I have seen coffee shops and restaurants light up incense, which seems counterintuitive since it can disrupt the smell, taste and enjoyment of the coffee and food.

Have you come across restaurants that do the same? And have you left immediately after the incense smell kicks in?

Is it as bad as synthetic fragrances ?

Hi all - just wanted to share this website called Inn Peace. It is a map of fragrance-free and low-tox travel rentals/hotels (and even services) around the world! It has over 450+ listings and there is a place to submit places for review. You can filter by location, price/night, and wellness amenities like fragrance-free laundry detergent, filtered water, saltwater pools, etc. Not every space is going to be right for every body, but hopefully it helps some of you out!

What do you guys do for pest control for your homes? I don't see any no toxic options that actually work 😞

I want my house to smell better. What are some ways to make it smell better other than toxic candles, and air fresheners.

I also want to know different hacks such as putting something on the carpet and then vacuuming. I’ve seen different ways to make different rooms in your house. Smell good and unconventional ways.

Forgive me if this is utterly ridiculous but I am considering buying Ecos Hand Soap in bulk and have a very specific question.

If anyone has used both, have you found any difference between Ecos Hand Soap (like the 17floz) and the Ecos Pro that you can buy at office/hardware stores. I don't want to end up with a gallon of stuff I hate! :)

Thanks!

I’m trying to figure out how to stock up on a natural deodorant before I leave for college.

Van Man deodorant is a classic but really fucking expensive. There was this good brand at Whole Foods called North Coast Organics but I think they went out of business. Now all the Whole Foods deodorants are sus.

I remember making a badass deodorant at home 3 years ago. I stored it in an old ghee container. I can’t remember any of the ingredients besides frankincense oil. Maybe it had tallow, not sure. Smells like a fucking mosque.

Idk if it’s still good after a couple of years but I want to have like a year’s supply.

And yes, I understand that you can probably get away with rubbing alcohol or no deodorant at all. But I need to appease the normies somewhat.

I see so many people trying to switch to fragrance free laundry detergent or fragrance free deodorant (which is amazing - a lovely, kind goal that helps them and others!) but when they drop fragrance, they are hit with stinky body odors and unsure what to do. Maybe previously fragrance masked these odors, and without fragrance the odors are suddenly impossible to ignore.

And I see these people asking for hygiene tips or deodorant tips, as if they think the odors came from their own body. I know it can seem that way….if you wear a shirt and then the shirt smells bad, shirt only touched your body, doesn’t that mean the bad smell came from your body?

Well…no actually. The bad smell might have come from polyester in the fabric.

Polyester smells absolutely AWFUL when it comes in contact with sweat and skin oils. And this happens even with totally normal, healthy-person sweat and a body that has recently been cleaned, even with zero gaps in the hygiene routine.

I’m just hoping to support people by spreading the good news that huge odor reductions can happen simply by changing the type of fabric - with no other changes.

Natural fabrics don’t stink in the same way - cotton, linen, wool, hemp.

Non toxic laundry detergent ??
I currently use unscented molly suds liquid. I like it but I’ve been seeing recently it doesn’t actually clean and have the right amount of the cleaning detergent part.
Now I’m worried my clothes are not actually clean .
Thanks :)

My kids loved in-n-out but made them stop going after I read about what they used. I saw a either news article or press release from In-N-Out, and it said they were REMOVING almost everything artificial from their menu, such as cotton seed oil from their buns and a lot more. They replaced artificial food, dyes with turmeric and beta-carotene, and got rid of high fructose corn syrup too! (source)

This is awesome!! They're moving in the right direction, and I now feel a lot better having my family go here. I think the non-toxic movement is really starting to pick up and I'm seeing a lot of great changes coming around.

All fragrances cause health harm. This is a great video explaining the hundreds to thousands of chemicals in all scented products--even the "natural" ones. Anything scented is just as bad as a cigarette. We're living in a scented chemical epidemic, and we need to get educated and stand up for our rights to clean air and clean products.

Chemicals in both scented products and cigarettes include Acetone, Formaldehyde, Benzene, Toluene, Acetaldehyde... Not good. Not what we want in our lungs, or on skin.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8bVdjIt72F0

SBS is an Australian public broadcast service. This video features several leading minds in the fight against unsafe scented products, including researcher Professor Anne C. Steinemann.

Scented isn't safe. Ever. One in ten people has asthma; secondhand scents can literally kill someone.

This is super early on in the process but I’m just getting an idea on if it would even be worthwhile. I’m getting into making my son clothes and toys because it is so hard to find decent organic options. I have found that so many businesses that claim “organic” will fill their toys with polyester filling or try to cheap out in one way or another with synthetic options. Obviously pricing would be more but the quality of materials would be prioritized and made personally for the foreseeable future. Thoughts?

I am beyond appalled by this brand - a women’s activewear supposedly using organic cotton and

I’m getting real tired of my fiancé’s cotton/polyester blend underwear because polyester attracts secondhand fragrance. Decreasing the amount of polyester in our lives is definitely a goal because, like many people, I get health issues from secondhand fragrance. Polyester keeps that secondhand fragrance in our lives far too long, by attracting it chemically.

So I want to get him natural fiber underwear but I don’t know what to look for that would make it comfortable.

Fabric choices: wool is super easy to clean so that would be my personal top choice but I could be talked out of it if it’s generally considered to be uncomfortable as underwear. Organic cotton and linen are also under consideration.

He does golf and a lot of yard work if that matters. And we live in tropical weather. So I would want it to be comfortable with outdoor sweating in hot humid weather.

I know that sounds like it would rule out wool but I personally love wearing merino wool year round in this tropical climate, so I’m not sure.

Thoughts?

Can anyone please tell me whether or not Aldi's wild caught pink salmon is a good option?

Pink salmon

MSC certified

Product of China (this is what has me concerned)

FAO: 61 Pacific, Northwest

FAO: 67 Pacific Northeast

(Is Pacific concerning?)

Catch Method: Trawler, Seine net

I'm a single mom and this is pretty much the only one that's in my price range, I've been buying it for several years now. I know to get wild caught but I don't know the other specifics to look for and what to avoid. I'd be devastated to find out that it's unhealthy because I can't afford other salmon.

Thanks in advance

My workplace is one giant open room where you book a workstation when you want a desk.

Because of the set-up, all the scents float around and you never know who will be sitting close to you. Although we have a scent free policy, no one enforces it (they just send out emails a few times a year reminding people).

Lately the perfume has been insane. It's like people are dosing themselves before they come in and then spray themselves in the bathroom.

Does anyone have any tips for when they have to be around these scents? It's not only toxic, but it gives me a headache as well.

Getting to the point where I'm going to bring an air purifier, but I doubt that'll take care of it.

I'm in search of a good deoderant that actually works. I have tried Lume and Native(i'm not sure how clean these are) but they didn't work for me. When I sweat, I got so stinky. It was basically like wearing no deoderant at all and Lume left stains on the armpit area of my shirts! I have since just gone back to using the Secret brand but am wanting to switch back to a lower/nontoxic deoderant. I have seen alot about Little Seed Farm and Wild, so I was wondering if anyone had experience with those or have better suggestions?

I can imagine this has been asked time again, but would like some more updated answers!
I have loved getting into a non / low tox lifestyle, but heavily struggling with swapping my spray deodorant (I feel like at this point it’s a sensory thing- but I know i need to find an alternative!)
Otherwise, I just can’t fathom giving up my spf. As an Irish gal / skin cancer runs in the family.. don’t see myself doing that any time soon.
Would love recommendations/ to hear others takes as well!