Buying for your vegan friend can be a challenging shopping experience. Hopefully, this list can make it easier. At the same time, maybe you can learn a thing or two about vegan and ethical companies and their offerings.
There are lots of great businesses producing high-quality work for the betterment of people, animals and the planet.
1. Soy Wax Candles
If you’re looking for an affordable find, then you can’t go wrong with a quality soy candle. Eco Candle Co. is a small business located in Appleton, Wisconsin. Their candles are hand poured from 100 percent soy wax, and they make their fragrance with an essential oil blend free of phthalates.
The jar itself is recycled glass and topped with a paper lid for easy recycling. All materials made in the USA, with the soybeans coming directly from the midwest.
2. A Wallet Made from Leaves
For men and women alike, a quality vegan and ethically-made wallet can be an affordable and chic gift. Over at Thamon, wallets have taken on a whole new look. This leather alternative brand has turned leaves into wallets.
Have no fear. These teak leaves are sturdy and sustainably harvested. The company stains and finishes each leaf wallet using a non-toxic film to ensure durability and seal in the natural beauty of the leaf while providing a waterproof exterior. You can purchase a men or women’s wallet at the Velvety store front.
3. Cork Backpack
Fashion backpacks have been super trendy as of late. There are stylish, vegan and ethically-made backpacks that suit your needs, even if you’re the more practical type. Check out this high-quality pack from German-based company Herdentier. It’s a unisex pack made from black cork leather and stamped with a vegan leather logo.
Cork provides strength and durability for daily use. Herdentier wants you to know that harvesting cork actually extends the life of the plant. Each time you peel cork every nine to 13 years, the plant comes nearer to its ultimate life expectancy of 300 years. A cork plant would die at around 80 years, if left unpeeled.
4. Beauty Products
The beauty industry is laden with harmful chemicals and harmful testing practices. Fortunately, the makers of UMA Oils have taken a whole other approach that’s better for you, the animals, and the planet. All UMA Oils are produced on a 100-acre field with nutrient-rich soil using a sustainable, nutrient-preservation farming technique. This technique produces a lower yield but provides a higher quality product that’s better for you and the soil. All oils are tested on humans only, no animals.
This beautiful oil is a blend of neroli, frankincense, sandalwood and many others. Bless someone in your life with this gloriously hand-crafted and well-cared-for oil.
If you think your recipient might take anti-aging oil the wrong way, this set of vegan bath bombs is another ethically-made, vegan beauty gift. When you buy this set, Soapbox even donates five bars of soap to people in need.
5. Shoes
It can be a true challenge to find a 100 percent vegan shoe that’s also fashionable. But with Ahisma shoes you can be sure you’re getting exactly what you pay for. This shoe company stands above and beyond all the rest, because all their shoes come directly from their own factory.
Ahisma wanted to ensure that production was in complete alignment with their values, so they took production into their own hands. The result is a beautifully handcrafted, totally vegan shoe.
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