The Best Sustainable and Non-Toxic Holiday Gift Ideas

Looking for an eco-friendly or non-toxic holiday present? The holidays are the perfect time to both vote with your dollars for ethical and sustainable companies, AND to gift non-toxic items to the people that you love. I have been researching non-toxic products for over a decade, and I own almost everything on this list. 

I’ve got toxic chemical free gift ideas for everyone on your list, including gifts for him, gifts for her, for your parents and mother-in-law, grandparents, tweens, teenagers, kids, and stocking stuffers!

Non-Toxic Holiday Gift Ideas

My struggle with infertility an recurrent miscarriage began a life-long passion for first, overhauling my house and life to be as non-toxic as possible, and second, to continue researching safer products and sharing them online.

I have many non-toxic shopping guides, including my BIG list of non-toxic favorites, and in-depth looks at non-toxic skincare, non-toxic makeup, non-toxic cleaning products, and more. Take a peak at all my non-toxic guides here!

I love using the holidays as a chance to share my favorite non-toxic and sustainable products with my loved ones. The first year after I started my research, EVERYONE got an Instant Pot! The next year, everyone got a Force of Nature. Helping people switch to non-toxic and greener products actually can make gifting A LOT easier!

7 Ways to be Kinder to The Earth & People At the Holidays

1. Use recycled wrapping paper instead of buying new gift wrap. Or go classic Christmas, and wrap everything in recycled brown paper tied up with string.
2. Do a get-together with friends and clean up a local park or sidewalk. Skip the white elephant exchange and donate to your favorite charity.
3. Vote with your $$$$. Purposefully choose to shop B-Corps, and other businesses that are putting planet and people over profits! Examples are Beautycounter, Toms, Patagonia, Athleta, and Uncommon Goods. Remember, the cost of cheaper gifts are in ecological destruction, exploitation of workers, carbon footprint, and the health of people and the planet through the spread of harmful toxins. If you can afford it, buy better!
4. Send your Senator a holiday card and urge them to support stronger regulations for consumer product safety.
5. Bring every host a gift :-).
6. Donate food to your local food bank.
7. Splurge on your friend going through a hard time.

Stocking Stuffers & Non-Toxic Gifts Under $40

• The Mighty XO– Magnesium lotions and rollers, mixed with organic essential oils. I LOVE these for stockings!
• Clean Eau De Parfum Duo – This cute non-toxic perfume set is PERFECT for gifting! Unfortunately, Beautycounter isn’t available to purchase right now, but hopefully, they will be back in Fall 2024. In the meantime, I recommend Crunchi for squeaky clean and pregnancy-safe makeup and skincare. Enjoy reading all my non-toxic beauty posts while you’re on my website!
• Beautycounter Charcoal Cleansing Bar – Hubby usually gets this in his stocking!
• Wool Dryer Balls! Replace toxic dryer sheets with wool dryer balls to help keep clothes fluffy and static free! We’ve used these for year
• Beautycounter’s Beyond Gloss is a cute gift set of clean lipglosses!
• XClear Nasal Spray– You’re going to laugh at met, but this amazing and safe nasal spray saves me in the winter. I love to gift supplements and little health items in my brother and parents’ stockings!
• Natural Scrubbing Brush Set– We love our scrubbing brushes for cleaning dishes and haven’t used those gross plastic based sponges in years. This set is great because you can break it apart and tuck into multiple stockings!
• Magnesium Glycinate– This is the best magnesium, and good for sleep, muscle tension, anxiety, health, the list goes on and on. I put a bottle in my mom and brother’s stockings last year!
• The Lashes & Lips Makeup Duo which includes Beautycounter’s famous Think Big All-in-One Mascara and their Sheer Genius Conditioning Lipstick in Transformer! A color with zero synthetic colorant that delivers a different pink hue for everyone based on the ph of your lips! So cool! And it comes in a cute pink bag. Unfortunately, Beautycounter isn’t available to purchase right now, but hopefully, they will be back in Fall 2024. In the meantime, I recommend Crunchi for squeaky clean and pregnancy-safe makeup and skincare. Enjoy reading all my non-toxic beauty posts while you’re on my website!
• The Good Oil– This gem of a facial oil smells amazing, and is reasonably priced on Amazon!
• ENERGYBits– Is it weird I’m planning on gifting chewable spirulina and chlorella to my brother and husband? Hey, these bags will fill up their stockings quickly!
• LifeStraw– Personal Water Filter for Hiking & Emergencies
• Pure Haven Cocoa Bar Soap – I am loving this non-toxic soap!
• Tactical Pen– Can Break a Car Window in Emergencies (we keep these in each car)
• Crui Bru– Delicious and indulgent alternative to coffee made from cocao.
• Rasa– Made with adaptogens, I love this coffee alternative for every day energy support.
• Zero-Waste Shaving Soap– I love this bar soap for shaving!

