Welcome to
Scents & Gifts
Celebrate the art of handcrafted natural wellness and beauty
Scents and Gifts is a beautiful Mind, Body, Spirit Online shop. We supply a huge range of Crystals & Gemstones, Angels, Fairies, Buddhas, Incense, Oracle Cards, Books, Wiccan items, Candles, Jewellery, Handmade and Fairtrade goods, Handmade Natural Soap, Bathbombs, Chimes and Essential Oils.
We’re committed to sourcing ethical products and supporting skilled artisans. Our passion is to enrich everyday living with unique, meaningful products that inspire wellbeing and creativity. Each product is a story – from hand-poured candles and organic soaps to bespoke jewellery and aromatherapy blends, made with care and purpose.
Why Choose Artisan Gifts?
- 100% Handmade & Ethically Sourced Products
- Unique and One-of-a-Kind
- Superior Quality and Craftsmanship
- Supporting Local Economies
- Preservation of Craftsmanship
- A Personal Touch
Our Values
We’re passionate about sustainability, self-care and conscious living. By shopping with Scents & Gifts, you’re supporting independent artisans, reducing waste and choosing gifts that have meaning and heart.
Business Ethics
There are tricky subjects, but not ones we chose to ignore as a company. A lot of people don't believe that ethics and business mix, we are more than pleased that most of our customers would oppose this idea and we try to ensure our suppliers are like-minded.
There are several areas of concern which we get asked about regularly, being:
Testing on animals
Child labour in developing nations
Fair Trade
Ecological, sustainable and recyclable products
1. Testing on animals
We are passionate about gifts, but much more about animals. We condemn any act of cruelty, for that reason.
No product we stock has been tested on animals.
What we can state however is that as far as possible we use reputable suppliers who hold similar principles to ourselves, and who endeavour to produce entirely cruelty-free product.
It is probably accurate that no basic ingredient has been tested on animals since 1987.
(Note: While we can be sure our finished products are not tested on animals, it is virtually impossible for any company to claim that all the basic ingredients that go into a product have never been tested on animals.)
2. Child labour in developing nations
We always wanted to do our bit to develop new products from developing nations.
Of course these days no exporting company from India or the far-east is likely to be using child labour as cheap or slave labour and steer well clear. Of course these days no exporting company from India or the far-east is likely to be using child labour as cheap or slave labour and steer well clear of it. Of course these days no exporting company from India or the far east is likely to be using child labour as cheap or slave labour and steer well clear of it. Of course these days no exporting company from India or the far-east is likely to be using child labour as cheap or slave labour and steer well clear of it.
Exported products usually command a higher price than the local market so there really is no commercial pressure on manufacturers to cut costs to such a degree at the risk of losing a lucrative export order.
3. Fair Trade
We spend up to six months a year travelling; in India, Indonesia, Nepal and China seeking out new product ideas and trying to fulfil our customers wish lists.
We visit suppliers not only to do deals but also to see for ourselves how well staff and subcontractors are treated. We have on more than one occasion had to cancel orders because it seemed staff were being exploited.
The way it works in India is that goods for export are priced higher than goods for domestic sale in India - which means that exporting companies should be able to provide better conditions and pay for their staff (and a better quality product).
We are happy to work within this system provided that we can see the benefits. This is our version of Fair Trade.
Be aware that some importers will work outside this system buying on for the domestic market but exporting, in order to boost profits or compete unfairly with other importers.
4. Ecological, Sustainable and Recyclable products
We have a wide range of products, so it would be impossible to have only organic and recycled products, but we always give more value to these when it comes to introducing new products.
We always seek, as a minimum, that raw materials are sustainable.
Our Team Is Here To Help
Whilst we are more than happy to answer any questions you have,
we make every effort to make all the information needed to use our service available on the website.
If you think there is anything we’ve missed please let us know!
