6 simple ways to detox your home & improve your health (S5 E19)

Last Updated on March 10, 2024 by Michelle

In this episode, we’re chatting about my latest frontier when it comes to simplifying our family’s life: Creating a Non-Toxic Home.

It can be deeply overwhelming, so today I’m sharing some practical ideas for you to choose from. We can never rid our home of all the chemicals (I explain more in this episode), but we can feel really good about taking small steps towards making a big difference.

Today I’ll explain how I manage to buy very little liquid hand soap, dryer sheets, dishwasher soap, liquid dish washing soap, all-purpose cleaner, and paraffin candles.

Where to Listen or Watch

Listen on Apple Podcasts here: Creating a Non-Toxic Home, Season 5 Episode 19 of the Simple Doesn’t Mean Easy Podcast

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Creating a Non-Toxic Home

In this episode:

• The EPA’s take on chemicals in household cleaners that are “relatively safe if used as intended” 
• What a surfactant is, why they’re in conventional cleaning products, and how to avoid them
• What VOCs are and how they affect indoor air quality
• Some VOCs that are out of my control & tips for how to deal best with those
• How there is no federal health-based standard for VOCs
• What “artificial fragrance” really means on an ingredient list (& how it can refer to more than 3000 undisclosed chemicals!)
• How artificial fragrances can worsen allergies, inflame sinuses, and lead to more colds and respiratory infection
• The term “artificial fragrance” can and company doesn’t have to disclose what chemicals they’re using.
• Additional benefits to homemade cleaners
• Benefits of air-drying clothes
• What essential oils I use for all my non-toxic DIY cleaners & why (bonus: no MLM involved!)
• 5 recipes for my favorite DIY cleaners

Go HERE to grab your Pantry Checklist, which includes all the DIY supplies needed for every “recipe” we chat about in today’s episode. Bonus, there’s a link to the full, detailed recipes for these DIY cleaners there as well.

 

About our Sponsor:

This episode is sponsored by Redmond Real Salt.

Go to SoulyRested.com/salt for my favorites and links. And use code SOULYRESTED to save 15%! Enjoy FREE shipping on all orders of $30 or more.

I was tempted to buy cheap salt just for cleaners but then I realized minerals, particularly trace minerals, are very involved in the various protective properties of your skin. Trace minerals have been shown to be essential in fighting the damages of excessive sun exposure, wrinkles, and maintaining the moisture in your skin.

Minerals are tiny molecules that easily penetrate the skin, so Topical application of minerals is a thing.

Why not add some trace minerals via my cleaners?

Also, did you know salt is an important way to up the quality of your food that you’re preparing in the kitchen, growing in your garden, and raising in your backyard?

Yep, salt is an important nutrient for gardens, backyard chickens, pasture-raised pigs, and more.

The products I love from Redmond Agriculture: soulyrested.com/salt

Use code SOULYRESTED for 15% off at Redmond Salt and Redmond Ag anytime.

 

Other Articles & Resources You Might Enjoy:

How to Use Dryer Balls (article)

How to Use a Calendar to Improve your Health (podcast)

Tips for Improving Your Health, at any age (podcast)

My 7-page Pantry Checklist (free download)

 

 

 

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