These 8 Under-$75 Products on Amazon Will Jumpstart Your Sustainable Lifestyle

Amazon Aware Moisturizer

Face moisturizer is a repeat item; it's something you'll buy often. Not only is this everyday, creamy moisturizer made with avocado oil, skin-soothing squalane, sunflower seed oil, and cocoa butter, but it's vegan and is a carbon-neutral product. One shopper with eczema and rosacea was pleasantly surprised by how well this worked for her. "It's very hard for me to find a cream that is moisturizing enough for my very dry skin. This moisturizes just as well as the ceramide creams that I have."

Force of Nature Multi-Purpose Cleaner Kit

This household cleaner kit is a favorite non-toxic disinfectant (the company uses a hypochlorous acid as the disinfectant, which is free of harmful, gas-emitting VOCs, dyes, and fragrances), and because it uses capsules, it's also sustainable and planet-friendly. Pop a new capsule into the activator system, push a button, and in minutes your spray is ready to use. No more buying replacement bottles.

This effort effectively reduces plastic waste by 97 percent, which is hugely impactful because 11 million metric tons of plastic pollution go into the ocean each year. "Low-impact products are ones that don't negatively affect the environment or society in which they're made, manufactured, transported, consumed or disposed of," explains Leone.

Burt's Bees Baby Pajamas

Every kid needs pajamas, but not all jammies are cut from the same cloth. "Burt's Bees have been very transparent about their journey to become a more environmentally-friendly brand, focusing heavily on their water footprint," says Leone. This super-soft two-piece pajama set has over 15,000 five-star ratings, is offered in dozens of different print and color combinations, and goes from 12T up to 14Y.

Amazon Aware Reusable Cleaning Cloths

The kitchen is an area of the home that generates a ton of waste, and paper towels are a large factor. Enter: reusable cleansing cloths. These are not your mom's dish towels. This pack comes with eight cleaning cloths (13 inches by 15 inches) that can be tossed into the washing machine (cold cycle, anyone?) after each use. They're thin and resemble traditional paper towels.

One shopper shared a smart way to keep these top of mind. "They are thin, so they dry pretty fast after you use them. I've put them right next to the paper towels in my kitchen. My goal is to use them as much as possible and avoid paper towels whenever I can."

Ilia Tint Lip Balm

If you want clean beauty that's environmentally-friendly, Ilia's lip balm serves double-duty. It's free of the heavy-hitters like parabens and fragrance, but it's also free of ​​phenoxyethanol (a controversial irritant) and butylated hydroxytoluene (a potential endocrine disruptor). Now onto the planet. As part of Amazon's pledge, Compact by Design has certified that Ilia "products remove excess air and water, which reduces the carbon footprint of shipping and packaging."

Attitude Dishwashing Liquid

Kitchen products are often one of the many items that are confusing to buy. It's a hard aisle to navigate because so many brands use greenwashing language to appear eco, when in fact, their practices and ingredients are questionable. This everyday dish soap does none of that—it's free of harmful preservatives and offers eco-friendly refills to reduce plastic. It's certified by Ecologo, which ensures that "products meet standards that can reduce the environmental impact of one or more stages of the product life cycle." It also comes in three light scents, including coriander and olive, green apple and basil, and shopper-favorite grapefruit.

Amazon Basics Microfiber Sheet Set

This everyday microfiber sheet set has more than 292,800 five-star ratings (yes, you read that right), from shoppers who were looking for inexpensive, lightweight bedding. "I had yet to be able to configure the right combination of lightweight sheets and a light blanket until I found these microfiber sheets—wow, are they cool at night!" The set comes in 28 prints and colors and is certified by Oeko-Tex Standard, which ensures that "products are tested for harmful substances and made in safer workplaces with reduced environmental impacts."

Amazon Aware Fit and Flare Dress

The fashion industry is often at the center of sustainability critique for its excessive waste and release of greenhouse gas emissions, but there are many brands educating themselves and their processes in order to do better. This dress is part of the Amazon Aware initiative, which offers classic pieces like this midi fit-and-flare wardrobe mainstay. It's made with certified organic cotton and is certified carbon neutral by ClimatePartner. The dress is available in six stylish colors and can be dressed up or down for work or brunch.