Sustainable Gifts

A birthday is approaching or Christmas is just around the corner and with that the search for a special gift starts. To give something with a clear conscience this year, we have collected ideas for sustainable gifts to inspire you. Home-baked or even homemade gifts are nice, but let's be honest: not everyone has time for that and that's okay too. Nothing is worse than when searching for a special sustainable gift turns into stress. That's why our selection falls on sustainable products that you can buy and that come equally from the heart.

Sustainable Gifts for Someone Special

One of our absolute favorite gift ideas in terms of sustainability is natural cosmetics and skincare, simply because the cosmetics industry is flooded with products that are not good for our skin but are cheap. Especially when looking for a sustainable gift, the choice falls on quality over quantity, and thus on high-quality products that the receiver may only treat himself to occasionally. After all, we don't go out for a fancy dinner every day either, but when we do, we deliberately indulge in the culinary treat and spruce ourselves up. It's a similar story with sustainable cosmetics: How about swapping microplastics for mineral cosmetics?

To gently cleanse the skin, we recommend our artisan AWESOME SOAP selection, all of which are great for skin and hair and smell really wonderful.You are only faced with the challenge of having to choose between three scents (if you have to choose at all). Our natural soaps are handmade in a small Berlin manufactory, just like our natural AWESOME SCENT selection, making them an exceptionally cool gift idea.

AWESOME BRAND products are sustainable gifts, because they are

• popular with men and women due to their stylish unisex packaging
• made of natural essential oils from controlled organic cultivation
• plastic-free and produced in a resource-saving way
• vegan and free of animal testing
• handmade under fair working conditions
• made in Germany

Take a look at what sustainable gifts we have to offer in our AWESOME SHOP and see if there is something for you and your loved ones. We also offer special gift sets. A little tip: Leave a note with your order that it is a gift and we will wrap it for you with special care! You can also specify a different delivery address and send the gift directly to your loved ones, so that it arrives on time or if you can not meet in person due to the current Corona constraints.

Last time we visited friends we asked ourselves what sustainable gift to get. As true Berliners, we gifted one of our soaps ROSEBUTT and a liquor that is also made in Berlin called BERLINER BRANDSTIFTER, and they turned out to be a success! Most importantly for us was, that both products are cool gift ideas that come in handy and won't stick around forever catching dust.

Sustainable Gifts vs. Sustainable Consumption

How can sustainability justify consumption? Doesn't sustainable consumption logically conflict with the culture of gift giving? It depends! How well do you know the person you want to gift? Do you want to give them something sustainable because it favors the person, or is it your sustainable lifestyle and you just can't help it (and really, why should you)? The question is important because someone who lives plastic-free or even zero waste, for example, has already changed a lot and probably needs less than someone who has had little contact with sustainability in everyday life. A sustainable gift makes sense in any case and is also a form of appreciation. This makes it all the more important not to choose a wasteful, meaningless gift.

But how do you find a cool gift for him or for her that is also sustainable? A good starting point is to think about their hobbies, tastes and lifestyle when choosing a sustainable gift. Along with our products, these are our favorites for a sustainable gift:

What makes a Gift Sustainable?

Nothing is worse than a gift for a special occasion like Christmas, a birthday or even Valentine's Day that seems pointless and that no one needs. A vase or special interior design accessories, about which the gift recipient is happy, is not meant by this. Rather, it is about gift certificates that are never redeemed or gifts that disappear a short time later in a drawer or in the basement or make the rounds at the next "Scrap Secret Santa". Among our favorites for sustainable gifts are therefore products that cause little to no waste, have a long life and can still be recycled in the end. One exception, of course, is organic chocolate, which is meant to be eaten and usually gone quickly. When looking for a sustainable gift, ask yourself the following questions:

1. Will the gift give joy for a long time?
2. Does my gift come from regional production?
3. What happens to the gift when it is no longer needed?

Another important question arises when looking for a gift: What do you give to people who supposedly have everything? As mentioned at the beginning, at this point it is not about giving away time or experiences, which are of course great gift ideas. Here we want to deliberately focus on sustainable products.

Cool Gift Ideas that match Hobby, Taste + Lifestyle

Depending on how well you know the person the gift is for, you'll be aware of their hobby, decorating style and or more or less sustainable lifestyle. You can build on that and maybe even go a step further and be more specific:

For travel lovers or globetrotters, we recommend the following sustainable products depending on the type of trip and the budget set for the gift:

• plastic-free camping cutlery made of stainless steel or bamboo
• sustainable travel backpack or beach towel made from recycled PET bottles or organic cotton
• notebook made of rock paper

For athletes, we recommend the following sustainable gifts depending on the sport:

• sustainable yoga mat made of natural rubber or recycled plastic
• fascia roller made of cork
• good insulating water bottle

Depending on the hobby, you can find cool gift ideas, such as for hobby cooks a permanent baking foil (not only for baking cookies at Christmas) or organic ingredients like spices, oils or other goodies. Do you know a hobby bartender? How about a stainless steel ice cube mold or glass drinking straws?

Basically, think about which products fit the hobby and if they are also available in a more sustainable way. Through your own buying behavior, for example through sustainable gifts, you make a decisive contribution to sustainable consumption in a consume-oriented society. We think gifts are a beautiful thing when they are chosen carefully and come from the heart. We all know how much joy a surprising gift can give, don't we?

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