Gifts for Her

Gifts for your wife, sister, mom, best friend, partner, or anyone who is into things like mani-pedi sets and candles.

• Hidden Gem Makeup Set includes my very favorite cream blush + Beautycounter’s famous priming serum in a cute travel size. Unfortunately, Beautycounter isn’t available to purchase right now, but hopefully, they will be back in Fall 2024. In the meantime, I recommend Crunchi for squeaky clean and pregnancy-safe makeup and skincare. Enjoy reading all my non-toxic beauty posts while you’re on my website!
• The Triple Quench Body Butter Set – If I didn’t already have this, this is what I would most want in terms of clean body products!
• High-Performance Vegan Makeup Brushes
• Zero-Waste Shaving Kit- I LOVE this set, with it’s rose-gold safety razor, and bar shaving soap!
• 85 Hour Burn 100% Beeswax Candle in Glass
• Decorative Beeswax Smokeless & Unscented Candle
• Organic Aromatherapy Candles
• Non-Toxic Holiday Candle in Peppermint
• Pure Joy Non-Toxic Essential Oil set with candle, body firming oil, and rollerball scent, in a cute cosmetic bag
• Non-Toxic Mani-Pedi Set – Skip the toxic nail salons, please!
• Candy Cane Skincare + Candle Set
• Dry Brush Set
• Shimmer & Glow Makeup Duo This set includes Beautycounter’s talc-free highlight powder in a brand new shade Cava (shimmering rose bronze) along with the easy to apply cream eyeshadow in a new shade, Blaze — a universally flattering shimmering pink champagne that will draw light to your lids.
• Keep Cool Radiance Duo set is a fun gift with a full-size bottle of the best-selling Countertime Tripeptide Radiance Serum which increases skin radiance, and decreases the appearance of fine lines and wrinkles. It also comes with these super cute glass Refreshing Facial Globes to help depuff and improve absorption. They work best when they’re chilled, so pop them in the refrigerator before use.
• The Sugar & Silk Body Set is luxurious bath set, with a rosewater body polish and a super luxe rosewater body oil.

Gifts for Him

Okay, it’s really hard to find specific non-toxic and sustainable items for guys! I’ve tried my best 🙂

• Outdoor Tumbling Compost Bin– It’s time to start composting! If it’s a gift for him, he can be in charge of it! Pair it with a Stainless Countertop Compost Bin.
• Klean Kanteen Stainless Steel Water Bottle– It’s clean, it’s safe, the water is only touching stainless. This is what my whole family drinks from on the go!
• Wooden Laptop Stand– It isn’t healthy to be looking at a laptop on a desk. Help his neck, and grab him a laptop stand to raise up his monitor!
• Eco-Friendly Razor– This safety razor is made for a lifetime, and all you have to do is replace the blades.
• Cold Brew Coffee Maker + Pitcher
• Wool Slippers– Always a hit!
• Eco-Clog with Sustainable Wool & Cork Sole
• Organic Fair Trade Men’s Socks
• Bee House or Bee Barrel for the Yard
• Cedar Planting Box
• Tumbling Tower Wooden Lawn Game with Questions– like a giant Jenga with converstaion starters!

Gifts for Grandparents

• Heartmath– This meditation tool is the BEST! The Inner Balance Coherence Plus tool would make an amazing gift for anyone on your list. You can actually watch your heart rate slowing and reaching cohereance on the app! I’ve used the Inner Balance tool and phone app, but they also have a laptop based option called EmWave.
• The Polish & Plump Facial Trio is a great gift set for Grandma. This set includes a mini Counter+ Lotus Glow Cleansing Balm, mini Reflect Effect AHA Smoothing Facial Mask, and a mini Mighty Plump Ceramide Water Cream, all of which are great for brightening, hydrating, and plumping! Unfortunately, Beautycounter isn’t available to purchase right now, but hopefully, they will be back in Fall 2024. In the meantime, I recommend Crunchi for squeaky clean and pregnancy-safe makeup and skincare. Enjoy reading all my non-toxic beauty posts while you’re on my website!
• The Sugar & Silk Body Set is luxurious bath set, with a rosewater body polish and a super luxe rosewater body oil.
• Clean Slate Essentials Gift Set
• Indoor Herb Growing Set– For the grandparents who don’t have a yard, perhaps a little indoor herb set!
• Swedish Dishcloths– Reuseable and washable, these always make great gifts!
• Vitamix Food Cycler- For the hard-core composters.
• Eco-Clog with Sustainable Wool & Cork Sole
• Bee Houses and Supplies– Save our Bees! Provides a natural habitat for Pollinators. This one is my favorite.
• Fair Trade Wild Bird Nester
• Cedar Planting Box
• Recycled and Sustainable Puzzle

Small Gifts for Hostesses, Teachers, Etc.

