Shop local with our favourite sustainable gift ideas from Edmonton small businesses.
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Edmonton Bath & Body Gifts
Jack59
Plastic free hair care! Jack59 is an Indigenous-owned, package-free, vegan hair and body care company. They offer sulphate-free, silicone-free and gluten-free options for all hair types, as well as some other local body care goodies.
Our Gift Pick: Their mini travel sets are a great way to test out the products and see what works best.
Soap So Co.
Soap So Co. creates gorgeous handcrafted-in-Edmonton, vegan soaps in liquid and bar form. Their bar soaps make especially great gifts and come in a wide range of design and scents – including natural fragrance (essential oils) options.
Our Gift Pick: We honestly love all their bar soaps and it’s fun picking out styles or scents to match the person, or their seasonal collection is of course perfect for the holidays and makes a great stocking stuffer!
Wild Prairie Soap Company
A veteran in the Edmonton soap scene, Wild Prairie Soap Company creates plant-based and cruelty free soaps and body care products. Not sure limited to soap, they also have lotions, bath bombs, hair care and more!
Our Gift Pick: Their Craft Beer Soap Pack is a fun gift for Canadian beer lovers. Their bath bombs also make a nice stocking stuffer or you can get a bath bomb set.
Pura Botanicals
A small batch, luxury clean beauty and skincare brand. Pura uses plant-based ingredients and glass packaging. Their products are cruelty free, GMO-free and gluten-free.
Our Gift Pick: Their Overnight Watermelon Face Mask is amazing for Edmonton’s dry winter and a truly luxurious and pampering experience.
Westmount Soap Co.
A 100% natural handmade soap company that creates soap bars inspired by Edmonton’s neighborhoods and events.
Our Gift Pick: Gift a soap inspired by the person’s neighborhood or their favorite place in the city!
Edmonton Clothing & Accessory Gifts
Unbelts
Super comfortable stretch belts made from recycled plastic bottles. Unbelts cares deeply about their their products are made and are a certified living wage employer, B Corporation, and take sustainability into account in all areas of their business. Their belts are size inclusive and fit up to 54” hips, and they also have kids belts.
Our Gift Pick: Their Intrepid Belt is a favourite of Erin’s husband Ben, he wears it every single day and will never go back to a stiff belt.
Poppy Barley
A local darling creating luxury leather and vegan leather goods, including shoes and accessories, as well as their new knitwear collection. Poppy Barley focuses on ethical production and partnerships, and have recently increased their use of sustainable materials, such as vegan leather made from cactus leaves and other organic materials. (Offers womens shoe sizes 5 to 12 and mens 6 to 13)
Our Gift Pick: The 3-in-1 Wristlet is the perfect versatile accessory and minimalist bag for essentials. It’s available in both leather and their vegan, cactus leather.
Gus Sloan
A made-to-order clothing company specializing in jumpsuits and comfy, every-day clothes. Gus Sloan also has their SCRAP collection which saves fabric scraps from the landfill by turning them into beautiful accessories.
Our Gift Pick: Their scrap jumbo scrunchies make such a cute accessory!
Local Food & Drink Gifts
Of course a gift certificate to a favorite local restaurant or cafe always makes an excellent experience gift. Check out some of our top veg-friendly restaurants and goodies here.
Mojo Jojo Pickles
Always a hit for parties or gifts. Not only does Mojo Jojo Pickles make delicious pickled veggies but we also love their other preserves and sauces.
Token Bitters
For anyone who enjoys a fancy cocktail or mocktail. Token Bitters sells locally made bitters and mocktail mixes (which you can add alcohol to or not).
UPDATE: Token Bitters now only sells cases online, but you can purchase their bitters and mocktail mixes at Biera Market in Ritchie.
Edmonton Retailers Great for Gifts
Carbon Environmental Boutique
Carbon specializes in eco-conscious products for home, body and lifestyle. Their new location in Manchester Square has a wide selection of giftable goods.
Good Goods Company
Their downtown retail locations features a huge variety of socially-conscious brands. You can find food products, bath and body products, home goods, and more!
Any other favourites we missed?
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