The festive season is such a beautiful time, don’t you agree?

Enjoying the company of your extended family spending time together, eating homemade food, playing with the little ones, decorating your home, catching up with old friends…

Despite this, it is interesting to recognise that at this most celebrated time of year one aspect, that of giving those close to us something meaningful, has become some type of obligation.

This is why we are not going to be the ones to tell you that you must buy gifts for everyone, no exceptions (at the end of the day there are many ways to give gifts that do not entail spending money: giving your time, taking care, making something, sharing dishes of homemade food…)

But if you want to give a gift, make sure it’s a good one. Something ethical, environmentally friendly and above all very useful for the lucky recipient.

In order to give you a helping hand, this year (as we did last year and the year before) we have put together a list of useful plastic-free presents for each and every special person in your life.

But that’s not all:

1. We are again offering our “Plastic-free Santa Claus” service – we send your gift with a handwritten note to the special someone of your choice. To take up this festive season service all you have to do is: choose your gift, add it to your shopping cart, enter the delivery address of the lucky recipient and in the “order comments” in the shipping method section specify that it is a present and write the message you would like us to pass on on your behalf.

2. If you can’t decide what to give someone, we have created our “Plastic-free gift cards”, so that you can give them to whoever you choose, and that person can decide what it is they really desire from our extensive product range.

Would you like to take a look at the festive gift list we have created this year? Well, let’s get on our merry way:

Our plastic-free useful present list that will have your loved ones jumping over the moon with glee

 

1. For your father, who has rediscovered his social side after the pandemic lockdown and has joined the local choir, the theatre group, has started Tai Chi, Olympic rowing and is even learning French. Oh la lá.

“That’s My Dad” Pack:

• • Stainless steel oval lunch box, so that he can take lunch with him if he doesn’t have time to come home to eat – €16.80

  • Stainless steel water bottle, because staying hydrated is vital when you are running all over the place – €34.90

 

2. For your mother, who has great skin and there is nothing she likes more than to get sample skincare sachets from the Pharmacy.

“Silky smooth skin” Pack:

• • Solid oil-based make-up remover, to leave her face feeling like silk – €18.15

  • Red clay exfoliant face mask for sensitive skin, so she can make sure she puts her feet up and relaxes at least once a week – €9.95

  • Organic restorative toner for mature skin that smells glorious – €21.35

  • Nourishing moisturiser for delicate skin (if you would like to give her the “all bases covered” set you could also include this eye contour cream or this delicious addition for her décolletage) – €16.49

 

3. For your Grandpa, who is still looking after the vegetable patch at his advanced age and who has a pantry full, enough to survive three world wars.

“Self-sufficient Granddads” Pack:

• • Organic cotton bag for keeping his vegetables fresh in the fridge, so that the kilos of green beans picked each summer are kept fresh and crisp before being bottled in jars for the rest of the year – €9.50

  • Wooden brush with plant-based bristles, for cleaning all those veggies – €4.20

  • Silicone pouch (from silica, not plastic) for freezing, because that industrial sized freezer in the garage is not going to fill itself – €19.95

 

4. For your Grandmother, who has started on a quest as an environmental volunteer, taking part in climate change protests and any day now she is going to turn into a version of Jane Fonda and end up being arrested.

“Rebellious Granny” Pack:

• • “Reduce your plastic consumption” online course ( “Familias sin plástico” book included) so that she learns how to avoid plastic at home step by step – €44.10
• • “Contenedor amarillo S.A.” book, so she really understands what lurks behind the recycling system – €19.95
• • Organic nettle balm for tired legs, to help her recover from a long day demonstrating in the street and her regular walks picking up rubbish – €14.95

 

5. For your sister, who doesn’t let a weekend go by without heading up a mountain and was made climber of the year at her local indoor climbing gym.

