Why choose toxin-free?
How much thought do you give to the ingredients in your cleaning products, the nonstick coating on your pots and pans, or the dye in your dish soap?
If your answer is “not much,” chances are, you’re unknowingly exposing yourself and your family to carcinogens, hormone disrupters, and ingredients that can cause developmental and reproductive toxicity.
Let me share a few numbers:
11: The number of ingredients banned from cosmetic products in the United States. Guess how many are banned in Europe? 1,300.
1938: The last time Congress passed a federal law regulating the safety of cosmetic ingredients. (Though a new law was passed in 2022 giving the FDA greater control over recalls, registration, and labeling, it makes no further restrictions on harmful chemicals.)
16: The number of times more likely a woman is to miscarry a child if she’s been exposed to PFAS. Exposure to these “forever chemicals” is also linked with cancer, decreased fertility, reduced immune response and delayed puberty in children, elevated cholesterol, thyroid disease, and other health problems. PFAS are commonly found in things like nonstick cookware, cleaning products, dental floss, makeup, nail polish, and furniture.
35: The number of countries that banned glyphosate (the primary ingredient in pesticides like Roundup), which is widely used on the foods we consume in the U.S. Glyphosate mimics glycine in your body, which causes your body to store it rather than filtering it out through the liver and kidneys. This buildup can lead to cancer, leaky gut, autoimmune disease, depression, anxiety, and a decline in brain health. It also kills good bacteria and destroys the gut microbiome.
0: The number of regulations in the pet grooming industry. There are also no regulations on marketing, meaning any product can claim to be all natural or organic, even if it is known to contain hormone-disrupting or cancer-causing ingredients. In fact, only 5% of cancer in dogs is genetic—the other 95% is due to controllable environmental and lifestyle factors.
The bottom line is this: We cannot trust that companies, manufacturers, and legislators have our best interests in mind, especially when health-related laws are often created on a reactive, rather than a proactive basis. Take lead paint for example: While it was banned in Austria, France, and Belgium in 1909, the U.S. didn’t ban it until nearly 70 years later in 1978.
To live our healthiest lives, we cannot wait for laws to catch up—we have to do our own research. But the good news is, if we put in the effort and make smart swaps, we can drastically improve our health and well-being!
So that’s what I did—I spent over a year digging into everything I owned, from cookware and utensils to shampoo and nail polish, and researching toxin-free alternatives. I discovered incredibly helpful tools for researching and fantastic brands that prioritize the health and well-being of their customers (shouldn’t they all?!). I’m excited to share the results of these efforts with you.
“It is well known these products damage health, but they are still sanctioned by the authorities. There’s just too much money involved.”
If you want to learn more about why switching to a non-toxic lifestyle is so important, check out this article!
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My recommendations
Note: I researched these recommendations to the best of my ability, but ingredients may have changed or there may be something I overlooked. I encourage you to do your own research before making any decisions.
