This post may contain affiliate links. Please read our disclosure page.Toothpaste is one of those everyday essentials, and one that goes in our mouths, so I’m never surprised when a client or reader asks for help finding the best non-toxic, natural toothpaste.Finding a truly safe toothpaste goes far beyond looking for a “fluoride-free” label. (And even the fluoride thing can be
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Non-Toxic School Supplies
A lot of effort goes into keeping kids safe in school--from sprinkler systems to spongy “concrete” under the jungle gym. If you’re a reader of this blog, you are probably worried about other dangers—and specifically toxins--that might be found in your children’s school.Not all of this can be easily controlled, but you might as well send them to school with only the non-toxic school
Safe Deodorant Guide
This post may contain affiliate links. Please read our disclosure page.UPDATED: July 2018Let me start with the bad news: even the best natural deodorant isn't going to work like Secret or any conventional antiperspirant you may be using now. That said, the longer I’ve used natural deodorant, the better it works, and I actually seem to sweat less (a lot of you say this is the same for
Killing Me Softly – How to Create a Safe, Non-toxic Bedroom
We are often asked, "I want to detox my home...where should I start?" And we almost always answer: the bedroom.Bedrooms are a sanctuary: a peaceful, soft place...a place to lay back...a place to let everything go… a place to rest...to heal...to rejuvenate.And yes, we spend 1/3 of our lives asleep, but let’s take a look at what that really means.During sleep, we do much of the healing
What’s Wrong With Sunscreen?
This blog entry is part of our “What’s Wrong With” series, which profiles a different and gives you the bottom line on its safety. Think of these as cheat sheets for our more comprehensive Safe Product Guides.I've written a lot about sunscreens, including a Safe Product Guide that reviews the Good, the Bad, and the Sneaky. Here's a recap of the major points:While dermatologists
Safe Disposable Diaper Guide
This post may contain affiliate links. Please read our disclosure page.My original introduction to this section read something like, “Sure, we all know we should use cloth diapers, but how realistic is that, especially here in New York City where many of us don’t even have washing machines? Thank God for these super biodegradable, non-toxic disposable diapers from Seventh
Choosing a Non-Toxic Carpet
Recently, I've had a few private consulting clients who have asked about non-toxic carpeting. As a result, I've spent some time of late more deeply looking into this, and I hope this post helps answer the big question: Is there such thing as safe, truly non-toxic carpeting? What Makes Carpeting Toxic? As my dad wrote in the flooring post about our non-toxic renovation undertaking, Project
April: Five Ways to Clean Up Your Cleaning Products
This January, instead of making the usual resolutions that we’ve given up on by the end of the month, we decided to break it up by dividing some big goals into manageable chunks.Each month, we invite you to overhaul one aspect of your life to reduce toxins, improve health, and increase your peace of mind. Our promise is that these changes will be easy to implement, helping you avoid resolution
Safe Cookware Guide
I’m lucky to live in a neighborhood with lots of great restaurants that are “healthful.” I put that word in quotes because while organic French fries cooked in trans-fat free oil are better than what you’ll get at McDonald’s, they aren’t exactly kale chips.So we try to cook at home most nights. My husband is actually much more of a chef than I am, so he is the one who purchases most of
Healthy Olive Oil Guide
“…It’s not only wine that sings Olive oil sings too It lives in us with its ripe light And among the good things of the earth I set apart Olive oil…” -Pablo Neruda- How to Pick the Healthiest Olive Oil For decades we’ve known about the benefits of the “Mediterranean diet" (fresh fruits and veggies, fish, whole grains, red wine, and olive oil). Modern science tells us that of those
