Sometimes, the smallest gifts leave the biggest impressions – especially when they’re eco-friendly and bursting with charm! This holiday season, let’s fill stockings with sustainable beauty treats that pamper your loved ones while caring for the planet.
From nourishing lip balms in festive baubles to planet-positive nail polish, these little treasures are crafted with ethically sourced ingredients, cruelty-free formulations, and eco-conscious packaging. Get ready to delight your loved ones while spreading holiday cheer for Mother Earth!
1. UpCircle “Under the Mistletoe” Lip Balm Bauble
Give the gift of luscious lips this festive season, this nourishing lip balm will keep lips soft, supple, and mistletoe-ready all winter long!
Ingredients: Upcycled hemp seed oil and shea butter, 100% natural; vegan; cruelty-free.
Packaging: Glass jar with aluminium lid.
Made In: UK
Price: £11.99 (now £8.99 on brand site) / 15ml
2. Lush Festive Bath Bombs
Treat your loved ones with one of these handmade bath bombs that come in super cute festive characters – Penguin, Magical Santa, Frosty The Snowman, Groovy Snow Fairy…Transform bath time into a magical and aromatic escape.
Ingredients: Natural and fresh ingredients, vegan, cruelty-free.
Packaging: No packaging, naked products.
Made In: UK
Price: £3.75 – £6
3. Faith In Nature Natural Handmade Soap
This sustainable hand soap set contains 3 natural soap bars (orange, lavender & aloe vera ), promoting healthy skin while effectively and gently removing dirt and bacteria.
Ingredients: 100% natural aroma & essential oils; vegan; cruelty-free.
Packaging: 0% plastic, recycled cardboard that is recyclable and compostable.
Made In: UK
Price: £7
4. Ethique Shampoo Bars
Ethique’s waterless shampoo bars are good for the hair and good for the planet! Your loved ones will love how great their hair looks and how simple it is to make a positive impact.
Ingredients: Scientifically-proven and sustainably sourced ingredients; palm oil free; vegan; cruelty-free.
Packaging: Recyclable and home-compostable cardboard.
Made In: New Zealand
Price: £12 / 110g
5. The Body Shop Vegan Hand Cream
Help keep palms and pinkies feeling softer, smoother and protected from dryness. They also smell beautifully creamy or juicy.
Ingredients: 97% natural origin and Fair Trade; vegan; cruelty-free.
Packaging: 100% recycled aluminium and widely recyclable.
Made In: UK
Price: £7 – £15 (now 30% off)
6. Weleda Skin Food Body Butter
This natural body butter imbues the skin with a unique combination of botanical extracts. Wild pansy, calendula and chamomile help soothe and comfort dry skin, while organic shea and cocoa butter leave it intensely nourished and petal-soft.
Ingredients: 100% certified natural ingredients; vegan; cruelty-free.
Packaging: Glass jar with recyclable plastic cap.
Made In: Europe
Price: £21.95 (now £9.5) / 150ml
7. Green People Natural Mascara
A no-compromise natural mascara. Simply beautiful long lashes for a look that lasts all day (and no clumping). Great for sensitive eyes.
Ingredients: Sunflower oil, carnauba wax, beeswax, 98.4% natural ingredients; 15.4% organic ingredients; alcohol-free; vegan; cruelty-free.
Packaging: Recyclable plastic, can be put whole in with normal household recycling.
Made In: Italy
Price: £21.5 (now 30% off)
8. Evolve Organic Beauty Face Mask
This gorgeously gold organic face mask works to reduce signs of ageing whilst nourishing your skin, leaving it glowing! Made with Bio-Retinol, a natural extract from the plant Bidens pilosa, the mask delivers the same visible rejuvenation and cellular renewal benefits as Retinol, but without any irritation. It also contains organic Argan Oil and Rosehip Oil to nourish and moisturise your skin.
This rich mask blended with raw cacao powder and clay revitalises and purifies, whilst coconut particles buff the skin to silky perfection. Natural sugar extracts turn the exfoliating mask into a creamy milk on contact with water, which rinses off easily and the skin is left smooth, moisturised and calm. Fragranced with Organic Vanilla oil.
Ingredients: 100% natural, certified COSMOS Organic; vegan; cruelty-free.
Packaging: Glass jar with recyclable plastic cap
Made In: UK
Price: £11 – £13 (now 20% off) / 30ml
9. NEOM Mini Candle Scent Discovery Set
This four-piece collection is home to NEOM’s bestselling scented candles in mini size. They not only smell incredible but will also help to boost wellbeing too. From better sleep and less stress to more energy or a mood boost, there’s a candle for every mood or moment.
Ingredients: 100% naturally derived wax, 100% natural fragrance.
Packaging: Recyclable aluminium and cardboard.
Made In: UK
Price: £20 (now 25% off)
10. Neal’s Yard Remedies Women’s Balance Massage Oil
This aromatherapeutic massage oil is perfect to use for a relaxing massage and leaves skin smooth, supple and healthy-looking. Expertly formulated to give a sense of balance to the body’s natural rhythms and cycles.
Ingredients: Rose absolute, organic macadamia, geranium and frankincense essential oils, certified COSMOS natural origin; vegan; cruelty-free.
Packaging: Glass jar with recyclable plastic cap.
Made In: UK
Price: £25 (now £13.68) / 100ml
11. Pai The Glow Giver
Sharing the gift of glowing skin, these all-natural bronzing drops are a customisable skincare-make-up hybrid – add a few drops into moisturiser for all-over radiance, or apply it directly to the skin as a hydrating highlighter. Kind to sensitive skin.
Ingredients: 99.7% natural, 23% organic – hyaluronic acid, sea kelp, lemon fruit water, ethically sourced mica; vegan; cruelty-free.
Packaging: Recyclable aluminium and cardboard.
Made In: UK
Price: £15 / 10ml
12. Lakeston Reusable Makeup Remover Pads
These eco-friendly reusable cotton pads replace thousands of single-use cotton rounds, an incredible addition to a more sustainable skincare routine. They are luxuriously soft and machine washable.
Materials: Organic and sustainably sourced bamboo.
Packaging: Recyclable packaging
Made In: China
Price: £6.99 for 16 pads
13. Eco tools Start The Day Beautifully Kit
Go green with the beauty routine with this set of high-quality, eco-conscious makeup tools, including a core collection of 5 brushes, and a storage tray to organise the beauty space.
Materials: 100% renewable bamboo handles, synthetic Taklon bristles; vegan; cruelty-free.
Packaging: Recycled aluminium and cardboard.
Made In: China
Price: £9.49
14. Floral Street Fragrance Discovery Set
This mini scent wardrobe features Floral Street’s multi award-winning best-selling scents. 8 x 1.5ml sized spray bottles, perfect for exploring a range of floral fragrances.
Ingredients: Sustainable ingredients traceable from seed to scent; vegan; cruelty-free.
Packaging: Glass bottles and recyclable packaging.
Made In: UK
Price: £18
15. MANUCURIST Green Nail Polish
Green™ nail polish, the clean alternative to traditional nail polish without compromising on durability. A range using plant-based ingredients and the safest formulas, enriched with coconut oil, known for its moisturising properties, and bamboo extract for its fortifying action.
Ingredients: Up to 84% plant-based ingredients and free from 9 of the most common toxic chemicals found in traditional varnishes; vegan; cruelty-free.
Packaging: Glass bottle and recyclable packaging.
Made In: France
Price: £14 / 15ml
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