Amazon Elements is a lineup of products available exclusively to Prime members. Amazon Elements diapers have been available since 2014, although Amazon just launched four new Elements supplements.
What is Amazon Elements?
Amazon Elements is a lineup of premium products – including household products and nutritional supplements – available exclusively to members of Amazon Prime.
In 2014, the company first introduced Amazon Elements with a lineup of diapers. They added a small number of household items over the years – including baby wipes (the diapers, meanwhile, were discontinued in 2015).
In 2017, Amazon added a lineup of nutritional supplements to their selection. Like other Amazon Elements products, these products claim to have transparent sourcing, premium ingredients, and competitive prices.
Want to check the source of an Amazon Elements product? You can open the Amazon app, tap the camera icon in the search bar, then scan the barcode. Immediately, you’ll see deeper information about the product – including Amazon’s own quality reports on the product as well as the product’s origins and ingredients.
Whether the ingredient comes from China or the United States, you’ll see exactly where it came from to be included in your baby wipe or nutritional supplement.
Let’s take a closer look at the products available through Amazon Elements.
Amazon Elements Products
Right now, the Amazon Elements page is dominated mostly by baby wipes and nutritional supplements. There are two categories listed on the page, including Vitamins & Supplements and Baby Wipes (Amazon actually discontinued its premium diapers back in 2015).
Vitamins & Supplements
There are four supplements listed in this category, all of which are new members of the Amazon marketplace. The supplements promise to contain premium ingredients, transparent sources, and competitive prices. They’re similar to other trendy nutritional supplements available through Amazon today.
The four supplements include:
- Amazon Elements Turmeric Root Extract (500mg, 65 Capsules for $14.99): Turmeric root extract is one of the most popular supplements on the market today. There’s some research showing that it can provide anti-cancer benefits. At the very least, turmeric – and the curcuminoids inside turmeric – are thought to be powerful antioxidants that provide health benefits throughout your body.
- Amazon Elements Calcium Complex (195 Capsules for $24.99): This calcium complex includes all of the ingredients needed for healthy bones, teeth, and bodily function. In addition to 750mg of calcium, the supplement contains 600 IU of vitamin D and 50mg of magnesium in each serving.
- Amazon Elements Vitamin D2 (2000 IU, 65 Capsules for $9.99): This vitamin D2 supplement contains 2000 IU per serving. The vitamin D2 is derived from cultured yeast that has been exposed to light.
- Amazon Elements Vitamin K2 (100mcg, 65 Capsules for $14.99): This vitamin K2 supplement contains 100mcg per serving. It’s made from fermented chick pea flour.
All supplements come with some common benefits. They’re all vegan-friendly, for example. They’re also manufactured in GMP facilities in the United States using American or imported ingredients. All supplements are labeled as free from allergens, artificial colors and flavors, chemical preservatives, gluten, and soy.
All of the supplements also have a QR code on the front that lets you easily access additional information about the supplement – including the certificate of analysis.
Baby Wipes
The supplements listed above are the newest members of the Amazon Elements lineup. However, the company has been selling baby wipes through Amazon Elements for months. The baby wipes are available in a number of different varieties – including wipes for sensitive babies and scented or unscented wipes.
The baby wipes are priced between $10.99 and $16.99 for tubs of 720 wipes.
Overall, the wipes are very well-reviewed on Amazon, where customers have given the wipes an average rating of 4.5 stars out of 5 or higher with a total of over 6,300 reviews to date.
All Amazon Elements baby wipes are strong, soft, large, and textured for cleaning more than just the diaper area of your body – they’re also designed for your hands and face. The wipes are free of added fragrances, parabens, dyes, alcohol, phthalates, bronopol, and methylisothiazolinone.
You can purchase the wipes in Sensitive, Unscented, and Fresh Scent varieties. They come in 6 flip-top packs or 9 resealable packs with a storage tub.
Some of the key ingredients in the wipes include chamomile flower extract, sourced in Texas, which helps give the wipes their unique scent. The wipes are manufactured in Mooresville, Indiana by a company called Nice-Pak Products, Inc. The fiber itself comes from China.
Should You Buy Amazon Elements Products?
If you’re already an Amazon Prime subscriber, then Amazon Elements products are worth a try. The supplements are reasonably-priced and offer clean, transparent ingredients. They’re multivitamins that are very similar to other multivitamins leading their respective categories on Amazon. Besides, where else can you get a 720 pack of baby wipes for $11?
The Amazon Elements product lineup emphasizes transparency, high-quality ingredients, and clear sourcing information. Every ingredient in the products comes with a detailed description of its source. Even the ingredients from China identify the Chinese province from where it came – which is a level of transparency we don’t see on many other products in the industry.
If you need further transparency, then you can scan the barcode on the outside of your Amazon Elements supplements to view the certificate of analysis, which comes from independent lab testing performed by Amazon.
If you’re already paying $100 per year for Amazon Prime, then Amazon Elements may be worth a purchase. If you’re not a Prime subscriber, then it’s one more benefit of ordering a subscription.
