Christmas presents for your sister: 8 great ideas

There’s no-one like a sister

Some of us are fortunate enough to have older or younger sisters that we have always got along with. They braided our hair, or told off kids who were being mean to us at school,

Others among us spent our childhood years crafting ever more elaborate ‘KEEP OUT!’ signs for our bedroom doors.

Whatever kind of relationship you have with your sister, it’s certainly true that sisters hold a unique place in our hearts. Always there for us when times get tough; always the only one who will really tell us the truth about our new questionable haircut. Yes, sisters are a gift and a blessing to all of us lucky enough to have one.

So, what to get her for Christmas?

Knowing that every sister is unique, we’ve hoped to cover options for plenty of different personalities here. However, every one of our gifts is sustainable and ethical, so you can rest assured your present won’t harm the planet.

So, without further ado, let’s dive in to our selection of Christmas presents for sisters.

Luxurious organic haircare

Is your sister’s hair her pride and joy? (Has it finally recovered from that time you stuck gum in it when you were eight?) Then she will love some extra-special haircare to look after her strands.

We already featured the importance of going organic with your haircare when we spoke to Olivia Crighton, founder of London’s Glasshouse Salon.

According to Olivia, going organic has benefits for your hair and skin if you’re sensitive to some harsher, synthetic ingredients. Plus, you can take into account things like sustainability and environmental factors.

However perhaps the biggest draw of organic haircare is the fact that it’s usually made with extracts of fruits, seeds and flowers which smell divine.

If that appeals, then Evolve’s handy collection of haircare essentials won’t disappoint. It features Baobab protein and pomegranate extract to nourish your sister’s hair.

Plus, as with all Evolve’s products, the whole blend is organic, vegan and free of toxic chemicals.

Cosy pyjamas or loungewear

Yes, perhaps some of us went a bit overboard with loungewear in 2020. However, if your sister missed the trend and is still lounging in her secondary school sports sweats, it may be time for an upgrade.

Fashion is arguably one of the hardest areas to find sustainable and ethical options. Complex supply chains and shady business ethics in some quarters mean it’s very difficult to buy responsibly.

Fortunately there are some good players out there.

We’re very nearly obsessed with Girlfriend Collective’s range of gorgeous loungewear is made with recycled fabrics and organic cotton.

They also have activewear options if your sister is of a sporty persuasion, which is made of recycled materials including fishing nets!

You can even pick up a microfibre filter to make sure that no micro-plastics from any of your clothes reach the oceans from your washing machine.

Erbology Organic Skin Health Foods Gift Set

Help your sister keep her skin looking gorgeous and glowing with our very own Organic Skin Health Foods Gift Set.

It includes three natural foods, specially selected for their skin-loving properties. Just like any other part of the body, your skin needs the right amounts of specific nutrients to be able to function at its best.

On the other hand, environmental factors like pollution, stress and smoking can cause our bodies to produce a wave of free radicals. When there are too many of these little unstable molecules, they start to cause cell damage and ageing - the last thing we want for our skin!

Luckily, the right natural foods can help support your skin’s health.

For example, our Organic Aronia Juice Shots are packed full of anthocyanins, a special type of pigment which fights free radical damage. Meanwhile our Organic Sea Buckthorn Powder is full of skin-loving nutrients such as omega-7, beta-carotene and vitamin C.

Finally, we add in our Organic Amaranth Oil. Cold-pressed straight from organic amaranth seeds, it contains squalene. Any skincare buff will know that squalene is a fantastic moisturiser. Our oil can be used in recipes or as part of your sister’s skincare routine. A multi-tasking skin hero!

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