value of £100. Chances are she already has a travel mug , toothbrushes etc. Although they are always useful items .

Maybe include some ethical clothing which will cost more so just add a couple of smaller items .

Boots 3 for 2 have some planet earth eco vegan product type things on there things like soap and shampoo bars, bamboo type products etc x

I'd love it it people stopped buying me stuff. If they are that way inclined maybe ask them about just stopping exchanging gifts.

Handmade soap dish
Bar soap
Beauty Kubes (shampoo)
Chillys bottle
Sandwich wraps (with PUL and velcro not beeswax)
Reusable straws
Reuseable kitchen roll
Coconut shell tea spoons
Tea leaf strainer and tea leaves (Brew Co pot?)
Ben and Anna deodorant
Turtle Bags string or tote shopping bag
Patagonia tote bag
Solid dish soap and coconut scrubbers
Eco laundry egg

Thanks all. I suppose I should have said ethical, rather than eco. We usually buy jewellery for each other, so will be fun to buy a different type of presents.

I think I’ll focus on small independent brands instead. So I’m thinking:

• bee wax wraps
• bamboo reusable cotton pads
• cashmere neck warmer from Turtle Doves
• natural body scrub
• hand poured candle
• small batch coffee
• handmade chocolates
• I’ve also got them both bottles of the sparkly gold M&S snowglobe gin (neither eco or ethical, but very pretty)

Love the suggestions!

What about a bee bomb

I will second the gruum suggestion - I get my soap and shampoo from them and they are lovely.

@MinesAPintOfTea

If she's very eco friendly, why not an agreement to each give a charity donation rather than using resources on unneeded items? Lots of clutter "eco gifts" which are likely to go unused seems to be missing the point somewhat.

Why are you assuming they'd go unused?

Well, how well do you know the giver?

Every year I get given an array of gifts that promptly get taken to the charity shop and from an ethical point of view, I'd rather not have been given.

From the OP's list:
Candle, body scrub would be straight to the charity shop. I don't think I'm unusual in being picky about what products I use on my skin - lots of people won't have shared that they have sensitive skin or ezcema or problems with fragrance.

Tote bags - we already have all the tote bags we could possibly need, ethical or not in this house. Yes an ethical tote bag is nice, but not buying more than you need is also nice. Same with reusable water bottles and coffee cups.