OK, so with three members of our family having health concerns and recently going organic for food I have been reading about how environmental toxins and chemicals can affect your health so have decided to clear out the kitchen and bathroom cupboards and make changes!
First, we use a lot of bleach and antibacterial washes in this house (well I do) and It always worries me how much of this is getting onto the children's skin. My Daughter suffers from very dry cracked skin (so do I) and she is only four years old. I immediately changed all our hand wash to EPA, Silicon and Paraben free. It is early days but I am seeing an improvement to mine already.
Next was the spray bleaches, dettols and toilet ducks....they are now distilled vinegar with some drops of lemon juice and essential oils. I am currently experimenting with lavender and tea tree oil. Essential oils are anti fungal, antibacterial and antibiotic! No need for harsh chemicals to kill those bugs after all!!
Toiletries. I thought I would have a hard time convincing my Husband to ditch his regular face wash, shave gel and toothpaste but so far he has been open to trying the lovely products I came home with from my recent shopping trip! I found a limited range of chemical free items in my local Boots, Superdrug and Savers so I ended up buying everything from my local Revital health food shop. I bought a lovely strawberry flavoured toothpaste for the children, fluoride free, which they love. The peppermint and aloe Vera adults version has not gone down so well with Hubby as he didn't like the taste so he has gone back to his Macleans for now. I spent a small fortune on some shampoo and body wash from A'Kin which we all love so that's fab. Today I bought some travel bottles so I can divide them for use around the house and taking to the gym etc. I will be cross if they only last a month as they were rather pricey, so some watering down will be happening!!
All in all I am happy with my purchases although I am still new to this and learning as I go. I feel very positive about making these changes as they can only be good for us. Check back in a future post to see how much of an impact this change has had on our family! :))
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