• Hand Cream Trio– The Beautycounter holiday hand cream trio is always one of my FAVORITE gifts! Unfortunately, Beautycounter isn’t available to purchase right now, but hopefully, they will be back in Fall 2024. In the meantime, I recommend Crunchi for squeaky clean and pregnancy-safe makeup and skincare. Enjoy reading all my non-toxic beauty posts while you’re on my website!
• The Triple Quench Body Butter Set – This is my favorite set to break apart and put a Superquench Body Butter (or a hand cream from the set above) in a gift bag with a gift card, a novel, or a nice pair of socks or mittens.
• Swedish Dishcloths– These reuseable, yet biodegradeable dishcloths always make a lovely gift.
• Bees Wrap– Plastic and Silicone free, reuseable beeswax food wraps. Always a great gift!
• Beautycounter’s Beyond Gloss is a cute gift set of clean lipglosses! Easy to mix and match with other gifts, or gift the whole set!
• Organic Aromatherapy Candles
• Non-Toxic Holiday Candle in Peppermint

Non-Toxic Home Gifts

• The Force of Nature system which is an AWESOME little appliance that turns water, salt, and vinegar into a cleaner, deodorizer, and disinfectant as effective as bleach, while staying safe and non-toxic. It is EPA certified to work on COVID-19 for surfaces, if used as directed. You can find the certification here and the registration number is 93040-1. One of my TOP gifts!
• Branch Basics bundle. Gift your loved ones with a starter bundle from Branch Basics, and they’ll never have to buy another cleaning spray again! With one concentrate you can make hand soap, laundry detergent, all-purpose cleaning spray and degreaser, glass cleaner, and bathroom cleaner. I’ve also made dish soap with it, and cleaned my floors with it! Use code tomakeamommy for 10% off! I LOVE this stuff!
• HEPA Vacuum– A high quality HEPA filter vacuum is EXPENSIVE. If your loved one doesn’t have one already, this is a great gift to help them suck up dust that may have accumulated toxins.
• A high quality air filter! Grab one from Air Doctor, Intellipure, or Austin Air. To learn more read my post on air filters here.
• A non-toxic mattress from Naturepedic or Happsy. A true gift of love!!! See my review of organic mattresses here.
• Organic Sheets! Some companies that I love for organic sheets include Coyuchi, White Lotus and Sol Organics.
• Organic Pillows. We use Obasan and Naturepedic pillows and mattress covers, but their are GOLS and GOTS certified pillows on Amazon, like this one by PureTree.
• Cute Woven Storage Baskets or a large Jute Basket

Non-Toxic Kitchenware Gifts

• Secura Stainless Water Kettle- This all stainless water kettle is AMAZING and I have gifted it several times!
• Stainless Steel French Press – I love ours!
• The InstantPot! If they don’t have one yet, this is the perfect gift! We own three, don’t judge.
• Lodge Cast Iron Skillet- A Classic!! We also own three of these.
• Chemex Pour-Over Glass Coffeemaker- A great non-toxic, and trendy, alternative for making coffee. Hubby has used this for years!
• Zero-Waste Cleaning Kit
• Set of 4 Stainless Steel Baking Trays (this is what we use!)
• Pure Effects Under Counter Water Filter- Buy the best water filter for your loved one and offer to install it. Filtered water is such a good gift! Read my post about why filtered water is so important!
• Organic Wood Cutting Boards – Only treated with wax and organic oils!
• Polished Marble Rolling Pin & Wooden Cradle– Gorgeous!
• Lodge Cast Iron Dutch Oven- We LOVE our cast iron dutch oven!
• Glass Blender– Oster High Powered Blender, BPA free with Glass Jar
• Retro Glass Blender– BPA free and CUTE
• Cast Iron Waffle Iron Maker (really for camping!)
• Stainless Countertop Compost Bin

Non-Toxic Kids Gifts

The best I could gather up of our favorite non-toxic kids toys!