“Better than the Brownlee Brothers” Pack:

• • Multi-use bar of olive oil soap from Marseille: just one 200g bar of soap to take in her backpack and use for washing her body, hair and clothes in her favourite mountain refuges – €4.15

  • Intensive care cream for your hands and nails, for taking good care of her hands after a days rock-climbing – €16.15

  • An insulated stainless steel drink bottle, whether she needs some cool fresh water or a hot cup of coffee she will be ready for any time of year – €35.90

 

6. For your brother, who loves everything vintage and is currently restoring and renovating his new flat with a collector’s taste.

“Beautiful objects for a beautiful home” Pack:

• • Classic recycled glass jar with a cork lid, to make the pantry look its best– €12.10

  • Original ash wood soap stand, for a really attractive bathroom – €5.90

  • Authentic recycled glass bottle with a cork top, to make him smile on the inside every time it catches his eye – €5.20

 

7. For your partner, who has just finished a cocktail making course and likes to show off their new skills at every opportunity.

“The Entertainer” Pack:

• • Skull-shaped glass, perfect for serving up cocktails or mocktails…that are to die for delicious (pun intended 😉 – €8.40

  • Stainless steel 2in1 straw, ideal for making and enjoying their favourite creations – €1.90

  • Set of stainless steel ice cubes, for keeping their drinks cold but never watery. No never watery. – €22.80/6 pack.

 

8. For the littlest member for the family, who simply loves having afternoon tea in the park, jumping in the puddles and covering themselves in mud up to their eyebrows.

“Free as the wind” Pack:

• • Nifty little round stainless steel container for all their snacking needs – €9.90
  • Rounded tip child’s pocketknife, for whittling and cutting things safely – €11.00
  • Organic restorative St John’s Wart balm, for soothing and relieving bumps and scrapes that come with lots of wild adventures – €15.45
  • Creative game of memory, made from local timber, to help them survive those rainy indoor days – €29.00

 

9. For your young cousin, who has just gotten her first period this year and is sick of people telling her “that she is now a young woman”.

“Welcome first period, let’s be friends” Pack:

• • Fabric reusable panty liner, for the first and last days of her period each month – €9.00

• • Organic cotton period pad for those heavier days in between – €11.00

• • The super comfortable period underwear, for when she wants to forget she even has her period – €29.00

 

10. For your teenage cousin, who ignores everything and pretends he doesn’t care about anything, however he spends half an hour getting ready in the bathroom every time he wants to go out the front door.

“I’d rather die than make things easy” Pack:

• • 3 piece safety razor, for that perfect shave he is after – €10.90

• • Tea tree soap, for preventing and treating acne flare-ups – €4.95

• • Vegan solid shampoo bar for normal to oily hair, to help style his hair and perfect his look – €7.90

 

11. For your friend the yogi, who stretches and bends themselves like a piece of chewing gum and says thanks by saying “Namasté”.

“The salute to the sun” Pack:

• • PURA Sport stainless steel water bottle, so that they stay well hydrated even in Bikram yoga class – €24.95
  • Organic moisturising body oil with warming notes from cinnamon, clove and ylang ylang, because there is nothing better after class than a hot shower and a relaxing body oil – €18.34
  • “Be Yoga” greeting card, because they will just love to hear how much you value their friendship – €2.50

 

12. For your best friend’s newborn baby, whose mother will appreciate whatever useful item you give them as long as it’s not another matching outfit.

“Hello world!” Pack:

• • Bath thermometer, so that mum can stop wetting her elbow every time she runs the bath – €13.95

  • Evolutionary stainless steel baby’s bottle that grows with the child’s needs, she can convert it into a snack container, for taking puréed baby food on the go or even fill it with chopped up fruit for afternoon tea – €17.50

  • Organic Calendula moisturising balm, for preventing and treating any little skin irritations, even nappy rash, in a natural and effective way – €14.95

13. And for everyone else…

Perfect if you are not sure you are going to make the right choice but would like to give those around you a plastic-free gift:

• • Practical

  • Eco-friendly

• And put together ethically.