Gifts That Give Back: 4 Superb Stocking Stuffers
Got your shopping list all wrapped up but still need great ideas for stocking stuffers? Here's a quartet of perfect pieces to round out the holiday experience and make the world a little better in the process.
Keep 'Em Toasty
Sure it's meta, but why not stuff those stockings with socks? Everyone needs to keep their feet warm, and these cute striped crew socks from PACT are 90% organic. Oh, and the most important part: each purchase helps The Empowerment Plan provide jobs to homeless women in Detroit. Happy feet indeed! $25 for a 3-pack.
Keep It Fresh
Everyone loves fresh breath. So give the gift of it, and keep on giving while you're at it: every Preserve toothbrush handle is made from 100% recycled yogurt cups, and when you're done with one, you return via its mail-back pouch so Preserve can recycle it, keeping it out of the landfill. Yet another reason to flash a bright, white smile: they only run $3 a pop.
Keep In Touch
Speaking of smiles, we can't help but crack one at this great phone case from Barnabas ($16). Aside from endlessly awesome mirrored self-portrait opportunities, it also provides medical care, hospice care and food for HIV/AIDS patients, since 10% of its proceeds go directly to Living Room International, a non-profit org based in Western Kenya.
Keep It Clean
The list of good things about Hand in Hand Soaps is basically endless: they're made of 100% vegetable based, vegan, organic ingredients, they're biodegradable, and they're free of gluten, paraben, petrochemicals, palm and cruelty. But best of all, for each one you buy, another goes to a child in an impoverished area. If that's not worth lathering up over, nothing is. $18 for a 2-pack.
