Green Living
Starting all over with swapping out your everyday products can feel daunting! I can’t tell you how much time I had spent researching and looking for clean home, beauty and cleaning products a few years back. Thankfully, I learned about @EWG skin deep and a handful of green living bloggers like @thisorganicgirl and @gurlgonegreen to start me off with what to be aware of when I am reading labels as well trusty brands in clean beauty and home products.
Why is this so important?
Major studies have shown that we are exposed to chemicals that hide in our water, skincare, home cleaning products and even food…gross! These toxic chemicals and Xenoestrogens which are endocrine disruptors, cause anything from weight gain, brain fog, infertility, allergies, depression, autoimmune disease and has been linked to cancer.
Xenoestrogens and other common toxic chemicals to look out for:
Plastics (BPA)
Chlorine and chlorine by-products
Erythrosine / FD&C Red No. 3
Butylated hydroxyanisole / BHA (food preservative)
Teflon and PFOAs ( found in cookware)
Parabens such as: methylparaben, ethylparaben, propylparaben and butylparaben commonly used as a preservative)
Benzophenone, 4-Methylbenzylidene camphor (4-MBC sunscreen lotions)
Phthalates- in almost everything from food to kids toys.
Mercury, found in seafood
Acrylamide in items cooked at high temperatures (e.g., french fries, fried chicken, and coffee)
Polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDEs), used as a flame retardant
Yes, this can seem overwhelming and discouraging to look at the list and realize that most everything we are surrounded with is toxic!
Fortunately, there are a ton of clean and health conscious companies that created products free of these horrendous toxins. You can start by eliminating the most toxic item, and then replace with a clean option when it is time to buy so you aren’t breaking the bank buying everything all at once!
Favorite clean beauty and home
To help steer you in the direction of clean health and beauty, I created a list of my FAVORITE clean beauty, home and wellness resources and products on my website so that it can be easy to access and purchase!
*Here are a few of my favorite clean swap out items:
You can check out my full list on my website here! https://www.healinglightwellness.net/shop
For those who are local to the PNW, I will be highlighting locally crafted favorites and services for mind, body and soul wellness in my monthly newsletters and posts- stay tuned!
*These are amazon associate links and I earn a small commission on products listed, thank you for your business!
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