This Mother’s Day, venture beyond flowers, chocolate and a card. Sure, the gesture is always welcome, but for a mother as special as yours, why not gift her something that will put an even bigger smile on her face?

The following 5 alternative Mother’s Day gift ideas are just as sentimental as they are unique.

1. Charitable Gift

The International Rescue Committee has set up a way for you to give a gift to help refugees around the world for causes including health, education, emergency relief rebuilding, and supporting women and girls. Mother’s Day gifts include a $24 safe delivery, $52 maternal health care, a $240 new classroom, and an $80 safe space for children, among many others. Gifts range from under $50 to over $250, so you can give comfortably within your budget. Mom will be happy to know that she has a helping hand in making the world a better place.

2. Handmade Goods

Buying clothes and other items from online retailers is nothing out of the ordinary, but ensuring that it’s handmade isn’t. Etsy allows you to buy just about anything from independent designers. Check out Etsy’s Mother’s Day Gifts section for ideas.

3. Personalized Cookbook

Is your mother a great cook but doesn’t have an organized cookbook? Bring her recipes together in a beautiful and personalized way with Tastebook. First, you create a recipe collection online and then you design a cover and add a dedication page. Your mother will love seeing all her favorite recipes in one straightforward and decorative place.

4. Personalized Wine

A good bottle of wine is never unwelcome, but for Mother’s Day, it’s worth it to up the ante on your gifting game. Personal Wine lets you personalize your wine bottle with Mother’s Day-apropos labels as well as a range of others fit for holidays, celebrations, corporate occasions, or for general purposes. Wine ranges from $23 to $150.

5. Personalized Chocolate

Chances are your mother is a fan of chocolate, and what better way to entice her taste buds than with a chocolate bar that practically screams her name? Chocomize lets you create your own chocolate bar. You begin with a dark, milk, or white chocolate template at $4.25 and then can add up to five toppings, each ranging from $0.50 to $4.00. Toppings include nuts and seeds, fruits, herbs and spices, candy, decorations (“Happy Mother’s Day” insignia included), and others, such as potato chips, money munch, ground coffee, graham teddies, and mini pretzels. Given the options, the resulting chocolate bar will truly be one of a kind, just like mom!

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Kick off the hottest season and pamper Mom with EcoSalon’s exclusive shopping event: The Box. We’ve hand-curated $507+ of summer swag, gifts and treats for just $129.00 + free shipping. They’re going to go fast because we only have 40 Boxes, so get with the seasonal program and stock up now. Buy one, two or three!

We’ve got what you want: yoga gear, nourishing wellness products, uplifting scents, and a bevy of full-sized eco-conscious goodies. Our Summer Box is chock full of just what you need to take summer by storm—with a beautiful bod, and inspired spirit.

Affirmats’ Yoga Mat

Step up your fitness practice and step onto your mat knowing you’re doing something good for the planet and your health! Affirmats’ Yoga Mats unify the spirit of an affirmative practice with a fun contemporary design and innovative, eco-conscious materials. Each mat features Jute fiber and eco-PVC construction to ensure a non-slip surface for all of your challenging poses, plus a brilliantly secure base that grips the floor and grounds your practice. Mats come in three cool colors with three accompanying affirmations: I AM WONDERFULLY MADE; LOOK HOW PRETTY YOU ARE; I AM HEALTHY, I AM WEALTHY, I AM LOVE. (Buyers of The Box will receive one of the available colors with an affirmation.)

(Retail value of $64)

Anchor Bay Entertainment’s Element: Yoga for Stress Relief & Flexibility (DVD)

Get fit and blissed-out with yoga expert and Counseling Psychologist, Ashley Turner. You’ll alleviate all those annoying symptoms of stress (think: shallow breathing, clenched jaws, furrowed brows, tightened shoulders), and increase physical flexibility. Ashley’s best-selling DVD helps you feel better and move more freely—anywhere, anytime. Filmed in a tranquil garden overlooking the Pacific Ocean, this DVD features two rejuvenating programs designed to work together as one longer practice, or individually to address the physical and mental effects of tension:

• The Stress Relief practice includes deep, conscious breathing and the opportunity to hold the gentle stretches, with lots of forward bends. Enjoy improved sleep and reduce signs of premature aging!
• The Flexibility practice helps prevent injury, stimulate circulation, remove lactic acid, and reduce aches and pains through Vinyasa sequences that link breath with movement.

