Christina Burnett 11/24/19 Christina Burnett 11/24/19

36 Sustainable Gifts To Indulge Even The Most Finicky On Your Gift List

36 Goodies that will sustainably indulge even the most particular loved ones on your gift list.

These gifts will sustainably indulge even the most particular loved ones on your gift list.

Serial Traveler

The ReNew Traveler Tote

Consider this your new travel companion. Complete with two zip pockets, a spacious interior, and a top zip closure, the ReNew Traveler Tote works like a weekender but can easily roll up for no-fuss packing. And did we mention it’s durable, easy to clean, and entirely recycled?*

Patagonia Organic Cotton Bandana

Timeless and simple, our organic cotton bandana will serve you for many years, no matter how you decide to use it; 22" x 22".

The ReNew Catch-All Case

Much more than a dopp kit, it's a travel-friendly toiletry (or other-small-things) bag that's also made for everyday use. The ReNew Transit Catchall features five interior drop-in pockets, one exterior zip pocket, and a design that will snap-down for compact travel or roll back for easy access. Oh, and it’s made from 100% recycled polyester.*

The Baseball Cap

The world’s lightest baseball cap—that we know of. The Baseball Cap is made of lightweight, breathable 4.2 oz cotton poplin, with brushed metal hardware and tonal embroidery. Talk about a home run.

Thalia Fringe Tote Bag

This shaggy straw bag is loads of fun! Three rows of raffia fringe are layered on a sturdy straw bag. It's perfect for small beach essentials or a night out. Handmade by artisans in Bali. This bag measures 13" wide and 9" tall.

Miir Defend 20Oz Tumbler

Cozy Karma 1/4 Zip

FOR: A cold-weather essential for moving to and from the studio

FEEL: Remarkably cozy fabric has a plush interior

FAVE: Versatile funnel neck for temperature control

S'well Calacatta Gold 16-Ounce Commuter

Elevate the coffee on your morning commute with the look of precious Italian Calacatta marble veined in rich gold. This triple-insulated stainless steel thermos keeps chilled beverages cold for up to 24 hours and hot drinks warm for up to 6 hours, making it perfect for hot chocolate at an autumn rugby game, ice water on a summer stroll through the city and coffee every day. An inner layer of copper prevents condensation so the bottle doesn't sweat on your hands or desk. With its convenient splash-free, pop-top lid—pop up the tab to drink, snap it shut to seal—the Commuter will keep you stylishly hydrated on the go, whether you're in a car, on a train or at the office.

Patagonia Black Hole Duffel 100L

Burly recycled polyester ripstop with highly weather-resistant TPU-film laminate and a DWR (durable water repellent) finish

Large opening to main compartment, zippered side pocket, mesh pockets in lid; stuffs into its own pocket for easy storage

Padded, removable shoulder straps and reinforced haul handles for easy carrying

Padded convertible backpack straps for comfortable back carry and versatility

Padded base protects contents

Sturdy, reinforced daisy chains for lashing

1,640 g (3 lbs 9.9 oz)

Patagonia Brodeo Beanie

Warm and comfortable recycled wool/recycled nylon blend

2½" rib-knit cuff fits snugly around ears

Uplifting Scrunchie

eep your hair out of your face and your head in the game with this lightweight quick-drying scrunchie.

All Good All Stars Set

Looking for a gift set that has it all? We have just the one! The All Good All Stars Set includes our first picks to keep you on your A-game from head to toe — no matter what the day throws at you.

Contains:

(1) All Good Goop (1 oz.)

(1) Herbal Freeze (2 oz.)

(1) Mineral Sunscreen Butter SPF50

(1) Cedarwood Deodorant

(1) All Good Lips Tangerine SPF15

(1) All Good Lips Organic Original

For The Home

Petrified Wood Cheese Board

This hand carved piece of petrified wood is the perfect tabletop staple to draw people to the finest of cheeses. No two boards are the same so you know you will be getting something one of a kind. Handcrafted by Duma in Bali. Approximately 7" X 9" (Each piece is handmade and can vary slightly in size and color. The measurements listed are approximate).

