Non-Toxic Home
Do you think about all of the items you bring into your home? Do you think about the ingredients in all of those items? What do those ingredients do to everyone in your home?
So many people I talk to say “If the products sold were not safe they would not be able to sell them in the stores”. I wish this were true! Unfortunately it is far from true, but so many do not know where to start. Many of the ingredients that are in products in America are banned in other countries, and you have to wonder why.
You are the gatekeeper of your home! You get to decide what comes in and what stays out of your home! You can make the choice to only bring good, clean, non toxic things into your home.
Why choose clean non-toxic products? There are so many toxic chemicals in a large percentage of products that are sold, and they are contributing to a large percentage of health issues going on right now. I have been a Registered Nurse for 20 years, and in that 20 years, I have seen so many people that live everyday with chronic illnesses and terminal illnesses. Doing research for many years and through education, I have learned that many chemicals we are exposed to contribute to these illnesses! It makes me so mad! This makes me want to spread the word on what these chemicals are doing to our bodies!
It is not the norm to live with chronic disease! It is not the norm for kids to have so many allergies! It is not the norm to have so many people with auto-immune disease! It is not the norm for so many people to have cancer! Many chronic illnesses you hear about finding the cure, but what about finding the cause so that the illnesses just didn’t occur?!
Making your own cleaners is one way to make sure there are no toxins
So where do you start? What do you look for?
Go through cleaners in your home, start reading the ingredients. When you read the ingredients, do you know what they are? If the answer is no…. you have to research! These unknown ingredients are going into your skin and your lungs! Affecting every cell in your body!
Ok…so what are some of the top toxic ingredients in cleaners? Phthalates, Triclosan, Ammonium compounds, Butoxyethanol, Chlorine, Sodium Hydroxide, Petroleum distillates, Formaldehyde, Fragrance and soooooooo many more!
These chemicals have been linked to so many chronic illnesses like cancer, auto-immune disease and allergies! This is awful! It should not be allowed! I personally removed all toxic cleaners and products from my home many years ago, and it was not easy to make the change and took some time. It can be done, and it does not have to cost a lot! It can actually be cheaper!
I personally clean my entire house with Young Living Thieves cleaner and it is the best cleaner I have ever used! Other thing I use are white vinegar and baking soda! That is it…for my whole home! I spend a fraction to clean with less toxins and to know my home is clean! Adding high quality essential oils is another great way to make your home smell amazing while getting the benefits of essential oils! I add Young Living Lemon, Thieves, Orange, Purification and Citrus fresh to my cleaner! The house smells amazing, and without any synthetic, toxic fragrance!
Essential Oils are a great way to make your DIY cleaners even better!
Next on the list…Fragrance!!!
Under the ingredient Fragrance, hundreds of chemicals can be hidden in this ingredient. The hidden chemicals do not have to be listed, they can just say “fragrance”. I don’t know about you, but I want to know all ingredients. “Fragrance” has chemicals in it that are linked to cancer, asthma, allergies and autoimmune diseases. When you flip the bottle of any cleaner, shampoo, body wash, face products, and many other products, the ingredient fragrance is there! Even products that are labeled “natural” or “green” have fragrance! It is very misleading because you think you are buying a better product when it is just as bad!
Fragrance is also a neuro toxin and can have an effect on your brain! Many people with asthma or allergies think the cleaner the home the better the symptoms will be! But, when using toxic cleaners, antibacterial things, these actually make these symptoms worse.
Now, keeping things clean is a must! Doing it in a non toxic way though is crucial!
If you burn candles, this is another toxin infiltrating your lungs! Between the toxins that are in the candle itself and the fragrance, it is very toxic to everyone in your home.
Personal care products need to be non-toxic!
Personal care products are filled with toxins! Our skin is the largest organ of our body and absorbs everything into your body. When personal care products like body wash, shampoo, conditioner, facial products, lotions, nail polish, deodorant, etc contain so many toxins, our skin is absorbing all of these toxic chemicals! Once our skin absorbs these toxic chemicals, they can get stuck in our cells and organs, creating chronic illness. Parabens, Fragrance, Phthalates, dyes, PEG, petroleum, the list goes on and on!
Products used on babies and kids is especially important, because their little bodies are not able to process all of these toxins. This often results in eczema, allergies, asthma, and contributes to GI issues.
Time to make a change!!!
I am a huge advocator of Young Living essential oils and all of their products because they do not have any toxins and have the added benefit of the essential oils, kind of like a one stop shop for all of your clean, non-toxic needs! If you do not feel that Young Living is right for you, there are so many options!
I have added a new service to my website that I am offering! The Toxin Free Home assessment! I am so excited to offer this because so many people want to make the change and either do not know where to start or are confused with what is good to use. This is where I come in and assess your home products and personal care products to see where the changes need to be made.
Contact me if you are ready for this assessment! Let’s clean up our homes and lives so we can live the healthiest life possible!