Recommendations for Lauren
Goals:
Prepare your body and home for a new baby!!
Overhaul cleaning products and get a set up for cleaners
Find personal care and makeup swaps
Find swaps for Chris + kids
Simplify shopping with autoship and by reducing number of places buying from
Recommendations:
Eliminate any thing and everything in your house with synthetic fragrance
Cleaning
Using better cleaning products can make one of the biggest impacts in the amount of toxins that are in your home. Get rid of anything from Lysol, Windex, Clorox, etc..
General -
Bathrooms -
Kitchen -
Home
Laundry detergent - Norwex or Thieves
Stain remover - Norwex or Molly Suds
Oxygen booster - Branch Basics
Fragrance spray/air freshener - Grow Fragrance
Upholstery cleaner - norwex detergent + water in a spray bottle
Essential oils diffused instead of candles
Candles - Grow Fragrance or Terralite
Hand Soap - Everyone
Kitchen
Pots & Pans - Caraway or stainless steel
*I bought the cream in Caraway and they are starting to discolor already. I recommend buying a darker color.
Cooking Utensils - Silicone (BPA free) or stainless steel
Tupperware - glass > plastic, try not to heat food in microwave in plastic tupperware
Stainless steel water bottles - Adult water bottle, adult cup with straw & kids water bottle
Parchment paper - anywhere - unbleached
Personal Care
Reference Beauty Counter’s Never-List for a list of chemicals to avoid in all products!
Lauren
Body wash - Native (unscented), Beauty Counter or Think Sport
Shampoo & Conditioner - Avalon Organics or Prose
Lotion - Pipette, Beauty Counter, Everyone
Face wash / moisturizer - PCA Skin or option to swap for something else during pregnancy BeautyCounter Countercontrol Acne line
Makeup remover - Beauty Counter or Norwex Body Cloths (not the make up cloths)
Deodorant - Native (unscented) or Beauty Counter
Toothpaste - David’s
Chris
Body wash - Dr. Squatch, Think Sport
Shampoo - Avalon Organics, Dr Squatch
Hair gel - Badger Hair Pomade
Deodorant - Dr. Squatch
Skincare - Beautycounter Counterman
Shaving cream - Badger, Pacific
Kids
*One very weird nuance sort of thing is with things that are naturally scented with orange. Citrus Aurantium Dulcis (Orange) can be toxic depending on the formulation. Citrus Aurantium Dulcis (Orange) Oil and Citrus Aurantium Dulcis (Orange) Fruit Extract are safe, however, Citrus Aurantium Dulcis (Orange) Peel Oil is not.
Shampoo & Conditioner - Pipette, Alaffia, Avalon Organics
*Andalou’s shampoo that you bought for Grace is clean besides the use of Citrus Aurantium Dulcis (Orange) Peel Oil and is linked to non-reproductive system organ toxicity
Baby
Diapers & Wipes - (Best) Healthy Baby, Dyper, (Better) Hello Bello, Millie Moon, Coterie, Thrive Market, (Good) Pampers Pure, Honest Co,
Bath soap, lotion, diaper rash cream - Pipette
Make Up:
Dew Skin Tinted Moisturizer (more coverage than a typical tinted moisturizer, more like a light coverage foundation)
Mattifying Powder (if you get oily in certain areas this will help makeup set)
Skin Twin Featherweight Foundation
Mattifying Powder (if you get oily in certain areas this will help makeup set)
3-in-1 Color Stick (you already have this from the Summer Box!)
Beauty counter or Mineral Fusion
Medicine + Supplements:
Fridababy humidifier w/ oils
Genexa acetaminophen & antihistamine
Dye-free ibuprofen - from anywhere
Hylands natural cough medicine
Genexa for adults - they have everything from antacids, allergy and pain relievers to sleep aids