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Gift baskets are wonderful ways to pamper the recipient.
Today, skin care gift baskets can range in size from a few bottles of lotion to
a full spa set with robe and slippers. Fans of organic products can be
difficult to buy for, unless you know how to find the products they love.
One of the main reasons for moving to organic skin care
products is the harshness or potential hazards of regular commercial products.
It's a fact of the modern world that regulations and laws governing production
of skin care items isn't as strident as we might think.
Skin care products can contain mercury. They can also have
ammonium laureth sulfate. This product, while derived from coconuts, is
commonly used in household degreasers. Nitrosamines are another seemingly
harmless additive, but are commonly used in rubber products as well as
pesticides.
Like the gift basket market, organic skin care products were
once relatively difficult to find. Fortunately, their popularity has only risen
over time, along with their availability.
The easiest method for finding an organic gift basket is to
search for one that's already been assembled. A good retailer will stand behind
their baskets and will strive to locate even niche goods for their clients. Sometimes,
customers will not be able to locate the specific basket they want or they may
just want to create the basket from scratch.
The best way to evaluate organic products is to simply read
the label. If you have a bottle of skin moisturizer that contains 75% shea
butter and 25% aloe vera, the shea butter will appear first in the ingredient
list.
Another way of giving an organic basket is to create an
organic food basket. These are widely available online. You can build baskets filled
with sweets and treats that are all 100% organic or give a basket with a
variety of nuts. You can easily find organic wine and cheese baskets as well as
coffees or teas.
If your recipient loves grains and breads, there are organic
baskets available. There are some considerations when discussing grain gift
baskets.
No matter how much they enjoy grains, never give large
baskets filled with breads. Bread doesn't have a long shelf life. Unless they
have a large group to feed, they won't be able to enjoy their bread before it
goes stale.
Dried pasta makes great gift baskets. It has a long shelf
life and organic pastas are relatively easy to find. If you're making your own
basket, throw in a number of varieties and brands. You can also add organic
pasta sauces or even some designer tongs.
The market for
organic products continues to expand into new territory. The traditional
organic gift basket was filled with fruits and vegetables, but buyers today can
enjoy a host of organic products that cater to a variety of organic fans.
- Gift Hampers -
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