Vegan Christmas gifts: Our best gift sets for 2021

Give them the gift of wellbeing

At Christmas, we love to give the people who matter most to us a meaningful gift. There’s simply nothing better than coming up with a truly thoughtful present and then watching their eyes light up as they open it!

That’s why we love to give gifts that are oriented around self-care. What better gift can you give a loved one than the tools they need to feel their best?

When the cold January weather bites, they’ll have that little bit of extra help to look after themselves as they reset and refocus for the new year.

Our selection of vegan Christmas gifts has been made with this in mind. Each one centres around a particular health goal, making it easy to choose the best one for your lucky recipient.

For the stress head: our Relax and Focus Gift Set

We all have one friend who never seems to be able to get a moment to themselves. Rushing from one thing to another and always putting others first, they have a superhuman ability to get more done in a day than we could in five!

Our Relax and Focus Gift Set is the perfect choice for their Christmas gift. It contains two of our bestselling adaptogenic powders: our Organic Lion’s Mane and Organic Ashwagandha Powders.

Lion’s mane is a medicinal mushroom. Practitioners of Traditional Chinese Medicine have revered it for thousands of years. Nowadays, scientists are studying it for its ability to help to balance mood and enhance focus.

Thanks to its high levels of special polysaccharides called beta-glucans, lion’s mane may also help support your natural immunity. Our Organic Lion’s Mane Powder contains 32% beta-glucans, which is very high.

Meanwhile, ashwagandha is an ancient Ayurvedic adaptogen. Research has linked it with improved sleep and stress reduction.

As adaptogens, both of these powders can help you to cope with both mental and physical stresses. In short, they’ll support your pal as they tackle their hectic agenda, providing them with a sense of calm and resilience.

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For the friend who’s always tired: our Energising Mushrooms Gift Set

It’s a side effect of modern life that many of us feel more worn out than ever. Working full time, supporting a family, or just dealing with the aftermath of a global pandemic - we’re exhausted, and with good reason!

At Erbology we’ve been relying on medicinal mushrooms to help us get back on our feet. If you haven’t come across them before, medicinal mushrooms are fungi which may have functional health-supporting properties.

Lion’s mane, mentioned above, is a medicinal mushroom. However for our Energy Mushrooms Gift Set we’ve chosen two different mushrooms for their specific qualities.

The first is reishi (also known as Ganoderma lucidum). This is a brilliant medicinal mushroom which also contains immunity-supporting beta-glucans. However it has other benefits too, such as antimicrobial properties and a strong antioxidant capacity.

The second is Cordyceps sinensis. We like to call it ‘the revitaliser’! It has been used for thousands of years in Traditional Chinese Medicine to nourish yin and yang. In the modern day, scientific studies have suggested it can boost our energy and sex drive, as well as having anti-aging properties.

Once again, both mushrooms are adaptogens, so they have the added benefit of helping you to cope with the stresses of daily life. The perfect vegan Christmas gift for that friend who needs a hand getting going in the morning!

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For the beauty king or queen: our Skin Foods Gift Set

Our skin can really affect our confidence. If your skin is clear and glowing, you feel like you can take on the world, but a bad skin day can leave you unwilling to emerge from under the duvet.

For a loved one whose skincare routine is longer than your grocery shopping list, or for someone who would simply enjoy a bit of extra self-care, we recommend our Skin Foods Gift Set.

It contains three natural, vegan products specially curated by Erbology experts for their skin-loving properties.

The first is our Organic Aronia Juice Shots. These taste like a cross between pomegranate and blueberry and are a lovely way to kickstart your morning. (Top tip: keep them in the fridge and drink one first thing to refresh and revitalise!)

While they taste delicious, we’re most interested in the skin-loving properties of aronia berries. They are naturally rich in pigments called anthocyanins, which give them their dark purple colour. However, anthocyanins are also antioxidants, which fight free radical damage. This helps prevent cellular damage and ageing, so it’s an excellent addition to any skincare routine.

Next, we include our Organic Sea Buckthorn Powder. Another powerful berry, sea buckthorn is rich in omega-7 and beta-carotene. These care for your skin, eyes and mucous membranes. Meanwhile vitamins C and E are antioxidants and play a role in nourishing your skin. Vitamin C, for example, is vital in synthesising collagen.

Finally, we add our Organic Amaranth Oil. This pure, cold-pressed oil is rich in squalene, which is a fantastic moisturiser for skin. Drizzle it over your recipes, or apply it as a face and body oil. It’s skincare that is literally good enough to eat.

SHOP SKIN FOODS GIFT SET