Sustainable Holiday Gift Guide 🎁🌲 ethical & eco-friendly
Sustainable Holiday Gift Guide 🎁🌲 ethical & eco-friendly
In today’s video I’m excited to share my sustainable, eco-friendly, zero waste gift guide with you for 2020. This year has been awful for many so I wanted to share some classic, minimalist and eco-friendly brands with you to get something special this year for your loved ones.
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▸ Timestamps ▸
00:00 Intro
01:31 NordGreen Timeless Watch
02:50 The Vegan Glow Skincare
04:40 Barefoot Shoes
06:11 Brothers We Stand Menswear
09:15 Ethical Loungewear
11:22 CBD Oil
13:13 Ethical Bags by Grunbag
15:00 Sustainable Portable Charger
16:19 Inspiration HER jewellery
17:14 Subscription Ideas
🎁 NORDGREEN – https://nordgreen.com/#utm_source=YT_SustainablyVegan&utm_medium=referral
Use discount code IMMY for 15% off
With every purchase through my link NordGreen will be donating to kids in need.
🎁 THE VEGAN GLOW – https://www.amazon.com/stores/The+Vegan+Glow/page/CB271EF9-59BE-475F-9BB8-3A5A1175FFCF?ref_=ast_bln
🎁 WILDLING BAREFOOT SHOES – https://bit.ly/38S9ubV
Use code SV_WILDLING for free shipping for new customers with orders over €50 euros. First return is free.
🎁 BROTHERS WE STAND – https://www.brotherswestand.com/collections/brava-fabrics/products/brava-fabrics-alaska-essential-shirt?variant=34797975273606
Use ‘SustainablyVegan’ for 10% off!
🎁 PANGAIA – http://thepangaia.com/
🎁 EIR HEALTH – https://www.eirhealth.com/uk/full-spectrum-cbd-oil
🎁 GRUNBAG – https://www.grunbag.eco/
🎁 GOMI CHARGER – https://www.gomi.design/portablecharger/p/gomi
USE ‘IMMY’ for 15% off
🎁 INSPIRATION HER – https://inspirationher.com/
🎁 SUBSCRIPTIONS – Strava, books! Consumables, coffee! So many possibilities.
MORE HELPFUL LINKS
▸ 100 SUSTAINABLE SWAPS FOR THE FESTIVE SEASON: https://youtu.be/5Ew0liEF5X4
▸ DIY HOLIDAY GIFT GUIDE: https://youtu.be/I1p-IeT1UxE
▸ Shelbi’s Gift Guide: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sqn7pUKNTaQ
▸ Jhanneu’s Gift Guide: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6kTDYilrPfo
Learn More:
https://www.sustainablyvegan.org
For business inquiries:
Immy@no-logo.co
#lowimpactliving #lowimpactmovement
Like once for you, like a second time for your dad modeling!
This is so greaaaaaaaaaaat and I love that you and these companies have checked so thoroughly for greenwashing! Giving a gift or buying an item for home use and then realising you’re not doing much good can be so demoralising.
Closest I’ve gotten so far is saving ALL MY JARS AND YOGHURT CONTAINERS to turn into planters in the spring for some itty bitty spinach or saplings to gift people. I’m convinced I will paint them and start some seeds, maybe even overwinter something like a peach seed! My fiance is fed up, there is no place left to live.
Absolutely liviiiing for A. all these brands, B. the term tracky bums, C. your dad’s modelling and D inclusive language around genderrrrr. Yes yes yes.
The purple looks so good on you Immy! <3
I haven’t watched your videos in a while, I forgot how much I loved them.
Are these your sponsors? You didn’t clarified this in the video (i think) so I am not sure.
19:18 That was so sweet. If I haven’t been already, I am okay now for sure ☺️🌼
Are the wildlings true to size?
I love your voice😂😂
Awesome video, thank you for taking the time to make it =) regarding your menstrual cycle, have ypu checked out the book Period Power by Maise Hill? Its super helpful, it helped me so much understand my personal cycle and how to minimise and in a lot of cases eradicate symptoms I was having at certain times =) it’s science based but written incredibly accessibly. I hope my recommendation to you is helpful and shows my gratitude for your content and keeping me informed in your fun way on ethical stuff!!! Much love xo
I don’t normally make personal comments, but honestly, I was thinking "how FABULOUS does her hair look today?" right from the start, so it was good to know that you’ve been using a product that you’ve recommended for us/as gifts and the results are obviously great. 🙂
Thank you for including masculine items!! It’s been hard to find small businesses that cater to “men’s” fashion, we want to be sustainable and conscious too!! ❤️🧡💛💚💙💜
I love your word choices when you described the Brothers We Stand store!
Yeih! Portuguese companies!!! Yes!
Yay Dad!!!
Love your hair!
I backed gomi’s kickstarter too. The charger is brilliant xxx
painful cramps are often due to hormones, and you’ve changed your hormones – the pill works by inhibiting some that release your eggs, so it’s good if you want to become pregnant later in life it’s good, i never used it and was infertile early from losing eggs all the time
The video is great, love the gift ideas!
