Our Top 10 Vegan Gift Guide

October 03, 2020

Finding vegan gifts that are cruelty free can be a difficult and arduous task. That is why we have composed a list of our favourite and unique vegan brands, gifts and foods for Christmas, birthday, special occasions, treats to loved ones or yourself. We want to help you to make a conscious and informed decision, minus the time it would take to research the many brands and gifts, and in turn make it a fun and more enjoyable experience! Our gifts and brands have been thoroughly researched, hand-picked and sourced so that you can trust they are vegan, natural and sustainable and that they are kind to people, planet and animals. So why not check out our top picks below!

Our top 10 vegan gifts

1. Lani

lani products on lani gift box.

Lani has gained a status among the vegan community as a brand that speaks passionately against animal cruelty and promotes cruelty-free living and natural and healthy lifestyle choices. The brand has donated to over 20 charities to date and throughout 2020 Lani will be donating to the following four charities: Amicii Dog Rescue, Friend Farm Animal Sanctuary, Gut Aiderbichl and Slaughterhouse Survivors. This means that buying gifts from this inspirational company, not only means your products are kind to animals but that your money will also be going towards supporting a number of animal-focused charities. Could you buy a more vegan-friendly gift? Plus, we think Lani's items are perfectly designed to be gifted, with their glass bottles and jars coated in vivid and fun colours!

2. Lucky Cloud Skincare

lucky cloud cleansing balm and face oil in amber glass jars and bottles with metal lids.

Lucy is the founder of Lucky Cloud Skincare a completely natural, vegan friendly skincare brand. It has become a multi award-wining brand for it's products that are planet and skin friendly! Everything is handmade in small batches and all new products are developed, tested and finished all in the one place. Lucky Cloud Skincare has just had a re-branding and we think the labels are just so pretty that they would make a beautiful vegan-friendly gift for someone special.

3. Nathalie Bond

nathalie bond large bath salts in amber glass jar with an aluminium lid. We love the colourful but sophisticated branding of the Nathalie Bond products, this makes them perfect to gift but also, as a treat for yourself that will always look beautiful on your shelves. We stock Nathalie Bond cruelty-free products because of their philosophy to use the best possible organic, natural ingredients and nothing else that are great for our skin and the planet. We stock their candles, lip balms, bath salts and soaps. These wonderful products are the great way to help fill your loved ones homes with lovely botanical fragrances!

4. Blushberry Botanicals

blushberry hand cream surrounded by grapefruit slices and flowers. Blushberry Botanicals was founded by Lorraine Tait and she makes a range of natural vegan cosmetics using the finest ingredients. Lorraine studied botany and chemistry at Aberdeen University and more recently qualified as a nurse, giving her the knowledge to develop luxury plant based products which truly care for the skin. We stock Lorraine's face masks, scrubs and hand creams in the normal size and in the minis - so you can mix and match as many of these as you like when you are gifting a special something to the ones you care about.

5. The Kind Box, from £30

the kind box

The Kind Box is the brand new ethical gift box from The Kind Store. Due to the popularity of gift giving in the recent months, we have produced the kind box to beautifully present your gifts to loved ones to showcase our amazing vegan, natural and sustainable products. Gifting is one of the best ways to encourage your friends and family to shop sustainably and with The Kind Box, you can either purchase one of our pre-filled boxes or create your own and get them shipped direct to your recipient with a hand written note. Each sustainable gift box is printed with non-toxic inks on FSC card.

6. Raw Halo Chocolate, £1.99

raw halo vegan chocolate selection.

Raw Halo's chocolate bars are all vegan-friendly, as they use added lucuma powder and creamed coconut for their dreamy vegan mylk chocolate. They source their ingredients from small, organic farms that trade their produce for a fair price and treat their communities well. We love these cute little chocolate bars as an extra in a little care package or gift box that is meant to cheer someone up or surprise the people you love with completely vegan brands and items.

7. Candles, from £10

bloom vegan soy candle.

Natural aromatherapy candles are the perfect solution when you want to gift a moment of calm, relaxation or mental focus. Handmade and scented with pure essential oils, soy wax and cotton wicks for a clean burn and lovely botanical fragrance. They do not contain paraffin wax or synthetic fragrance - 100% chemical free.

8. Cookies, from £3.20

sharer bag of vegan coconut cookies. Rhythm 108 are a vegan and gluten free snack brand. The craftsmanship, care, and appreciation of the little things made them think of food as so much more than just fuel – it was a way of expressing creativity and a means to forming close, real relationships. They wanted to take this passion and local artisan tradition and use it to create delicious treats that were based on their modern values – plant-based, natural, and wholesome. They are serious about making an impact and a change, and their products do just that with all natural and animal friendly ingredients these are a great little treat for someone who loves to drink, tea or coffee or has a sweet tooth. We stock these in two different flavours: coconut & double chocolate hazelnut.

9. Sweets, £5

vegan watermelon sweets in compostable plastic free packaging.

Based in Northamptonshire in the East Midlands, Sweet Lounge specialises in vegan and vegetarian confectionery, so you will never find animals in their products. Their founder is Greta, mum of 2 currently also runs another 2 businesses and started her own business at the age of 16 so was born to do this! Their biggest focus is to create packaging that can easily be recycled or reused. They are passionate about protecting the environment and so wanted this to be reflected in their brand. They have set themselves the goal that all new ranges they create must have recyclable or compostable packaging.

They only sell the highest quality sweets from around the globe and see themselves as a luxury sweet shop for grown-ups, making sure to taste test every new product they source, only accepting the finest of them all!

10. Live Green by Jen Chillingsworth, £8.99

Many of us are already doing what we can to adopt a greener lifestyle. We recycle, reduce, eat less meat and opt for environmentally friendly cleaning products. Yet we often wish we were doing more. This practical guide is a great gift for someone looking to become more eco-friendly but just needs a little bit of help. It contains 52 changes - one for each week of the year - to reduce your environmental impact, in your lifestyle and in your home. Tackling cleaning routines, home furnishings, food shopping, fashion choices, natural beauty and Christmas, here are all the ingredients to help you achieve a more sustainable year. This book is mostly vegan friendly, however does refer to beeswax but it also states vegan versions are available. Also, available is the follow up book Clean Green.

The Kind Store team try and test all products that we stock, so you can be certain that what you are buying is high quality, works well and loved by us. We source all products using our ethos via our sustainable principles, so you can trust that what you are buying is kind to animals, people and planet. We stock items from UK independent makers and suppliers to ensure our products are eco-friendly. Discover hundreds of vegan, natural, sustainable and cruelty-free products.

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