Organic and Eco-Friendly Gift Ideas

As we all know, stress is bad for our skin and, of course, our overall health. So this holiday season we at Studio Organics are taking the stress out of gift-giving. Here's our top 10 list for the healthiest, greenest, most chic beauty gifts of 2008:

10) Erbaviva's Travel Set for Mommy and Travel Set for Baby
Each travel set includes four products from this totally organic, Earth-friendly line. My absolute favorite product called "Quease-Ease" (how clever!) is included in the Mommy Set.

9) Pure Inventions Antioxidant Fruit and Tea Extracts
Just a couple drops of this potent extract in your morning water or tea boosts your antioxidant intake by magnitudes.

8) Naturopathica's Aqua Latte and Creme de la Creme
Okay, I snuck in two here, but they are perfect together. Aqua Latte is an all-natural foaming bath with a natural and subtle (not artificial and overpowering) scent. Creme de la Creme is the perfect body lotion for dry, winter skin.

7) Whish Body Product Gift Trio
Whish body products are perfect for the girly-girls on your list. Adorable, pink packaging. Amazing scents. And, of course, totally natural. This trio comes with a body scrub, body wash, and body butter.

6) Combat Ready Balm, Lip Balm, and Bar
Great gifts for anyone, but I especially love these three for men. With rugged packaging and an amazing, heartwarming back-story (the creator and owner of this company donated her products to soldiers in Iraq), these three natural products are a great way to get the men on your list introduced to green products.

5) Yosh Perfume Sampler Set
I can't say enough about these all-natural perfumes. They are healthy, subtle, beautiful, and complex. They are seriously the ultimate luxury in fragrance. This sampler set includes five scents at an incredibly affordable price.

4) Yosh Perfume
This is my pick for the luxury gift of the season (ahem... note to my friends and family: I'm in love with Ginger Ciao.) Not only are the perfumes a work of art in themselves, but each one comes in the loveliest glass bottle.

3) Clarisonic Skin Brush
I know, I know. This is such a practical gift. But I'm including it on this list because almost all of my clients have said, "I'm asking for this for Christmas," after trying it. Trust me.

2) SukiColor
The BEST holiday gift I ever got was from my mother when I was 14. We didn't have a lot of money that year, so she got creative and put together a box of makeup products for beginners. I was thrilled! I felt so grown up! SukiColor is so natural and so subtle. Plus, it's basically foolproof--the perfect gift for a teen experimenting with makeup or for the young girl inside all of us.

1) Eco-Friendly Gift Baskets
This season at Studio Organics, we're offering eco-friendly gift baskets at a discount. Pick three products for our basic basket or five products for our deluxe. We'll help you create that perfect, personalized gift.