10 eco-friendly essentials for traveling

 

Suitable for both men and women, the love-themed unisex boxers come from the brand Lundi Au Soleil. This clothing and accessories brand is known for its rather casual style, its rather distinctive design with a strong taste for embroidery as you can see in the image.

Produced in Europe, it is made from 100% certified vegan organic cotton, meaning cotton produced without pesticides, without chemical fertilizers, or without GMOs (Genetically Modified Organisms). Protecting the environment is indeed a major concern for the Lundi au Soleil brand. This boxer is also the result of fair trade, ensuring a very fair relationship between producer and consumer.

This unisex boxer is available in sizes S, M and L for women and men. For those who love the sea and everything associated with it, the brand has also created the Embroidered unisex boxers - I'm pinching for you.

#2 - Eco-friendly travel essential: the pack - solid toothpaste to chew and bamboo toothbrush 

Pack - Solid toothpaste to chew and bamboo toothbrush - from €9  

  

A pack is always practical, especially when traveling. The brand Oceanrespect offers an eco-friendly oral hygiene pack. It includes a solid toothpaste tablet to chew in mint/strawberry, according to your choice, as well as a 100% biodegradable bamboo toothbrush.

The toothbrush is available in a classic format (left) or with an interchangeable head (right).

Also available: biodegradable dental floss made from corn fiber and a reusable cotton swab. 

#3 - Travel diary: the teak wood comb 

 Teak wood comb - €18

Values: 
♻️ Recycling
🧴 Plastic-free
👤 Craftsmanship
🤚🏼 Handmade
💎 Limited edition
🧬 Unique item
⚖️ Fair trade

This comb is made by hand by a Thai artisan. This little everyday object has everything it takes to be great.

Dame Pach's advice : "What we also love about these little accessories is giving them as gifts. Little everyday gifts that are just perfect for her and for him." 

It's all said and done, an affordable ethical comb, an essential to take in your suitcase so you have it with you at all times.

#4 - Eco-friendly travel essential: Windsor minimalist toiletry bag 

Windsor minimalist toiletry bag - €39.90

Values:
  ♻️ Recycling
⚖️ Fair trade
✅ Certified
🐨 Vegan
👐🏽 Social and solidarity impact

The toiletry bag is an essential accessory for travelers. Small and practical, it takes up very little space and allows you to store your personal care products in one place. It's the must-have storage solution for travelers! 

Designed with a vegan and water-repellent exterior material, it is perfect for all your trips. Its recycled PET interior helps contribute to the preservation of our planet while offering you a chic and functional accessory.

#5 - Eco-friendly travel essential: Large manoe tote bag

 

 
Discover the Large Quilted Tote Bag, a real explosion of colors that will brighten up your days! Whether for your shopping at the market, a day at the beach, or to add a touch of color to your everyday life, this bag is made for you. With its practical zippered inner pocket, you can carry your belongings safely.

Treat yourself or someone special with this authentic and colorful tote bag, perfect for combining style, practicality and ethics. Don't miss this opportunity to add a unique piece to your collection while supporting craftsmanship!

#6 - Eco-friendly travel essential: Aphaia's organic cotton hoodie 

Hoodie in sea green - €65

Values: 
🔁 Upcycling
🇫🇷 Made in France
🇪🇺 Made in Europe
💎 Limited edition 
🌿 Organic / Organic Farming
🗓️ Made-to-order production

To be comfortable on the road for your holidays or to throw on in the evening when it's chilly, the sweatshirt is the essential piece to pack in your suitcase. 

Apphaia offers an eco-designed hoodie in a lovely pastel green color. Made in a small workshop by Portuguese artisans, this French brand focuses on a 100% organic cotton composition for an optimal feeling of comfort and softness. With its fitted cut, it offers a sporty and casual look, perfect for traveling!  

Available in sizes XS to XXL.
Available in several colors: pink and yellow.

#7 - Eco-friendly travel essential: Meanwhile Boutique exclusive 

A creation resulting from a collaboration with Meanwhile Boutique x Zgrouitch 

 

Upcycled burgundy fanny pack (limited edition)

€55.00

Values:

🇫🇷 Made in France
🌀 Zero-waste lifestyle
🏠 Made in Local
🐨 Vegan
👐🏽 Social and solidarity impact
👤 Expertise
💎 Limited edition
🔁 Upcycling

 

This ethical fanny pack is an exclusive product as it is the result of a collaboration between Zgrouitch and Meanwhile Boutique! And like its sisters in the collection, it has its own story. To make it, Marguerite, the brand's founder, had free rein. But to get as close as possible to the universe of Meanwhile Boutique, she drew inspiration from the colors of the collective such as navy blue, pink or even burgundy, which she pairs with natural patterns. 

Like all the products of her brand, this eco-responsible fanny pack is handmade from old fabrics that the designer collects from different haberdasheries. Marguerite adds an adjustable strap to all her bags so that everyone can find comfort when wearing her creations. 

 

#8 - Eco-responsible travel essential: 

Vegan sneakers: customizable eco-responsible accessories

Ethical shoes made from bio-based materials

Black vegan sneakers with messages for women I Wild Walker - 159 €

Product values:

🤚🏼 Craftsmanship and expertise

🇪🇺 Made in Europe

🐨 Vegan

🚺 Women empowerment 

✅ Certified 

⚖️ Fair Trade

👐🏽 Social and Solidarity Impact

The "Wild Walker" by Mood Walk meet all the criteria of a pair of eco-responsible sneakers. 

For the structure of her shoes, this French brand is forbidden from using leather. Committed to animal welfare, she favors a natural material made from non-food corn, straight from Italy. The whole thing is assembled by hand in a workshop in Santo Adrião, in Portugal. 

What makes them original? They are customizable. Mood Walk offers message straps to attach to her shoes. The favorite subjects: women's empowerment and environmental preservation. To be changed according to her desires, her tastes and her mood.  

This pair exists in different colors: beige, khaki, red, navy blue and cobalt blue. 

#9 - Eco-responsible travel essential: the woven Yakan cotton cushion

Handwoven cotton cushion I Dokmai blue - 59 € 

Values: 
🔁 Upcycling
🇫🇷 Made in France
👤 Expertise
🤚🏼 Handmade
💎 Limited edition
⚖️ Fair trade
👐🏽 Social and solidarity impact
✅ Certified

Another must-have not to forget in your suitcase: the cushion. It is an essential accessory, especially during long journeys where discomfort is often present.

The French brand Yakan (formerly Trendethics) knows a thing or two about pillows, it is even its great specialty. This cushion is produced with a sustainable and fair trade approach: it is handwoven by Lao ethnic weavers in Asia, then assembled in France by women in professional reintegration.

Available in three sizes with or without padding: 30x50, 40x40 and 40x50.

#10 - Eco-responsible travel essential: the Gorfoo cork bottle cooler bag 

Cork bottle cooler bag - 19 €

Values:
♻️ Recycling
🐨 Vegan
🌿 Organic
🌳 Supports forests
⚖️ Fair trade
👤 Expertise
✅ Certified

To have cold water even after long hours on the road, the French brand Gorfoo designed a cooler bag designed especially for bottles. It is made of cork, a durable natural material, liquid-proof and excellent in terms of thermal insulation. This little bag also contains an internal polyurethane foam to reinforce its thermoregulating properties. Little bonus: its handles allow it to be carried absolutely everywhere. 

And there you go 10 travel essentials! Hoping this selection will have helped you not to overload your suitcase. 

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