Natural Christmas gift ideas under £20

Natural, plastic-free gifts are an easy win at Christmas. They’re useful, they look lovely unwrapped, and nobody ends up with another thing they don’t need. Here are our favourite picks from the shop, grouped by who you’re buying for. Every one is a best seller with our own customers.

Stocking fillers and Secret Santa

Small, useful and easy to post.

• Sacred Lips Lip Balm. Avocado oil, beeswax and coconut oil, with peppermint and lemon, in a reusable aluminium tin. A good choice for anyone, especially in winter.
• Patchouli and Sandalwood Soap. A traditional soap bar made with coconut, rapeseed and shea butter. Wrap it in brown paper and string and it looks like a proper present.
• Natural Roll-On Perfume. A 10ml roll-on made with essential oils, small enough for a stocking or a handbag. Plastic-free and handmade in the UK.
• Vanilla Chai Body Cream. Cinnamon, anise and vanilla with cocoa butter and argan oil, in recycled glass. It smells like Christmas.

A pamper night in a box

Put a few of these together and you’ve got a thoughtful gift for someone who needs to slow down.

1. Sweet Dreams Body Wash with ylang ylang, lavender and tonka bean, handmade in Wales in recycled glass and aluminium.
2. No. 22 Magnesium Oil Spray, the second best seller in our shop. Our guide explains how to use magnesium oil spray, which is worth passing on with the gift.
3. Vanilla Chai Body Cream for afterwards.
4. Sweet Dreams Pillow Spray with organic lavender, bergamot and ylang ylang.

For the skincare lover

• UpCircle Coffee and Rosehip Face Oil. Certified organic, made by hand in the UK, with coffee, rosehip, jojoba and sea buckthorn oils.
• Miana Loose Mineral Foundation. Made without mica or titanium dioxide, for very sensitive skin. Check their shade before you buy.

For the person trying to cut down on plastic

Practical gifts they’ll use every day:

• Truthpaste toothpaste in a glass jar, our number one best seller. There’s a children’s version for little stockings too.
• Natural Deodorant Stick in a plastic-free push-up tube.
• A laundry set: Wilton London’s non-bio laundry liquid and the matching fabric conditioner, in Patchouli, Cedarwood or Jasmine. It sounds like an odd gift until you smell it.

Our guide to plastic-free bathroom swaps has more ideas.

Wrapping it without the waste

• Use brown kraft paper and paper tape or string. Shiny and glittery wrapping paper usually can’t be recycled.
• Try the scrunch test: if the paper stays scrunched in a ball, it can usually be recycled.
• A tea towel or scarf makes a wrap that’s part of the present.
• Glass jars and tins, like the Truthpaste jar or the lip balm tin, look good with just a sprig of rosemary and a label.

Getting it in time for Christmas

We pack and post every order within 48 hours, with tracking. Royal Mail publishes its last recommended posting dates for Christmas each year, so order a few days before those to be safe. Spend over £70 and UK delivery is free, which is easy to reach if you’re buying a few gifts at once. See our delivery page for details.

Questions we get asked

Can I send a gift straight to someone else?

Yes. Enter their name and address as the delivery address at the checkout, and add a note to your order to say it’s a gift.

Are these gifts vegan?

Most are. The Sacred Lips lip balm contains beeswax, so it isn’t vegan. Every product page lists the full ingredients.

What if they don’t like it?

Unopened items can be returned within 14 days of delivery. For hygiene reasons we can’t take back toiletries once the seal is broken, unless they’re faulty. See our returns page.

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