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How Air Purifying Plants Help Me Remove Toxins!

I never knew plants could clean the air in my home! As I continue on my nontoxic journey, I am eager to reach another phase of my journey. I am at the point where I am focusing on detoxing the air in my home. Most of us spend most of our time indoors, whether that’s home, school, work or a business. Until recently, I wasn’t aware how polluted our indoor air was. The EPA estimates that indoor air is 2-5x more polluted than outside air! Thank goodness for air purifying plants! Indoor air pollution is due to several particles like mold spores, bacteria[...]

Beauty, Nontoxic

Toxic Ingredients: Formaldehyde In Cosmetics?

I started a segment on Instagram TV called “Toxic Beauty."The goal is to educate people on the toxic ingredients being used in our everyday products. Since starting my nontoxic journey, I’ve learned that knowledge truly is power. Why Use Toxic Ingredients Like formaldehyde in Our cosmetics? Formaldehyde is an ingredient used in cleaning products, and flooring or building materials. But, it is also found in cosmetics. Yes, you read that right! It is a known carcinogen according to the National Cancer Institute. What is this toxic ingredient doing in[...]

Lifestyle, Nontoxic

Why I transitioned to nontoxic products

Transitioning to nontoxic products was an important move for me... While in the process of looking for alternative treatment options for my oldest son who is diagnosed with Autism, I came across articles talking about removing toxins from the body. At the time of that search, I was coming across the terms “clean beauty”, "safer beauty", "nontoxic beauty" etc. This sparked curiosity because I always assumed that our personal care items were safe because they’re on the market. Girl was I wrong!!! There’s basically no regulation when it comes to our p[...]

Lifestyle, Nontoxic

Dirty Dozen & Clean Fifteen: The Safest Fruits & Vegetables

I took a poll in my Instagram stories, and was shocked to learn how many people don’t know about the Dirty Dozen & Clean Fifteen. I used this method to help in buying fruits and vegetables before transitioning to a more natural and non-toxic lifestyle. Unfortunately, buying ALL organic was too expensive for our budget at that time. We have switched to mostly organic now. So, I like to tell people to put the Dirty Dozen/Clean Fifteen into practice if they're not ready yet either. So what is the Dirty Dozen & Clean Fifteen? This is an annual li[...]