(Retail value of $14.98)

Truce’s Linen Sprays + Hand Sanitizer

Keep your yoga mat or gym bag fresh with Truce’s eco-friendly line of cleaning products. Born at a local farmer’s market, Truce products are Green America approved and contain only all-natural, simple ingredients.

Two 4oz Linen Sprays (in different scents)
Spritz throughout a room on linens, pillows, or anything that needs freshening. Can even be used as a body spray. The three scents offer a just-stepped-into-a-spa scent. Great for both women and men. Made from just water, rubbing alcohol, glycerin and aromatherapeutic essential oils. Comes in Citrus & Lemongrass, Lavender & Citrus and Lavender & Lemongrass scents.
(Retail value of $8/bottle)

One 2oz Hand Sanitizer
A convenient way to soften hands while naturally sanitizing. Just spray on hands then rub until fully absorbed. Made from six simple eco-friendly ingredients: rubbing alcohol, water, glycerin,
aromatherapeutic essential oils, and aloe vera. Lightly scented with rosemary and peppermint essential oils.
(Retail value of $3.50)

(Total retail value of $19.50)

The Prime Method’s 28-day Membership

Summer is here and you’re out of excuses! Get fit for life with The Prime Method, a long-term holistic health plan for real people who seek total body transformation through intelligent movement, eating well, and nurturing the mind. The Prime Method believes in combining all three aspects of complete wellness—MIND, MOVE and MUNCH—in a comprehensive online program that anyone from the busy mom on the go, to the traveling professional can access and practice, anywhere, anytime.

(Retail value of $29.99)

Shentrition’s Herbal Superfoods Powder

Take your new summer fitness program to the next level with Shentrition’s potent Herbal Superfoods Powder. Pronounced like nutrition, “shen-trish-uhn” is a powder blend of adaptogenic and tonic herbs plus greens and superfoods. As in Chinese and Ayurvedic health traditions, the cornerstone principle of ShenTrition’s formula is that life force (qi or prana) is the foundation of health, healing, and growth. ShenTrition promotes whole health by supporting the body’s ability to adapt to day-to-day stressors, building life force and enhancing the growth of consciousness.

(Retail value of $50)

Sibu Beauty’s Sea Buckthorn Repair & Protect Facial Cream

Exercise your bod? Check! Fortify your diet with nutrient-packed superfoods? Check! Now it’s time to nourish your face—especially when you’re having so much fun in the sun! Sibu Beauty’s Sea Buckthorn Nourishing Facial Cream, with omega-7 fatty acids, creates the perfect barrier to moisturize, rejuvenate and repair sun-damaged skin, protect against environmental stress, and preserve skin tone and texture. This weightless non-greasy cream is ideal for daily use and offers a pleasing, light citrus scent. Paraben-free and cruelty-free. Contains NO dairy, yeast, wheat, gluten, sodium or preservatives. For all skin types. 1 fl. oz.

(Retail value of $20.95)

GIVESCENT’s GIVESCENT Signature

Feel deliciously beautiful this summer with GIVESCENT’s GIVESCENT Signature. Not just a fragrance, GIVESCENT is an experience. After living in Italy for two years, celebrated yoga teacher, Elena Brower, fell in love with the culture, the pace and especially the scents. She discovered a Sicilian almond oil blend that inspired her to create a scent of her own. Back in New York City, Elena teamed up with dear friend Alexandra Lyon Perelman to recreate the blend. And so GIVESCENT was born. Inspired by the first sultry summer days in Italy, GIVESCENT echoes a captivating blend of sun-ripened citrus and spicy vanilla.