JFM Brass Striker

What looks like a cylindrical container from far away is actually a chic match holder that does triple duty as a striking surface and an objet d’art. Swipe a “strike anywhere” kitchen match across the textured knurled brass surface, and just like that—fuego. Place it on your coffee table or in the guest bathroom.

Parker Light Beige Record Player

Whether you have a recently released LP, vintage 78 or bargain-bin 45, you can give it a spin on this sleek record player. Offering three-speeds (33?, 45 and 78 rpm), the turntable issues forth the warm sound of analog recordings through built-in stereo speakers. Housed in beige-finished wood, the clean-lined player also streams music wirelessly from any Bluetooth-enabled device.

In the Night Striped Throw

This lightweight striped throw combines navy and cream in a funky striped pattern, accented by large tassels on the ends. Woven on a hand loom using cotton string by artisans in Gulu. We partner with an organization called Wawoto Kacel Cooperative who provides dignified work opportunities to women with disabilities. Made from cotton. Machine Wash & Dry. Approximately 72" by 62".

Reusable Straws

Suck on something reusable—that’s SUCKIT’s philosophy. In with the multi-use, out with the single. Not only are these straws reusable, you can conveniently stick ‘em in your purse, drawer, or gym bag. And no one can hate on that shiny rose gold.

Sand Dotted Ring Dish

This unique ceramic ring dish is perfect for holding your small trinkets. The raw clay is coated with a white wash, with polka dots carved in so the natural sandy clay shows through. It's handmade by artisans in Bali, making each piece one-of-a-kind. It measures approximately 4 in x 4 in and is 1/2 in tall.

Alliance Of Moms Tote -Black -White

For each Mombshell bag purchase, 50% of the purchase price will be donated to Alliance of Moms, a program that supports parenting and pregnant teens in foster care in Los Angeles County. Alliance of Moms works to empower new mothers with tools to create a healthy childhood and break the cycle of foster care.

Ceramic Box -White

Organize in style! Use these boxes to store everything from earrings to bobby pins to bracelets. Each purchase empowers artisans at Chabi Chic in Morocco.

Brass Mister

This adorable little polished-brass can has an easy press plunger for gently misting delicate plants, or for spraying light amounts of water directly onto the soil of plants like succulents, cacti, air plants, etc. that don’t require much water.

Marble + Copper Handled Cheese Board

Our Marble + Copper Cheese Board is a sophisticated way to serve up everything from meat and cheese spreads to appetizers and snacks.

14"diam. x 1.75"h.

Solid marble.

Subtle variations in marble veining and coloring are to be expected.

Metal handles in a Copper finish.

Made in India.

Handwoven Cotton Blanket -Black Fringe Throw

Bundle up with your blanket of dreams. This hand-woven throw is both beautiful and sustainably made, spun from 100% cotton and all-natural dyes. (Plus, it's machine washable!) Each purchase empowers artisan women at Collective Humanity in Cambodia.

Clouded Agate Coasters (Set of 4)

These Clouded Agate Coasters are sliced crystals, polished to reveal naturally occurring patterns and opaque coloring. Each piece is subtly one of a kind, bringing a little jewel-toned beauty to coffee tables, desks and consoles.

Wellness

Honey Berry Mask

The beauty of the Honey Berry Mask: Enzymatic Glow is in its simplicity. With dense superfood ingredients that contain whole fruit acids, enzymes and antioxidants, this Mask is a true multitasker. This nourishing treatment acts as a gentle brightening enzymatic exfoliator, a hydrator that visibly plumps and firms the skin, and an antioxidant-rich feast for an overall healthy glow. It’s no surprise that this all-skin, all-season facial mask has reached cult status. The honey and the fruits in this mask contain an abundance of enzymes, Vitamin C, flavonoids, polyphenols, and B vitamins. This Mask is suitable for all skin types with the exception of extremely sensitive or reactive skin.