Thank you for being so inclusive of all male-presenting people! It is much appreciated 🙂
Love this purple loungewear set💜
Girl I swear you just look so glowy and amazinggg.
Facetheory is a UK-based skincare brand that does serious, science-based yet affordable skincare in glass and aluminium, while also using minimal and biodegradable postal packaging. The brand is also vegan-friendly, cruelty-free, fragrance-free (or contains super minuscule quantities – always stated by percentage), and locally made in the UK with a 365-day return policy! No silicones either, if that happens to be an issue for you. There’s perhaps some things that aren’t perfect about the line. However, it’s something they’re continuously improving, and they have clearly outlined zero-waste as their goal. I’ve seen them drop so many non-zero waste options from their line over the years.
The creams and cleansers are in beautiful and practical glass jars or aluminium tubes. The lipbalm is in a glass jar and contains no beeswax or petrolatums. The flannels and re-usable make-up remover pads are 100% organic cotton and packaged in minimal cardboard. The serums are in glass droppers, but these contain some plastic–both the screw top dropper and tiny seal in the bottle are plastic. However, they’re easy to separate into different materials, so you can recycle the glass jar (needs to be coloured glass, unfortunately, to keep the active ingredients stable), compost the rubber dropper, and recycle or send plastic pieces to landfill. Alternatively, you should be able to sanitise and re-purpose the serum bottle. I’m sure the company is looking into their options for delivering still-effective, stable + well-preserved zero-waste serums.
I’m going to be honest, along the lines of what Immy has said in previous videos, a lot of zero-waste and DIY skincare is not that effective and may sometimes even do more harm than good, especially if it contains a high concentration of essential oils or is not safely preserved or manufactured. It’s not what anyone in this community likes to hear, given the usual line of thought is, "Skincare products contain ~bad chemicals~ and all these things you can’t pronounce! Just use oils and avocados instead." When truly, independent formulators rarely create a product that could harm themselves or their family, and not everyone has a skin that can remain healthy and functionally balanced using oils alone (skin disease is really a cruddy thing to manage).
But that’s why I think brands like Facetheory and The Vegan Glow need celebration (Dirty Hippie also do some good products), regardless of any present ‘imperfections’ in their product lines. There are plenty of low-waste, sustainable options in skincare now, I promise, so please consider doing some research and get yourself some ingredients that work (recommendations: oils rich in linoleic acid, peptides, ceramides, vegan hyaluronic acid/s, AHAs, BHAs, PHAs, Vitamin A, Vitamin B3 (Niacinamide), Vitamin C, Vitamin E, liquorice extract for brightening and fading, coconut-based surfactants for cleansing, and UV filters). Also, safe preservation techniques are really important for zero-waste products, as we’re dipping our fingers into the jars every day, and the product is also exposed to the elements every time we open the lid. (Gosh forbid we lose the lid!) Wash your hands before you use your products, or consider buying a metal spatula or using a metal spoon that you keep clean.
ZERO-WASTE SUNSCREEN ADVICE:
And always buy sunscreen from a brand with a proper laboratory that’s SPF-testing and meeting certification standards. This can be really hard, so if you can’t find anything that meets your zero-waste ideals and skin type, please just buy ANY sunscreen that you will genuinely wear any time you’re going to be exposed to the sun (slap it on every day in summer!). Sunscreen is a medical issue; not a cosmetic issue, so it’s one of the few areas where plastic can potentially be tolerated. Choosing not to use sunscreen can kill you. As an Australian, I am hyper-aware of sun safety, and a friend of mine in his 20s recently needed part of his lip removed because of melanoma.
One brand that will meet a lot of needs is Zincredible. They offer broad-spectrum zinc-based sunscreen with high SPFs in zero-waste metal packaging (jars don’t work because they expose the sunscreen to light). These products are also vegan-friendly and meet Australian sunscreen certification standards, which are the highest in the world. While not zero-waste, UK/EU-based sunscreen brand Altruist is doing a lot of good. This brand was created to make dermatologist-standard sunscreen available to everyone, regardless of budget (these are some of the cheapest and most effective sunscreens on the market), and a portion of every sale goes towards supporting albino children facing discrimination and sun-related health issues in African countries.
In my opinion, proper zero-waste (or ethical) sunscreen makes for an awesome Christmas gift. And it’s nice to think we can keep our loved ones safe in this small way during such vulnerable times.