In the spirit of conscious business and consumerism, Elena and Alexandra founded GIVESCENT to share not just a beautiful experience, but a way to empower women: 5% of GIVESCENT proceeds benefit Women for Women International.

Contains no alcohol, formaldehyde, parabens, phthalates and sulfates. Blend contains sweet almond—not suitable for those with nut allergies.

(Retail value of $46)

Blade Buddy’s eco-friendly razor-sharpener

Get bikini-ready for summer and help save the planet with Blade Buddy. Two-billion blades and their packaging are thrown out every year, equivalent to two-million pounds of plastic waste. The average consumer spends hundreds of dollars a year on razor blades. Blade Buddy ensures you’ll waste less razors and protect the planet—all while enjoying smoother silkier shaves, without nicks, cuts, razor burn or ingrown hairs. Go green and get close, comfortable shaves for months, instead of days. If you shave, you will want the Blade Buddy!

(Retail value of $19.99)

Primal Pit Paste’s Primal Pit Paste Jar + Primal Pit Paste Stick

As the temperatures soar, stay fresh all summer long with Primal Pit Paste: the first all-natural, organic deodorant that works. Handcrafted in Tampa, Florida, Primal Pit Paste contains only the finest ingredients, including organic shea butter, organic coconut oil, organic arrowroot powder, aluminum-free baking soda, and essential oils.

Primal Pit Paste 2oz glass jar (Retail value of $8.95)
Primal Pit Paste 2oz stick  (Value of $10.95 )

(Total retail value of $19.90)

COOLA’s COOLA Suncare SPF 30 Plant UV Body Sunscreen

Nordic Naturals’ Complete Omega 3-6-9

Kick your nutrition into high gear this summer with Complete Omega-3.6.9, for full-spectrum essential fatty acids in one daily serving. Reap all-around support for cardiovascular function, metabolism, hormone balance, brain health, skin, positive mood and a healthy anti-inflammatory response. This blend contains a combo of concentrated omega-3 fatty acids (EPA and DHA) from fish oil, omega-6 GLA from borage oil, and significant amounts of the omega-9 oleic acid (OA), a beneficial monounsaturated fatty acid.

(Retail value of $18.95)

kaia naturals’ juicy bamboo facial cleansing cloths

Keep your face fresh and glowing as things heat up with kaia naturals’ juicy bamboo natural facial cleansing cloths. Soaked in vitamins B12, C and E, along with 8 citrus essential oils, organic Canadian honey and sunflower oil, these are the purest, most luxurious natural cleansing cloths around. Even the toughest mascara doesn’t stand a chance! Certified cruelty-free. Zero: alcohol, synthetic fragrances, parabens, sulfates.

(Retail value of: $15.50)

 

Garden of Life’s RAW Probiotics™ Ultimate Care

Your ultimate ticket to fitness this summer and beyond isn’t only achieved via the likes of lunges and downward dog, but through maintenance of your good bacteria. That’s right! Research suggests your good bacteria populations, among countless feats, make up approximately 80% of your immune system, help modulate your body’s inflammatory response (inflammation is the root of disease), and can help with maintaining healthy weight. Unfortunately, your body’s beneficial bacteria is compromised on a daily basis by stress, environmental toxins, overuse of medications, and even normal aging. Help repopulate your gastrointestinal tract with RAW Probiotics™ ‘s unique High Bifidobacterium formula, plus the clinically studied Replenish Blend, a combo of 34 RAW probiotic strains sourced from Bulgarian yogurt and Eastern European wild kefir that promote friendly bacteria diversity. Guaranteed to “Arrive Alive.” Protein digesting enzymes further boost your digestion. Helps relieve the occasional symptoms of gas, bloating, constipation and diarrhea. RAW means the probiotics are uncooked, untreated and unadulterated, with no carriers, binders or fillers. Once daily serving. Small, easy to swallow capsules.  30 vegetarian capsules.