High Vibrational Beauty: Recipes and Rituals for Radical Self Care

Kerrilynn Pamer and Cindy DiPrima Morisse, founders of CAP Beauty, the all-natural beauty site and store, want to share their deep knowledge of the benefits of natural beauty, foods, and mindfulness techniques with you. Natural beauty is about making choices that create true radiance from the foods we eat to the way we move to how we care for ourselves and our planet.

You’ve already purified your meals, workouts, and bodies by returning to clean naturals. Now it’s time to align your beauty routine with the other wellness practices you follow. What we put on our skin is easily as important as what we put in our mouths. But natural beauty is about much more than just products. Through routines, recipes, and rituals, High Vibrational Beauty addresses beauty from the inside out and vibrancy from the outside in.

Divided into seasons and focused on self-care and rejuvenation, High Vibrational Beauty combines mantras, meditations, natural skin care regimens, and more than 100 plant-based recipes to help you achieve radical radiance. This is the only guidebook you need to create true and lasting beauty for the mind, body, and soul.

FEELINGS - VOTARY GIFT SET

“We all know emotions are at the heart of your overall wellbeing. Nurturing how you feel emotionally is as important as physical wellness. You live what you feel.”

Arabella Preston,Votary Co-founder

Set contains: Detach 9ml, Desire 9ml and Drift 9ml aromatherapy fragrance roll-ons.

eko® lite yoga mat 4mm

The eKO Lite Mat is a natural yoga mat made from sustainably harvested tree rubber. Unlike other rubber mats available today, the foaming agents used to create the eKO Lite are non-toxic. What this means is that no toxic chemicals have gone into the manufacturing process to soften the rubber. Additionally, instead of using synthetic polyester for reinforcement, we have chosen to use a blend of polyester and natural cotton. According to both customer feedback and published yoga mat reviews, the eKO Lite Mat is a high performance mat that is also good for the environment.

Etch The Clipper

Meet the tea bag 2.0: crafted entirely in a geometric-looking stainless steel by the design-forward team at Tom Dixon, this cone-shaped basket is just plain cool. Stuff it with loose leaf teas and let it steep in a cup or kettle—you do you.

Essential Experience Aroma Diffuser Lamp

Make your mood with our very own Follain essential oil diffuser, featuring optional ambient lighting. Brightness and timer settings give you control over your sensory experience, and the ultra-quiet operation won’t disrupt light sleepers. Each model is hand-crafted from natural beech wood and ceramic, so yours will look beautifully unique.

Big Bertha 40oz - Foam Roller Water Bottle

Perfect for everyday use and high-performance activity, MOBOTs are designed to carry with you and help you roll out anywhere! We combined a sustainable water bottle and eco-friendly foam roller to help your body and the planet.

The science behind hydration and foam rolling shows these are two of the most effective ways to restore your muscles and take care of your body – so you can kill it in your next workout or simply feel better every day.

Big Bertha is the size that started it all. It's everything you need to roll out your entire body, plus drink 2 a day and you've met your hydration needs.

MOBOTs are single-walled to maximize water volume. Fill it with cold water for an icy roller, or fill with warm water for a heated roller!

The Gua Sha Facial Lifting Tool

Gua sha has been practiced in Traditional Chinese Medicine for thousands of years. Choose from a jade or rose quartz gua sha tool to introduce this ancient ritual into your everyday routine. Once you get the technique down, you’ll be on your way to the appearance of lifted, firmer skin.

Face Halo Original

Face Halo quickly and easily removes makeup, using our amazing HaloTech fibers with water only. Non-toxic and reusable, Face Halo replaces up to 500 single-use makeup wipes. No need to rub or scrub, Face Halo gently removes makeup and impurities, perfect for any skin type or sensitivity.

