Non-toxic Products

This is a list of non-toxic products and items recommended in Mercola's latest book. I'm posting this list more for myself so it's available online. I keep going to the store and then I forget what brand to look for! Especially the air quality house plants. :)

As much as I like Method products, they're not totally non-toxic. They're environmentally friendly, but they do contain sulfates and other ingredients I'd rather not put on or in my body. I think they definitely have a great niche though - many people who buy toxic products would be wise to switch to Method. It's a good alternative to mainstream. But in my quest to become more green, I'm finding myself looking for something crunchier (Chewy-Mama defines the crunchy/chewy lifestyle quite well).

So enjoy my list! Mecola's latest book is AWESOME! Thoughts on any of these products would be greatly appreciated! :)

Cleaners:

• Ecover
• Earthrite
• Bon Ami
• Homemade - 2 cups borax powder, 2 T distilled white vinegar or lemon juice, 3 drops eucalyptus or lavender oil, 2 cups hot water. Optionally add 1/4 cup Dr. Bronner's liquid soap and place all ingredients in a spray bottle

Air Quality Plants:

• Areca Palms
• Lady Palms
• Boston ferns
• Rubber plants (ficus elastica)

Laundry Detergent:

• Dr. Bronner's Pure Castile soap
• EarthRite
• Ecover

Shampoos & Conditioners:

• Aubrey Organics
• Weleda
• Logona
• Add shine to hair by adding a few drops of peppermint essential oil to conditioner (Ferbit: just bought some peppermint oil the other day to try this!)
• 1/2 cup raw apple cider to remove build-up

Deoderant:

• LeCrystal roll-on (Ferbit: trying this product now - mixed feelings on it)
• Nature DeFrance French clay
• Weleda sage deoderant
• Homemade - two parts pure water to one part apple cider vinegar with a few drops of tea tree oil and or lavender oil in a spray bottle

Liquid and Bar Soap:

• Dr. Bronner's castile bar and liquid soap (Ferbit: best product ever!)
• Kiss My Face olive oil bar soap
• Aubrey Organics
• Aura Cacia
• Chica Bella

Toothpaste & Mouthwash:

• Peelu toothpaste
• Ecodent toothpowder
• Weleda pink toothpaste
• Xylifresh toothpaste
• Homemade toothpaste - 1/2 teaspoon baking soda and a dash celtic salt
• Logona herbal mouthwash concentrate
• Weleda mouthwash
• Xylifresh mouthwash
• Homemade mouthwash - 2 drops tea tree oil or peppermint essential oil with 1/2 cup pure water. Rinse 60 seconds.

Make-up:

• Dr. Hauschka
• Ecco Bella
• Aubrey Organics
• Gabriel
• Larenim mineral make-up


• Hemp Organics

Hair-color:

• Henna (made with henna, chamomile, walnut and black walnut)
• Ecocolors
• Naturetint (not best choice, but better than mainstream)

Skin-Care:

• MyChelle (Ferbit: trying their Fruit Enzyme cleanser - love it so far, smells amazing)
• Arcona
• Dr. Alkaitis
• Trilogy
• Aubrey Organics
• Homemade
• strongly brewed green tea and raw milk. Apply to skin to add luster and tone to skin.
• 1 tsp fresh ginger juice, t 2bsp watercress juice, 1/2 tsp lime or lemon and apply with cotton to promote skin circulation, maintain clear skin, and speed up the healing process.
• For dry skin, make a cleanser with raw cream combined with freshly squeezed orange juice and work into skin for 60 seconds. rinse with tepid water.