Blog Category: musthaves

Beginner Guide for Low Tox Must-Haves

When I first began reducing the toxins in our home 5 years ago I found the most cost efficient way for us to do that was with simple DIY house hold items. I have put together my top 8 must haves when beginning to reduce the toxins in your home.

1. 16 oz amber glass spray bottle or 8 oz clear glass spray bottle to fill with 1 capful of Thieves household cleaner + top with water to replace our household cleaners, glass cleaners, tile cleaners, floor cleaners.

2. 4 oz amber glass spray or 4 oz clear glass spray bottle to replace room spray (aka poop spray) by filling with 20 essential oils + 1 tbsp of witch hazel + top with water.

3. 10 oz glass rollers to fill with some of our favorite essential oils + fractionated coconut oil to replace everyday items we keep in our cabinet for head aches, digestion issues, temperature reducer, heart burn, sore muscles, etc.

4. witch hazel for diy recipes

5. wool dryer balls to replace dryer sheets

6. fractionated coconut oil for roller recipes

7. glass foaming hand soap to replace toxic hand soap filled with fragrance. Just add 20-30 drops of your favorite essential oil + fill half way with unscented Dr. Bronner's castile soap and top with water.

8. unscented Dr. Bronner's castile soap for DIY soap. (You can also get the variety set here, as well as the unscented bars of soap here.)

Meet Brittany Weidlich

I'm a Mississippi momma to our three girls and wife to my Canadian hubby. I am a retired kindergarten teacher turned play enthusiast. After spending a few years in Canada we decided to return back to my roots in southern Mississippi where we enjoy the warm weather and views of the Gulf Coast.

Teaching is something I've always had a passion for and something I knew I was called to do. I love teaching but then I became a momma. I still remember that gut wrenching feeling of having to return to work following maternity leave after having our first daughter. I would pick her up from daycare just in time to cook dinner, feed her and put her to bed. This was our every day.

While pregnant with our second daughter I discovered I had high grade cells on my cervix which had the potential to turn into cancer if not removed. I had no clue that it mattered what products or chemicals I was putting on my body, more importantly what I was putting on our children's bodies. It was during this moment that a kindergarten parent introduced me to something that would help us in all the areas that I didn't yet know we needed. I know I cannot protect our children from everything, but at least by using these natural products she introduced us to, I am no longer being tricked by false marketing and am doing my best as a mother. I now feel assured that I am using safe, toxin free products on my family and in our home. I am even more excited about the fact that I get to help teach and empower other families about toxin free products.

How can I not feel excited about the chance to teach others by sharing what we are passionate about and what works for our family. This means I get to be a momma first, enjoying all the small and big moments with our three daughters as we empower other families to take a closer look at what's in their cabinets one step at a time.