At the start of every New Year, many of us make pledges for the coming 12 months. Some resolutions last, and others are just too hard to stick to, but this year why not pledge something a little more manageable: living life a little more sustainably.
Here are five products that we love that will help you add a little more eco to your kitchen essentials and personal care routine:
Personal care
Handmade, eco-conscious, and sustainable, the Broken Top Brand offers luxurious bath, body, and home products. Using only natural and organic ingredients, every product is free from parabens, gluten and is all vegan. We love their candles which incorporate all-natural cotton and cotton core wicks that are lead and zinc-free. Each scent in the collection is developed to have its unique expression- both familiar and unexpected. Broken Top has something for everyone’s taste, from dreamy florals and invigorating fresh tones to adventurous woody scents.
Oral care is one area where sustainable switches can be difficult, with plastic toothbrushes and powerful mouthwashes and curious ingredients, but perhaps it’s time for a bit of a refresh. Nudge is an eco-friendly Canadian brand that has a range of products for all your oral care needs where you can one-time purchase or even make things more accessible with a subscription. The brand is responsible for self-care needs and believes products should be composed of clean ingredients that are good for you, carefully designing its offerings to be as natural as possible without compromising the taste, feel or results.
The luxe Italian skincare brand has arrived in the U.S. to greet clean beauty lovers with all-natural organic products. Many of the key botanical ingredients used in their products are harvested in Southern Italy, transforming them into high-performance formulations. With an artisanal approach, the brand uses cold-pressed botanical oils to formulate its products and preserve the nutrients and enzymes, ensuring maximum nutritional content in every offering. The entire line is created in small batches through a handpicked and handmade process. All products are cruelty-free, vegan-friendly, and NATRUE certified, the highest and most stringent organic certification a skincare brand can receive from this organization. Prato Botanico products are free of parabens, synthetic fragrances, mineral oils, phthalates, and sulfates – we love everything about this brand!
Committed to using certified organic fruit and vegetable-based ingredients, Earth Baby’s products are non-toxic, gentle, and effective on baby skin, hair, and body. The product range is formulated to provide immediate moisturization and hydration, emollient oils and vitamins with a time-controlled release, and dramatically reduced need for high levels of UV filters. They even have a best-selling, moisturizing, organic hand sanitizer for children’s hands! Founded by a grandmother, mother, and an orphan, Earth Baby’s Founder donates 1% of all sales to two incredible organizations-Preface Project Foundation and Folded Flag Foundation. These two organizations build a better tomorrow and impact our community by fostering opportunities for the next generation as a token of gratitude to those that helped along the way.
Earth Baby Hand Sanitizer Gel + Peppermint Twist Earth Baby Diaper Rash Cream
Kitchen & Home
Ecologie’s Swedish sponge cloths are long-lasting, compostable, and beautiful, an innovative alternative to paper towels! The sponge cloths help you switch single-use paper towels and washing sponges for longer-lasting, lower-impact options. Not only are they eco-friendly, but they also have joyful designs and color-forward prints that bring delight to every home. Carefully made in Sweden and screen-printed using non-toxic inks, each sponge cloth is made traditionally, using techniques developed in 1949. They are a must-have in every sustainable kitchen!
Say goodbye to nasty chemical cleaning agents in your home! The original Cloth + Bristle product gets the cleaning job done while staying eco-friendly with its all-natural ingredients. Product No. 001 takes on even the worst of rust, limescale, soap scum, and mold, mildew, bacteria, dirt, and grease. Any surface area that needs cleaning, No. 001 will clean safely, along with natural and porous surfaces, granite, marble, hardwood, metal, plastic, natural stone, tile, glass, grout, and porcelain, plus all surfaces in bathrooms and kitchens and flooring. With the Cloth + Bristle spray, there’s no more lingering toxins in the air, no damage to the environment, and wonderfully sparkling home!
Cloth+Bristle NO. 001 HOUSEHOLD CLEANER Cloth+Bristle ALL THE THINGS Spray
We’d love to know of any other sustainable swaps you’ve made around the home or product switches you’ve tried. Comment below with your recommendations!
Edited by Wynter Aiken