California Body Oil

The ingredients in this oil capture the essence of California in every way, focused on seed and raw nut oils grown and pressed in California, along with aromatic essential oils that embody the scents of our dense forests, ocean bluffs, along with vast fruit and floral farmlands.

Follain Lavender Bath Salts

Detoxifying doesn’t have to mean going on a juice cleanse. This next-level detoxifier mixes Magnesium Chloride flakes with lavender essential oils for a one-two punch of balanced and soothed skin. Exclusive to Follain, you won’t be able to find this deeply calming bath treatment anywhere else.

Jade Facial Roller

Discover the power of Province Apothecary’s unique Dual-Action Jade Facial Roller. This ancient beauty tool features a smooth, polished end and a textured, studded end crafted from high-quality Xiuyan Jade. It naturally holds a cool temperature and is durable, making it ideal for everyday use.

Rose Body Butter

Just when we thought Organic Bath Co.’s Drenched Body Butter couldn’t get any better, we upped the ante by adding pure Moroccan rose essential oil. It delivers the same nutrient-packed punch with the added benefit of increased cell turnover. The result? Fresh, renewed skin that feels as great as it smells.

White Turkish Bath Robe

Wrap yourself in luxury. Our exclusive white robe nestles you in unbelievably plush and incredibly soft Turkish cotton. This type of fiber turns into strong, smooth double-ply threads when spun, making the robe especially durable. The weave is looped rather than compacted so the robe dries quickly despite its dense feel. The herringbone detail on the dobby weave adds to its elegance.

Anti Aging & Moisturizing Organic Sheet Mask

Here’s your perfect pick-me-up for dry, maturing skin: a single-use sheet mask that delivers youthifying ingredients deep below skin’s surface. Fortified with Vitamin B3, hyaluronic acid, witch hazel and aloe vera, the formulation is delivered with safe “Ecoderma” advanced fabric technology. The result is tighter, smoother, noticeably plumped skin.

Omega 9 Hair Mask

Amazonian powerhouse ingredient Rahua nut oil, chock full of essential omega fatty acids, penetrates thirsty hair through this mask to deeply hydrate and restore strands back to lustrous health. Damaged hair is fortified, leaving it soft and shiny in as little as 15 minutes.

Christina Burnett 7/6/19 Christina Burnett 7/6/19

Best Swimsuits for Every Body, From Sustainable Brands

These new bathing suit fabrics are being made from recycled materials like that of recycled water bottles, regenerated nylon and other fabrics, or recycled old fishing equipment like that of fishing nets and lines. So amazing!

Summer is here which means hot temperatures for most of the northern hemisphere. Hot temps for our family usually means that we are looking to head towards the nearest body of water to swim in pools, the ocean and lakes ie. water haha.

Lucky for me this is the first year where I haven’t had to worry about a bathing suit, having gotten one earlier in the year and a couple of backup options from the previous year, and yes finding a suit can be hard, very hard. I am not fully comfortable being in a bathing suits which does mean that I want a suit that I do buy to feel comfortable in is important and key. I’ve been practicing letting go of some of my insecurities because I want to enjoy the time I have in the water with my son and husband. I want to be fully present and not needlessly worrying how I look the whole time (those thoughts do creep in) or wondering if is a boob going to fall out. I like a suit that is cute of course but also a bit supportive especially up top, my string bikini days are of the past, once you have a kid I feel your lounging around the pool days limited and you are required to participate in a activities a bit more hence why support is important to me (haha).

Another feature that I have been looking into with all my clothing is to find companies that have sustainable practices when it comes to making and manufacturing their clothing. Thankfully more companies each year are stepping up their practices and are using more sustainable materials and processes when making their clothing, and even better yet my picky bathing suit shopping needs were met by a few of these brands, so of course I wanted to share with you loves. In varying degrees the amazing way these new bathing suit fabrics are being made from recycled materials like that of recycled water bottles, regenerated nylon and other fabrics, or recycled old fishing equipment like that of fishing nets and lines. So amazing! I see for the future and hope that with consumer support these kind of these reimagined company practices on where to source materials from becomes a new standard of practice, and second nature in using recycled materials. I have found that companies that are designing with repurposed materials their products are of superior quality, because when you have to find new ways to construct per say the swimsuit fabric your attention to quality is a must to make sure the fabric works for the design. And the need for attention is key for swim suits if you consider what that specific material has to go through, like hold its shape through activity and stretching in/out of water, the color has to withstand sun, water, washing and fit.

