Do you try to avoid chemicals in products you use? If so, what are some natural alternatives to common products?
Toxic chemicals are different than chemicals that just are from nature. I try to use products that have the fewest ingredients, toxic perfumes and dyes, parabens, phthalates, sodium laureates etc. are not good for a body. Coconut oil, vitamin e oil, companies that use Shea butter and are few in ingredients, animal.cruelty free are what I gravitate to. Cleaning products-same thing.
I buy white vinegar by the gallon and use it for cleaning toilets, sinks, for pouring into water for soaking fresh vegetables to remove pesticides. I use baking soda to clean sinks also.
I like baking soda too for cleaning will try the while vinegar trick - thanks!
Sure. I use batteries. I definitely avoid sulfuric acid. Alternatives? None.
Rather than trying to avoid all synthetic chemicals in your food and drinks, just research the chemicals listed in the ingredients. You may be surprised how many of them have been researched and are benign. If you do find something questionable, look for alternatives. But with some of my favorite food products, I may reduce my use of them, but probably still going to buy it from time to time.
Some chemicals I try to avoid. Others are fine. I research as much as I can natural doesn't always mean safe for use. I have a friend that swore off chemicals when she was pregnant until her mother-in-law, who is an RN, told her to quit using a 'natural' product. When she did her research, she found out what she was using was on the DO NOT USE WHEN PREGNANT list.
We are working at reducing the additives in the food we eat. My wife and I wanted to change the way we had been eating, and see if we could lose some weight. She looked at several "diet" boot, looking for some with some scientific research involved. Liked the Ludwig book. One of the first steps was to get rid of, or reduce the deadly whites. The whites include white flour, white sugar, white rice, and white potatoes. Removing them from your diet was supposed to reduce inflammations. Within a couple of weeks, was sleeping better that I had in years. We are actively staying away from highly processed foods. Mostly cook from scratch to keep out sugar, and high fructose corn syrup, plus a bunch of preservatives. It may be futile, but think we are eating better, and we have both lost a fair amount of weight. In addition to the eating thing, we do exercise regularly, and try to be active. And yes, it is all chemicals.
I developed severe eczema because my body developed an allergy to the chemicals I work with so on the hunt for a new job and working hard to heal my skin. I was using a commercially available liquid soap but have since returned to my handmade soaps made in my kitchen. I was selling them but have been too mbusy as of late to make them but I think I will start back making and selling them. I make goats milk and mares milk soaps.
The reason these are better than commercially made soaps is very simple: Mass produced soaps have had the naturally occuring glycerin removed so they can use it in moisturizers that you will need to counter the drying effects of their soaps. Glycerin does not moisturize but rather creates a se al that prevents your skin from drying out.
@silvereyes not really, I can make a couple of batches in a day and let them cure over a week or two. Im headed to the doctor in a couple or hours and hope she will refer me to a dermatologist as the eczema is new to me
@silvereyes I may just cut back and rely on my income from the farm
I developed severe eczema because my body developed an allergy to the chemicals I work with so on the hunt for a new job and working hard to heal my skin. I was using a commercially available liquid soap but have since returned to my handmade soaps made in my kitchen. I was selling them but have been too mbusy as of late to make them but I think I will start back making and selling them. I make goats milk and mares milk soaps.
The reason these are better than commercially made soaps is very simple: Mass produced soaps have had the naturally occuring glycerin removed so they can use it in moisturizers that you will need to counter the drying effects of their soaps. Glycerin does not moisturize but rather creates a se al that prevents your skin from drying out.
Am a label reader and some things that seem okay are destructive to our life support system (like palm oil; if it's not grown in a certified area then more trees are lost than what is being destroyed in the Amazon for beef production). That said a lot of things I use are locally made. Having a septic wouldn't seem like a problem but it is. Any chemicals in the tank can destroy the bacteria needed to break things down. Fabric softeners are the worst. White, distilled vinegar is the main thing I use for lots of things. It goes in the washing machine instead of fabric softener and I make dryer sheets with a vinegar soaked cloth with some aroma extracts. Absolutely nothing goes into the septic that is not natural. For those living on the land that is the most important appliance. Here, we are allowed to inspect our own tanks but one must take a course first.
I am all for natural healing. Nature provides brilliant solutions when we choose to use them. I don't use Neosporin or any product like it in my first aid kit. Tea tree oil works better, and costs less. I treated a brown recluse bite with nothing but tea tree oil. It healed quickly and left a scar, but it was less of a scar than what was expected. Coconut oil can do wonders for lots of things, cleaning, moisturizing, cooking, and it is good in coffee, too.
I also use REAL butter instead of margarine. It is healthier for your body and it tastes better, too.
@silvereyes I do oil pulling with coconut oil occasionally, too. Butter is also good in coffee if you haven't given that a try.
@silvereyes Of course! That's why I do it! Sometimes butter, sometimes coconut oil, sometimes both, occasionally, neither. Vanilla? Rarely, but I will agree that it is good, too.
Vegan whole food.
@Fanburger It's in almonds and lima beans too.
@Fanburger I think you have an irrational fear of marijuana. I'm going to recommend you smoke a bowl, relax, and see if you don't feel better about the whole thing.
@Fanburger I only have home grown local product, and the oil prepared at home, so no chemicals.
@birdingnut Fanburger blocked me over weed. lol
For me it's not so much that I avoid them but that I make sure to read the directions, especially as to the amount to use. For instance, do I use bleach? Yes. Do I just tip up the jug and guess as to how much to pour? No.
When I use fresh citrus I put the peels in vinegar, After they infuse for a while I use the citrus infused vinegar for a cleaning solution. When it needs more oomph I use baking soda. I use baking soda with coconut oil for cutting through sticky stuff. I make my own soap, lip balm, lotions, toothpaste, deodorant. I use wool balls in my dryer to help the clothes dry faster and soften the clothes. Today I freshened some drains by first pouring baking soda down them, followed by vinegar, followed by boiling water. DIYNatural.com has some great info, just ignore the christian slant.
@silvereyes My cats like to play with them
I remember getting sick one day and one taking some sort of cold medicine. My coworker, annoyed at me, said, "You always go for the chemical option." I was a bit surprised by her response. "It's all chemicals. I'm just chemicals..." So it was the weirdest thing to be reprimanded fur using chemicals.
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Posted by pmar044After weeks of exercise and healthy eating, my body got a nasty shock this Fri/Sat with a blowout of rich food, sugary drinks and beer.
Posted by pmar044After weeks of exercise and healthy eating, my body got a nasty shock this Fri/Sat with a blowout of rich food, sugary drinks and beer.
Posted by pmar044After weeks of exercise and healthy eating, my body got a nasty shock this Fri/Sat with a blowout of rich food, sugary drinks and beer.
Posted by pmar044After weeks of exercise and healthy eating, my body got a nasty shock this Fri/Sat with a blowout of rich food, sugary drinks and beer.
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