Gift Guide: Healthy Home for the Holidays

by | Updated: October 13th, 2020 | Read time: 3 minutes

Searching for the perfect present for friends and family this holiday season? Give the gift of a healthy home—after all, home is where the heart is!

We’ve rounded up a variety of healthy home products, guaranteed to delight everyone on your gift list, from the easy to please to the downright difficult. Take a look!

1. Garden of Life Essential Oils Starter Pack

Garden of Life Essential Oils Starter Pack Lavender Peppermint Lemon Tea Tree | Vitacost.com/Blog

Since many essential oils boast antibacterial, antifungal and antiviral properties, they make a great (and fragrant!) addition to homemade cleaning products. They may also help boost health and well-being when used for aromatherapy around the home. This thoughtful collection includes calming lavender, energizing peppermint, joyful lemon and cleansing tea tree—four popular picks gift recipients will love!

2. NOW Foods Now® Solutions Ultrasonic Metal Touch Oil Diffuser

NOW Foods Now® Solutions Ultrasonic Metal Touch Oil Diffuser | Vitacost.com/Blog

Your friends and family will think of you every time they disperse their favorite fragrances throughout their home with this contemporary, whisper-quiet diffuser. It “utilizes high frequency ultrasonic electrical vibrations to create an ultra-fine mist, which helps to maintain essential oil integrity and holistic properties.” Eye-catching modern design!

3. Aloha Bay Himalayan Crystal Salt Lamp

Aloha Bay Himalayan Crystal Salt Lamp | Vitacost.com/Blog

In addition to providing a soothing, warm glow, this hand-carved salt lamp “absorbs moisture, cleaning the air and removing allergens.” And the lucky recipients of this luminous gift will also admire its pretty pink hue!

4. New Wave Enviro Premium Shower Filter with Gloss White Finish

New Wave Enviro Shower Filter | Vitacost.com/Blog

Who on your gift list wouldn’t appreciate “fresh, chlorine-free water for healthier skin and softer hair?” This glossy white shower filter will even help extend the life of their hair color treatments. Includes a free aromatherapy ring for a soothing, spa-like experience!

5. Kalamazoo Candle Company Vanilla Latte Jar Candle

Kalamazoo Candle Company Jar Candle | Vitacost.com/Blog

Candles always make a great gift, and it’s well known that soy candles produce a much cleaner burn than the traditional variety. This natural soy jar candle boasts a paper wick, zero dyes and up to 80 hours of burn time. And its enticing aroma—roasted Jamaican coffee beans, vanilla bean and a splash of cream—will stimulate the mind and warm the senses.

And finally, for the most practical recipient on your list, consider a gift basket containing an array of healthy home cleaning products, such as:

6. Twist Naked Sponges (2-Pack)

Twist Naked Sponges

These natural cellulose sponges are free of “chemicals, colors, and any of the adulterated stuff you might find in traditional sponges.” Did we mention that they’re hand sewn?

7. Method Lime Plus Sea Salt Dish Soap

Method Lime + Sea Salt Dish Soap | Vitacost.com/Blog

Grease and grime are no match against this naturally derived, concentrated dish soap with plant-based Powergreen® Technology! Plus, the bottle is made from 100 percent recycled plastic—perfect for environmentally conscious friends and relatives!

8. Meyer’s Clean Day® Basil Dryer Sheets

Mrs. Meyer's Clean Day® Basil Dryer Sheets | Vitacost.com/Blog

Aromatherapeutic, eco-friendly dryer sheets with a “cool, crisp scent that is said to revive the senses, clear the head and calm the nerves?” You’ll probably want to order an extra pack for yourself!

9. Method Almond Squirt and Mop Wood Floor Cleaner

If the folks on your gift list have laminate or sealed hardwood floors, they’re sure to appreciate this non-toxic, biodegradable, plant-based, no-wax wood floor cleaner that “turns a chore into an almond-scented delight.”

10. Zum Holiday Mint Aromatherapy Room & Body Spray Blitzum™

Zum Aromatherapy Room & Body Spray Blitzum™ Holiday Mint | Vitacost.com/Blog

Last, but certainly not least, this seasonally scented room (and body!) spray contains only three gentle ingredients—purified water, a proprietary essential oil blend and vegetable glycerin. It will provide a “holiday blitz” for the atmosphere “in perky peppermint and euphoric eucalyptus.”