Gifts for Babies, Toddlers, and Little Kids

Pro-Tip- the German brands are generally the safest. Also, Uncle Goose from the U.S. makes fabulous non-toxic wooden blocks!

• Holtztiger Giraffe Toy
• Uncle Goose Alphabet and Numberblocks
• HABA Clutching Toy
• Wooden Baby Gym
• HABA Baby Doll (all fabric)
• HABA Soft Doll 8″
• HABA 12″ dolls– my daughter LOVES these, she has two, and outfit changes and accessories for each! This is a GREAT non-toxic alternative for little ones. She is 5 and still plays with them regularly.
• Block Set– Childhood isn’t complete without a set of simple plain hardwood blocks for open-ended building!
• Rocking Board– This Wooden Wobble Board will last for years and is for both kids and adults. It can be a swing, a bridge, a shop, a hammock, fitness equipment, a lounge chair, a marble run, and more. Our kids ADORE ours!
• HAPE Wooden Dollhouse– This solid wood dollhouse from safe company HAPE is gender nuetral and features solar panels on the roof.
• PlanToys Wooden Dollhouse family, furniture, and accessories. The most non-toxic option for a full set of dollhouse furniture, it’s what we purchased for my daughter!
• Wooden Musical Instrument Set- A classic for a reason!

Gifts for Bigger Kids

The first two gift ideas are from a company called Tegu that was formed as a way to create a for-profit company in Honduras that would foster a positive local social impact through its business. I’m a big fan.

• Perfect Blocks– These fabulous blocks are free of softeners, PVC, and BPA, incredibly durable, and perfect for open-ended play. They are also recyclable, and made from Waste-Free Production, with post-consumer recycled plastic and sustainable wood content. Hubby and son build incredible tall towers with these! I wouldn’t let a baby suck on these, but these are a good eco-friendly choice for older kids!
• Tegu Blocks– Tegu is expensive because it is the BEST. No plastic, no lead, water-based lacquer finish, so small parts, non-toxic, this is great for toddlers and older kids. Honestly, hubby and I love playing with them. They are wooden blocks with magnets, and when they stick together it is so satisfying. These are heirloom-quality, and we have several sets.
• Keva Blocks– Plain wooden blocks for advanced free-building, or making contraptions and structures. For your future engineer! The double mini-sets are good stocking stuffers.
• Labyrinth Balance Board– We LOVE this fun toy that is good for core strength, improving balance, posture, vision therapy, and problem-solving.

Gifts for Tweens & Teenagers

• Klean Kanteen Stainless Steel Water Bottle– It’s clean, it’s safe, the water is only touching stainless. This is what my whole family drinks from on the go
• Heartmath– This meditation tool is the BEST! The Inner Balance Coherence Plus tool would make an amazing gift for anyone on your list.
• Beautycounter’s Beyond Gloss is a cute gift set of clean lipglosses!
• The Lashes & Lips Makeup Duo which includes Beautycounter’s famous Think Big All-in-One Mascara and their Sheer Genius Conditioning Lipstick in Transformer! A color with zero synthetic colorant that delivers a different pink hue for everyone based on the ph of your lips! So cool! And it comes in a cute pink bag.
• Main Squeeze Lip Jellies are a cute set of 5 shades of ultra-glossy sweet tasting lip jellies from a brand that screens ingredients carefully. This is the safest option you’re going to find of something cutesy and reminiscent of the Target holiday beauty gifts, or Claire’s at the mall!

Gifts for Everyone!

• Scoria Yoga Mats– The best yoga mats are made from cotton, jute, and cork. I really want one of these non-toxic yoga mats. Maybe the moon phase one? Mom? Are you still reading? 🙂
• Yoloha Sustainable Cork Yoga Mat
• Burt’s Bees Organic Family Matching Holiday Pajamas
• HonestBaby Organic Cotton Holiday Pajamas
• Butterfly House– Eco-Friendly, and supports polinators
• Wildlife World– This is an eco-friendly company on Amazon for easy shipping, that makes bee houses, bird houses, butterfly houses, and more!
• Wooden Raised Bed Garden
• Cedar Planting Box
• Go Green Hacks Card Game
• Heartmath– This meditation tool is the BEST! The Inner Balance Coherence Plus tool would make an amazing gift for anyone on your list. You can actually watch your heart rate slowing and reaching cohereance on the app! I’ve used the Inner Balance tool and phone app, but they also have a laptop based option called EmWave.