Seven Natural Gift Ideas for Valentine's Day

Homemade Chocolate:

If you are going to do the chocolate thing, why not make some gourmet chocolate that is actually good for you?

This is my favorite homemade recipe made with cocoa butter and raw honey. You can also top with a bit of sea salt for a salted version ,or add a drop of food grade peppermint essential oil for a mint flavor.

This recipe also works really well for making chocolate covered strawberries (or other fruit) or as a magic shell topping for homemade ice cream.
A Creative Date:

I share my 7 top favorite unusual date ideas in this post, but anything that gets you out of the house and breaks up the norm can be fun. In the long run, it will be the creative dates and the time spent together that they remember, not the expensive gifts or dates!
Maca:

For a long time, if we gave store bought gifts at all, they were practical ones that we needed anyway.

Maca is a root (herb) that supports healthy hormone health. It has often been used for hormone balance, to increase libido, to help with infertility, etc. It also is great for boosting energy levels and it is one of the supplements that I take often.

Due to its libido-boosting properties, Maca can make a great Valentine’s day gift idea for men or women. This is the one I use.
Beeswax Candles:

Candles are often given as a gift, but many candles contain harmful chemicals that are released in to the air of your home:

“Regular paraffin candles are petroleum derived and can release chemicals like benzene, toluene, soot and other chemicals into the air. These types of candles do more harm than good for indoor air quality and should be avoided.

Pure Beeswax Candles on the other hand burn with almost no smoke or scent and clean the air by releasing negative ions into the air. These negative ions can bind with toxins and help remove them from the air.

Beeswax candles are often especially helpful for those with asthma or allergies and they are effective at removing common allergens like dust and dander from the air. Beeswax candles also burn more slowly than paraffin candles so they last much longer.

I personally only use beeswax candles in our house. We buy them by the case and our favorites are:

Tea-light beeswax candles
Votive size beeswax candles“

Beeswax candles are a great alternative as they provide the relaxing benefits of a candle as well as air-cleaning benefits.
Lotion Bars:

Lotion bars are a great gift idea for Valentine’s Day. They are completely natural and can be customized for men or women. This winter especially, it has been really cold at our house and any time we’ve started to get dry skin, I turn to the lotion bars.

They are easy to use (apply to dry skin) and less messy than regular lotion. They can also be made in silicon molds in any shape, so you could create a bouquet of lotion bar flowers (with a mold like this one) or stick with a simple bar for guys (like this one).
Salt Lamp:

Another favorite are salt lamps clean the air and create a relaxing orange glow. We use them to purify the air and in hallways at night so kids can see if they have to go to the bathroom (we keep rooms dark).

Salt lamps are also a unique and novel gift that can be useful all year instead of pretty for a day. This is the one we have.
Time Together:

Our go-to gift for most events… uninterrupted time together. With kids, this often just means time watching a movie, but we also make an effort to do activities together when we can.



Do you celebrate Valentine’s day? What are you doing this year?