4 Simple Toxic Items in Your Home That You Can Get Rid of This Week

It feels like our lives are constantly surrounded by small (and big) items that are harming our health.

And it’s a little overwhelming.

I’ve recently started getting interested in finding things in my home that are toxic since I’ve started taking better care of my health and doing things that would benefit it in the long run.

And when I found that there were toxic products I was taking in or using that were a part of my every day life, it actually shocked me. 

And this shock led to me wanting to share some household toxins that you might want to get rid of as well.

4 Things That Are Toxic in the Home

Here’s a small and simple list to help you get rid of toxic offenders in your home, and make healthier choices:

1. Teabags: It looks like many teabags have two things wrong with them. One, they’re made with plastics as shown in this study on microparticles in teabags. Two, they’re whitened with bleach (study). 
   Better Option: Now I haven’t had all of these tea brands, but from some quick research, here are some brands that are toxin free: Pique, Traditional Medicinals, Numi Organic Tea, and Earth Mama.
2. Tampons and Pads: A study has shown that the toxins in certain feminine products are actually harming our bodies.
   Better Option: At the moment, I’m using Natracare which is an all natural non-toxic brand.
3. Air Fresheners: Some air fresheners can hurt and mess with your hormones and reproductive health, as told by the Natural Resources Defense Counsel.
   Better Option: I think it’s a good idea to find natural solutions for making your home smell good. These could be toxin-free scented candles, air fresheners, and fabric spray bottles.
4. Antibacterial soaps: According to the FDA, you can just forget about antibacterial soaps. I feel like this ones is very strange; you use it to eliminate one thing that is bad for you, but you’re still doing harm to your body.
   Better Option: This year, I’ll probably start using non-toxic bar soap or other brands such as Dr. Bronner’s.

I plan on adding more to this small and simple list of harmful chemicals, but I think it’s very important to start thinking and learning about the things that could be harming you. 

It’s so easy to feel like you’re safe when you see these big brands with their high budget commercials advertising products that make your life just a bit easier and better.

But thankfully, when you do your own research and read the labels, you can quickly start to figure out what’s actually harming your health, and what you can use instead.

PS – What’s a product you recently found to have toxins?