So without further delay here are some of the amazing bathing suit companies i’ve found. Wishing you many memories from your fun in the sun, cheers!

Athleta

The practice of sustainability is company wide for Athleta, which uses recycled Lycra and other materials in the making go their swimwear. Sizes and styles range widely to fit a wide array of body types. Made with quality to endure outdoor and water sport activities while still offering great styles.

Reformation

Overall a company which is using sustainable practices to the production to all of their manufacturing practices and use of materials. With their swimsuits they are using ECONYL Nylon that is a regenerated nylon. Cute swimsuit designs however I did find the sizes and range of styles to be limited.

Summersalt

Sustainable recycled materials like plastic, fabric and nylon are used to make the Polyamide used for the swimsuits. These suits are made to be more durable, hold their shape and provide UPF 50+. There are a wide range of styles that are beautifully designed while offering a large selection range of sizes. Bonus all are under $95.

Magdakine Designs

Using recycled nylon fiber making their suits durable and sustainable. Their suit designs also cute while bringing awareness to ocean issues like their “Shark Bite” suit which has an intricate shark tooth design but educating on the problem of the illegal shark finning trade and part of the proceeded are going to charity. The sizes and styles are a bit limited, however another bonus with this brand’s suits is that most of their swimsuits are reversible.

Wood Like Ocean

A company who uses sustainable fabric in the making of their swimsuits which are made from recycled fishing gear like nets and lines. Offering a wide range of style to fit a wide range of styles. Their suits are crafted beautifully with attention to detail offering customers more flexibility with most of their suits being reversible.

Vitamin A

Sustainable swimwear company who gives a portion of their sales to the Surfrider Charity. Their swimsuits are cute adding a modern minimalist style to their suits, but are a bit limited in sizing and styles. Their swimsuit are made in CA.

Stella McCartney

Yes that Stella McCartney I have been a huge fan for over a decade now and especially for me to see a woman who has been such a powerhouse in reinventing so many of the traditional yet harmful practices that are still continued by many fashion designers today. Anyways enough drooling over Stella (for now) her suits are made from recycled and repurposed materials, her designs are offer variety for different body shapes. And her suits are wonderful quality, durable, and did I mention on sale on her website?!?

Christina Burnett 3/25/19 Christina Burnett 3/25/19

Easy To Care For Indoor Plants -That Purify Your Indoor Space And Are Aesthetically Pleasing

Add Beauty To Your Indoor Space While Cleaning Your Indoor Air With These Top Rated And Easy Care For Indoor Plants.

Let us say staying indoors so much, can test anyone's sanity. Since many of us have spent more time in our home than usual, you are likely to have noticed that your interior features could use a little love or upgrading. One easy and more affordable way to change up any interior of a home is with indoor plants. With ease, indoor plants effortlessly add more character, dimension, and color to a room.

Another bonus many indoor plants help cleanse the air, which is especially beneficial when we spend extra time inside. Even if you keep a tidy home, it's easy to forget that there is off-gassing being released from furniture, paints, carpet, rugs, etc. Off-gassing can contribute to the toxicity of our indoor air. We lovingly use indoor plants to add our design aesthetic with the added benefits of helping the quality of our indoor air.

Indoor plants range in their difficulty of care, and we have all had that heartbreaking moment when we have killed a beloved plant. To help your plant skip a tragic end, we recommend some beautiful yet easy-to-care-for plants. While also linking you to articles and studies NASA did here and here about indoor plants and the benefits they have on our indoor spaces.