Want to give a gift that’s both meaningful and eco-friendly? Here’s our ethical + sustainable gift guide filled with ideas for everyone on your list.
Buying sustainable gifts doesn’t have to be expensive. We’ve selected budget-friendly, sustainable, and eco-friendly gift ideas and stocking stuffers that your mom, dad, partner, or best friend will love.
Sustainable Gift Guide
Bath Bombs | Rose Gold Safety Razor
Christy Dawn Bandana | Patagonia Better Sweater | Bracelet
Coconut Bowls with Spoons | Reusable Food Wraps | Hydro Flask
Zero Waste Gifts
Rose Gold Safety Razor – A metal shaver for eco-friendly shaving. This is on my wish list!
Zero Waste Gift Set – A Sustainable Gift Box with Biodegradable Bamboo Cotton Buds, Reusable Bamboo Cotton Makeup Remover Pads, a Laundry bag, Face Mask and Natural Massage Soap
For Your Home
Coconut Bowls with Spoons – Perfect for acai bowls! These are handmade, vegan, and eco-friendly.
Reusable Food Wraps – Give a gift that everyone can use over and over again. Reusable food wraps are ideal for storing leftovers, snacks, or treats.
Small Stocking Stuffers
Dr. Bronners Pure Castile Liquid Soap Rainbow Sampler – The perfect little stocking stuffer or a small gift to say thanks!
For the Jetsetter
Reusable Bottles – Say goodbye to plastic with this gift that is perfect for your travel buddy who wants to reduce plastic pollution. I love this Hydro Flask and have had it for years!
Gifts for Him
Patagonia Better Sweater – I love this sweater so much I have it in two colors. It’s warm and the perfect mid-layer for camping in cold weather.
Gifts for Her
Give mom something that will remind her of you every time she wears it. How cute is this bracelet made from recycled materials?
Bath Salts – Pop half a cup of Corrynne’s Nourishing Mineral Coconut Milk Bath Salts in your tub and get ready for the ultimate self-care treatment. Made in Australia and packed with minerals, including magnesium, zinc, and silica.
Gifts for New Moms
Magic Balm – This Baby Unscented Organic Magic Balm from Dr. Bronner’s provides instant relief for dry skin. It’s made with organic beeswax, organic coconut, organic avocado oil, organic jojoba oil, and organic hemp oil.
Bath Bombs – Shopping for someone who could use something pampering to relax and unwind? These therapeutic Dindi Naturals Bath Bomb Hearts are made from environmentally-friendly ingredients from areas of fair trade and sustainability. It’s also free from palm oil and made in Australia.
For Ocean Lovers: Ethical Swimwear
Peony Swimwear – Australian-based brand, Peony uses recycled and sustainable fabrics to create luxe collections and feminine styles. The fabrics are made with ECONYL®, a 100% regenerated nylon constructed from abandoned fishing nets and nylon waste from landfills and oceans around the world.
Yoga, Activewear + Loungewear
Who wouldn’t want to spend all day wearing something comfortable, cute, and stylish?
Ditch fast fashion and stay comfy in ethical loungewear and activewear by dk active.
Conclusion
When you buy something sustainable, you’re buying something that was made to last for years. You also don’t have to spend a lot to show someone how much you care. We hope you enjoyed this sustainable gift guide. If you need more gift ideas, check out my other gift guides.
Two of my favorites as well.
Great idea! Thanks for your feedback, Ashlee.
Thank you Lauren! I love the swimwear too.
Thanks, Denise! I appreciate your feedback.
great ideas
Great guide! I always think about my own sustainable consumption but don’t often think to gift it. The swim ware looks cute!
Love this post. I want to become more sustainable and this gives me a little start. Instead of buying useless gifts, I’m going to buy from this list. Maybe even get some gifts for myself. Thank you for the post!
That ethical hoodie sounds great, will have to check it out. Some great ideas on this sustainable gift idea list.
Wow, that peony ethical swimwear looks beautiful! Some really great ideas here, thanks.
Thanks for the info! Always good to be informed of things we don’t even realize are harming others around us so that we can help make a positive impact on the world. Pinned.
Alex, thanks for sharing your sustainable gift guide! As a wine lover and a kombucha lover myself, these tips are perfect.
Love these gift ideas. I try to shop sustainable as much as I can and this guide is so helpful. Thank you!
Love this post! Thank you for sharing these ideas 😊
I love these gift ideas! Great suggestions for sustainable gifts.
Great guide! I’m always looking for sustainable gift ideas so this was super helpful.
Thanks Karen! I really appreciate it and I’m glad you enjoyed this ethical + eco-friendly gift guide for the holidays.
Awesome! That’s so great to hear.
Hi Mel, that’s great news! Thanks for the feedback.
Hi Lucia! That’s so great to hear. Thanks for taking the time to comment on this sustainable gift guide post.
Thanks for the feedback, Ellie! I’m glad you found this ethical + sustainable gift guide helpful.
Hi Rachel, thanks for sharing! Your eco-friendly tote bags sound awesome.
I love this guide, nice work!
If you write another, I would love to be included. My reusable market totes are eco friendly both because they are reusable and because they are sewn from empty feedbags otherwise destined for the landfill.
There are so many sustainable gift ideas here! I am trying to get more and more into a greener life (I even recently switched my hosting to Greengeeks). Thanks for sharing these 🙂
I absolutely love this!
A few of these are on my Xmas list. And I’m normally not much of a gift receiver, I always feel guilty asking for things but all of these are amazing and have purpose and use.
Thanks for sharing these ideas.
Really helpful – I’m starting to think about Christmas gifts and want to buy as ethically as possible
I love this gift guide – it will also help me educate my family about a zero waste lifestyle.
I already love gift guides, but when you add sustainable to this, makes it 100x better! Thanks so much for sharing, girl, you’re spreading great messages x
Love this! It’s so hard to find good sustainable gifts. This is great!
This is great – esp for those of us that are new to it all. I’m still learning!