DIY SKINCARE ADVICE + IDEAS:
If you do prefer pantry-based or DIY skincare, or like to make skincare gifts, here’s a selection of things that are actually good and safe for skin:
Rosehip oil ‘serum’ for the Vitamin A + C content. Sunflower seed oil or hemp seed oil cleanser/make-up remover. Glycerin and rosewater hydration spray. Oat bath bags containing lavender sprigs, etc, for soothing skin. Oats can also be used as the base for a gentle face or body scrub. Papaya and pumpkin exfoliating mask (mash it up, smear it on, prepare for smooth skin!). Homemade Vitamin C spray (see Labmuffin’s recipe). Tea tree oil, appropriately diluted, for blemishes and other uses of its anti-microbial activity (can also be added into other combinations – just be careful). Clay masks for blemishes, blackheads, and congested or oily skin. Clay masks also provide a safe and gentle form of exfoliation. Whipped shea butter for dry body skin. Sugar scrub for dry body skin (also acceptable for face, as it melts as you scrub, but try other methods first!). Not vegan: hydrating, exfoliating, and acne-fighting honey + yoghurt mask (humectant + lactic acid). In general, citric acid is a good preservative!
And here are the things not to DIY with this year: lemon (unstable pH), coconut and flax seed oil (comedogenic for facial skin), ground nuts and shells (cause micro-tearing to skin), used coffee grounds (okay for your body but not for your face), pure essential oils (be really careful about adding these to your skincare. If you do, use the least amount possible! They go a long way. Or save them for beautiful aromatherapy DIYs, craft projects, and household cleaning, etc).
Great, valuable tips 👍 This gave me an idea… there might be a guide like that for my country too 😃 hello fellow subscribers from 🇸🇰 little help, please 😉🙏
Thank you for supporting small bussiness and sustainability🌱✨☺️. I just start my own bussiness. I sell biodegradable phone case. Check it out if you don’t mind. ☺️👍✨🌈Have a great day! https://pippadean.com
Hey Immy, nice new sweats (what we call them in Texas, lol)! Nice to switch things up from the Pepsi one every once in a while now, right? Also you have such a nice dad who is willing to model for you! That is just so kind of him.
Thank you for your videos! ❤
Wonderful suggestions thank you.
Hi All, this is a BRAND GIFT GUIDE. If toy would prefer one that does not feature brands please see my DIY holiday gift guide. Timestamps are up so you can flit between! Also for some other Ideas check out Shelbi and Jhanneu’s Gift Guides here:
▸ Jhanneu’s Gift Guide: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6kTDYilrPfo
▸ Shelbi’s Gift Guide: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sqn7pUKNTaQ
Portugueses are very thankfull for the branding 🙂 Merry Christmas <3
Thank you Emmy’s dad!! You were great 👍🏼
I have had horrible periods for a while now and I started taking fish oil a week before and the week of my period along with CBD oil and that has helped my cramps a lot! I hope maybe this will help a bet for you too. Painful periods are the worst 😢
So many fantastic ideas, thank you so much!
i’m going to buy myself a subscription to Private Eye satire magazine, because all i ever get is chocolate and i’m sick of it (I know, you’re reading this and feeling sick of my complaining ha)
inspiroue put out a video on brands she no longer supports and pangaia was one of them because the one of the owners is a russian billionaire socialite who recently had a racism and transphobia scandal… at the same time, the brand does really awesome stuff and is made up of WAYYY more people than just her. thoughts?
https://wwd.com/fashion-news/fashion-scoops/fashion-figures-slam-miroslava-duma-for-offensive-comments-naomi-campbell-bryan-boy-marc-goehring11125986-11125986/
Beautiful video and really appreciate the time stamps, so handy!! x
This year I avoid supermarkets for presents shopping. I buy in the small local shops and if I do internet shopping it is for little french companies too. And we’ll make a lot of homemade presents.
I love hearing about sustainable brands doing amazing things 😀
As you have people from different corners of the world, I’d suggest one of french companies. MAISON MARTIN is a small family company which produce hot sauces with a sustanable attitude. They are located at 15 km from Paris and ship all the Europe.
The jewellery is all gold though.
As someone from the US, your “US… 🤷♀️“ was 100% accurate and valid. We’re a bit of a mess
Always great tips and so relaxing to watch! Thank you 🙂
Emmy: Grab some tea, hot chocolate, mold wine or even Baileys
Me: Munching on my leftover salad from lunch *damn* I’m doing well
also me, 5 mins into the video: Now where did I put my chocolate?
I bought myself a watch with your code! I greatly enjoy your channel! Happy Holidays!
Your vibe in this video is impeccable. So unapologetic and high energy!! I love watching your content, it’s such a fun time.
Good modelling there. Look at the corner, look at the corner and… cheeky glimpse to camera! 😁
Great guide, thanks! 🙂
Any tips for ethical, vegan and eco friendly makeup?
Fabulous video. Love how passionate you are about sustainable and ethical brands and priducts💕
Yoga has been LIFE CHANGING for helping with my period cramps, I do the Brett Larkin YouTube video for period cramps!
Do you have any books to recommend apart from How Bad Are Bananas? I got it after you said – the new edition – and was very pleased with it! Because of course you have endless time to do pointless videos. My friend got that book The Madman’s Library and opened it early "because i’m not a christian" best excuse ever lol and it is better than you heard, honestly. Plus it’s not unwieldy like most coffee table books are. (It’s all the weirdest books in the world you never heard of, eg not books books. Will suit any book fan.)
Love your hair!!!!