(Retail value of $49.95)

Essential Patch’s Health and Wellness Patch

Keep your body and mind revved with Essential Patch, the all-natural, organic, aromatherapeutic way to immediately relieve your body’s most common ailments and boost immunity. Essential Patch also increases mental accuracy, boosts metabolism, speeds up slow digestion, and improves microcirculation. Boasts many attractive features for the eco-conscious consumer: they’re hypoallergenic, latex-free, preservative-free and made with 100% USDA certified organic, therapeutic-grade essential oils. Specially formulated to absorb both through the skin and directly through aromatic inhalation. Top all those features off with Essential Patch’s dedication to social responsibility: the company donates a percentage of every product sold to The Medicine Abuse Project.

(Retail value of $14.98)

ESP (Essential Safe Products)’s $15 eGift Card

Stock up on everything eco-friendly and toxin-free for your healthy summer lifestyle. ESP makes it easy for people to learn about toxins and find products that are toxin-free—it does the research so you don’t have to! The company’s “Learn” section of its website offers consumers tips, like how to avoid toxins, and how to cook chemical-free. Choose from a variety of products, including kitchenware, lunch gear, baby and kid gear, body products, beauty products, and more. New products are constantly being added to the ESP website.

(Retail value of $15)

DermaEarth Skincare’s SugarBerry Skin Resurfacing Cleanser + discount on future purchase

Help mom pamper her skin so it stays as vibrant as her smile. DermaEarth’s SugarBerry Skin Resurfacing Cleanser gives off an intoxicating, natural aroma of sweet sugar cane extract as it decongests pores, refines texture, reduces skin shine, diminishes appearance of wrinkles and unwanted pigmentation, and moisturizes to help maintain plump, supple skin. Perfect twice-daily indulgence for all skin types.

Mom will love the Rx-grade formulation based on technology that harnesses the potent restorative power of natural ingredients, while minimizing any unwanted side effects and toxicities. All DermaEarth products are free of natural and chemical ingredients recognized as—or even suspected of—being undesirable, including chemical preservatives, parabens, sulfates, artificial colors and fragrances. Never tested on animals.  Packaging and components are American-made, recyclable and made of post-consumer recyclable material whenever possible.

(Retail value of $18)

alex+von’s Gift Card for clean skincare + beauty products

Welcome to the motherload of treats for summer! alex+von curates boutique natural and organic beauty and personal care brands with the help of its passionate community of beauty consultants. The company supports passionate entrepreneurs who believe in building socially responsible companies. Each brand featured on alex+von’s website is carefully researched, as well as all brands’ product ingredients and manufacturing processes, ensuring both safety and efficacy. Featured brands are cruelty-free (no animal testing from ingredients to finished product), actively work to reduce their impact on the environment, and give back to the community.

(Retail value of $15 + free shipping on order)

AllergEase’s AllergEase (3 boxes)

Don’t let allergies keep you from maximum fun in the sun or amped up workouts. Created by a medical doctor looking for alternatives to help his family and friends battle allergies, AllergEase contains a unique blend of herbal extracts individually used for centuries to relieve allergy symptoms, plus a full daily dose of Vitamin C—all in a simple and yummy honey lemon lozenge. This unique blend is sure to provide that extra boost you need. 3 boxes, containing 21 lozenges each. (Retail value of $5.99/box)

(Total retail value of $17.97)

GoGreenMarketplace’s $15 Online Gift Certificate

The Go Green Marketplace, a member of GreenDeals.org, is your online shopping hub, featuring eco-friendly and sustainable products for home, office, family, pets, health, wellness and more. ). Go Green Marketplace helps you start living a greener life today. Featuring over than 7,000 products from top eco-friendly brands to choose from, including Bambu, Mrs. Meyer’s, Seventh Generation, Citrus Magic, Clean Well, Green Toys, Preserve, and more.

(Retail value of $15.00)

Total retail value of Box: $507.66

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