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The Sorette Approved™ Holiday Gift Guide for Moms and Moms-to-Be

Eight gifts for every stage of motherhood, each one screened by Sorette® so you can skip the label reading and go straight to the wrapping paper.

Mother holding her baby wrapped in a soft blanket, for the Sorette Approved holiday gift guide for moms and moms-to-be

Eight Sorette Approved™ gifts for moms and moms-to-be, from $14 stocking stuffers to the splurge she'd never buy herself.

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Gifts She Won't Have to Second-Guess

Shopping for a mom or mom-to-be is sweet and also a little stressful. She is reading every label right now. You don't have to.

Every product in this guide is Sorette Approved™, which means it has been screened for substances known or suspected to impact human health, including during pregnancy and breastfeeding, against the Sorette No-Go List™. The standard is backed by Sorette's Scientific Advisory Board, and Sorette reviews every approved product again each year.

So the homework is done. Your only job is picking the one that feels most like her.

The Best Gifts Are the Little Rituals

Five quiet minutes with a body oil. A balm that lives in the diaper bag. A bath with nobody knocking. These are the gifts moms tell us they reach for again and again.

For the Mom-to-Be

Her body is busy growing a whole person, so give her something that's just about feeling good in her own skin. A silky body oil or a rich body butter turns the end of the day into a little ritual she'll look forward to. Tuck in a note offering to take one thing off her plate this week, and you've nailed it.

For the New Mom

Her days revolve around the baby right now, which is exactly why a gift that's just for her means so much. Think small, easy things she can reach for with one hand: a balm for dry spots, a good hand cream, a lip balm for the diaper bag. Wrap it with an offer to hold the baby for an hour and it might be her favorite gift of the year.

Our Holiday Edit

Eight gifts for every mom on your list, from $14 stocking stuffers to the splurge she'd never buy herself. All Sorette Approved™, all easy to wrap, and not a single one is a baby gift in disguise.

Mindful Mama Belly & Body Oil

True Botanicals

Mindful Mama Belly & Body Oil

Pure Radiance Body Butter

True Botanicals

Pure Radiance Body Butter

REPLENISH Everywhere Oil

LINNÉ

REPLENISH Everywhere Oil

Restore Healing Balm

Doctor Rogers

Restore Healing Balm

Chebula The Hand Cream

True Botanicals

Chebula The Hand Cream

Poutlove Peptide Lip Balm

Well People

Poutlove Peptide Lip Balm

Noni Glow Face Oil

KORA Organics

Noni Glow Face Oil

Dream Bath Soak

Oak Essentials

Dream Bath Soak

Why We Picked Each One

TRUE BOTANICALS · MINDFUL MAMA BELLY + BODY OIL

The one we'd hand every expecting friend we have. Silky and fast-absorbing, so she can rub it in and get on with her night instead of sticking to the sheets. It's a nightly belly rub she doesn't have to put on the calendar.

TRUE BOTANICALS · PURE RADIANCE BODY BUTTER

For the mom who likes her moisturizer thick enough to stand a spoon in. Rich, cushiony and a little bit indulgent every single time she opens the jar.

LINNÉ · REPLENISH EVERYWHERE OIL

One oil for skin, hair and nails, which is about as low-effort as self-care gets. The 28 mL size is $20 and slips right into a stocking. The 120 mL is for the mom who goes through body oil fast.

DOCTOR ROGERS · RESTORE HEALING BALM

The little tube new moms keep within arm's reach. Lips, cuticles, elbows, that dry patch she noticed in the mirror at 3 a.m. If it's dry, it gets a dab.

TRUE BOTANICALS · CHEBULA THE HAND CREAM

Bottles, baths, burp cloths, repeat. Her hands are working more hours than she is. This is the small luxury that makes all that hand washing feel a lot less sad.

WELL PEOPLE · POUTLOVE PEPTIDE LIP BALM

Our favorite stocking stuffer, and at $14 you might as well buy three. One for her bag, one for the car, one for the couch cushions, where everything ends up anyway.

KORA ORGANICS · NONI GLOW FACE OIL

A few drops at night and her skincare routine is done. Made with noni, rosehip and jojoba oils, it's five easy minutes that are all hers. The 10 mL size is $31 and makes a sweet little add-on.

OAK ESSENTIALS · DREAM BATH SOAK

For the mom who needs a minute and a door that locks. A magnesium bath soak that turns a regular Tuesday night bath into an occasion. Pair it with an offer to handle bedtime and you've basically won the holidays.

Give Something She Can Trust

The holidays are a lot, and they're a lot more when you're growing or chasing a little one. A gift that's already been vetted is one less thing for her to research at midnight.

The best gift is the one she reaches for every day and never has to think twice about.

However you're celebrating, we hope this list makes shopping for the moms in your life feel easier, and maybe even a little fun. Happy holidays from all of us at Sorette.

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