Deciding to tackle toxic exposure can be really overwhelming. Don’t try to swap everything at once! Pick one item and decide when your current product runs out to replace it with something less toxic. Over the course of a year you will be able to make a lot of swaps to decrease your and your family’s toxic exposure.

Kitchen

• Tap water → Check your water. If needed, filter water with a counter top, pitcher or under-sink water filter

• Disposable water bottles → Carry a stainless steel or glass water bottle

• Plastic Food Storage/take out containers → Use glass food storage containers

• Plastic Lunch Bags → Reusable food-grade silicon bags, reusable beeswax wraps

Home

• Scented Laundry Detergent → Unscented, non-toxic

• Dryer sheets → Wool dryer balls

• Cleaning Products → Vinegar + water + lemon + baking soda cleaners or non-toxic alternatives

• Candles → Beeswax with essential oils (as long as you are not allergic)

• Air filter → Open windows and vent air especially after new furniture or painting. HEPA air filter

• Sheets → You spend 1/3 of your life in bed. Organic cotton, organic wool bamboo, Tencel

• Mattress → You spend 1/3 of your life in bed. Investment item, non-toxic certifications to consider OEKO-TEX Standard 100, GOTS, GOLS

Body

Use the EWG Skin Deep Database or Think Dirty App to research your current products and fin any replacements you may need.

• Makeup → Non-toxic, chemical free. start with lip products - you eat whatever you put on them

• Body location, moisturizers → Non-toxic, chemical free, paraben free, phthalate free, petrolatum free, unscented

• Soap, body wash → Non-toxic, chemical free, paraben free, phthalate free, petrolatum free, unscented

• Hair products → Non-toxic, chemical free, paraben free, phthalate free, petrolatum free, unscented

• Tooth Paste → Non-toxic, chemical free, paraben free, phthalate free, petrolatum free, unscented

Reproduction

• If you wouldn’t put it in your mouth, don’t put it in your vagina!

• Tampons → Organic, bleach-free, unscented

• Pads → Organic, bleach-free, unscented

• Period cups → Silicon, latex-free if needed

• Lube → Non-toxic, petroleum-free, chemical-free

• Hygiene Products → STAY AWAY!!!! You’ve got a self-cleaning oven between your legs. Adding products like cleansers, deodorants, or douches changes the pH of your vagina and can cause bacterial or yeast overgrowth.

Less Toxic Brands

Vagina Care

Cora pads, tampons, cups, period underwear

Diva Cup period cups, period underwear

Voxapad period underwear

Period Company period underwear

Modibodi period underwear (including teen sizes)

Home + Personal Care

Attitude EWG-certified home and personal care

Branch Basics home care products

Dropps laundry, home care products

Ecoify organic wool dryer balls

Makeup

Detox Market clean beauty products

Credo Beauty clean beauty products

Nail Polish - Less toxic Nail article + links

COTE - TAKEOFFWild Sea Rose Acetone Free Polish Remover

Sundays Non-Toxic Nail Polish

Underwear

Thunderpants organic cotton underwear

La Coochie organic cotton underwear

Pact organic cotton underwear, bedding

Bedding

Threshold by Target organic cotton bedding

Nest Bedding + mattresses

Keetsa mattress

Kitchen

Klean Kanteen stainless steel water bottles

Hydro Flask stainless steel water bottles

Water Filters + Air Filters Dr. Yvonne Burkart recommendations