We know Valentine’s Day can be a bit …. controversial. Is it a day to celebrate our undying love? A commercial holiday sold to us by Hallmark? The jury is still up for debate.

Regardless, if you find yourself in a situation where a gift would in fact be appreciated, don’t assume that it needs to be filled with single use plastic on a one way track to the landfill. In fact, quite the opposite!

We have complied a helpful list of 5 sustainable gift ideas that not only your lover will appreciate, but also mama earth!

1. Scisters Salon Gift Certificate

Quick, easy and ALWAYS appreciated. Scisters Salon Gift Certificates can be used either in the salon OR the apothecary so this is a perfect gift for anyone in the family. The best part? Since we print our gift certificates on recycled paper, there is no shame in this thoughtful gift.

2. A Sustainable Read for Your Book Lover

Regardless of whether your babes is an eco warrior or just dipping their toe into the low waste world, we offer multiple options of sustainable reads here in the salon. The Zero Waste Home written by Bea Johnson is a personal favorite and an award winning option that guides you through transitioning all aspects of your home through sustainable swaps. This easy to read beauty is not only a page turner, but pretty enough for that coffee table vignette.

3. Award Winning Shampoo and Conditioner Bars by Dip

These shampoo and conditioners bars are nothing short of amazing. They have essentially accomplished the sustainable beauty TRIFECTA. Dips bars are great for ALL hair textures (and genders), sustainably sourced and packaged, and small business owned. And because of that, Dip has won numerous hair care awards including BEST HAIR CARE for 2022. That is a huge accomplishment and we are totally not shocked in the least. These wonders are great in anyones shower.

4. Embers and Blooms Candle

Is there a limit to the amount of candles one person can own? We believe that limit does not exist. Especially when the candles are toxin free, soy based and have INSANE burn times. No really, the 16 oz candle has a 70 HOUR BURN TIME! These hand poured hunnies are created by one of our own stylists Katherine and man, oh man, is there anything she can’t do?

5. Love Blend Loose Tea

Lastly, when all else fails, nothing is better to sooth those wintertime dulls than a cup of hunka hunka burnin’ love tea. This certified organic love blend is a mixture of damiana leaf, roasted cacao nibs, orange peel, rose petals, cinnamon chips and vanilla. We know there is no such thing as an ACTUAL love potion, but if there was, we’re pretty sure it was taste something like this.

*Bonus: Two Toads Together Plantable Card

Is this, or is this not, THE most adorable thing you have ever seen?? These plantable cards handmade by The Bower Studio have seeds built right in to the card! So once your lover has swoon over the adorable poem you have written them on the inside, right into the garden she goes! I mean, do we even need a holiday for an excuse to buy one of these? We think not.