28Sep 2021 by Angela Cummings
3 Principles of Healthy Building, Remodeling + Non-toxic Household Products

3 Principles of Healthy Building, Remodeling + Non-toxic Household Products

Blog, Building & Remodeling, Household Items
The basic principles of healthy building, remodeling and non-toxic household products are the same. If you know and understand healthy for one area of your household, you can apply it to other areas of your household.  Using this method is far easier than looking at each ingredient and seeing if it’s among the over 4k toxic chemicals out there! That is why, by following a few basic principles of healthy building, you’ll be able to “short cut” your learning curve by more than ½ the time. Keep reading to find out what these principles are and where you can apply them. Let’s jump right in. What are 3 Basic Principles of Healthy Building and Household Products? Ceramic. It’s one of the healthiest of materials available to us in building, remodeling,…
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07Sep 2021 by Angela Cummings

Curious Questions to Ask Yourself (or Retailers): Non-toxic Cabinets, Vanities, and Furniture

Blog, Building & Remodeling, Furniture
Want to make sure your existing or new home has non-toxic cabinets, vanities, and wood furniture? It's very common for cabinets, vanities, and furniture to be marketed as "solid wood," but not be made entirely out of solid wood. In this article, we run through some of the curious questions you can ask yourself before you buy cabinets, vanities, or furniture. If you feel overwhelmed, don’t worry. It’s normal to feel overwhelmed and it just means that you’re thinking about healthy products on a deeper level and doing some digging into what needs to shift or change to add more health back into your home! Keep doing awesome things! Curious Questions: How to Know if Your Cabinets, Vanities or Furniture is Entirely Solid Wood and Non-toxic. Is this made of 100% solid hardwood?…
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31Mar 2021 by Angela Cummings
3 Simple Ways to Tell if Products are (Actually) Non-toxic

3 Simple Ways to Tell if Products are (Actually) Non-toxic

Blog, Building & Remodeling, Clothes & Textiles, Household Items
Have you done a ton of research on your own to determine how to detox your home? Have you found your health has improved? Is it possible that the products you’re buying are marketed really well as nontoxic, but are, in actuality, still creating inflammation and illness? In this article you’ll find simple ways to know if your products are just marketed as non-toxic or are actually non-toxic.  How Can Marketing Say “Non-toxic” When the Product Is Toxic? There are 3 main reasons that product labels and advertisements could be marketed as non-toxic, even when they’re not. There is no formal definition for non-toxic. Companies can use the word non-toxic as they please. For example, a product can be made of formaldehyde-free adhesives but is still toxic to human health. It can…
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24Sep 2020 by Angela Cummings
Where Is BPA Found: Way Beyond Food & Bottles

Where Is BPA Found: Way Beyond Food & Bottles

Blog, Building & Remodeling, Furniture, Health, Household Items
We hear a lot about how BPA is harmful. And that it’s in our food packaging and baby bottles. We see “BPA free” stamped on containers. However, BPA is found in sooo many more places.  Let’s look at what BPA is, where it’s used, and simple ways get rid of it in your home. What is BPA? Bisphenol A (BPA) is a chemical that is widely used to make polycarbonate plastics and epoxy resins. You might be wondering what that is….as was I.  Epoxy resins are a strong adhesive used in fiber optics and electrical circuit boards. Polycarbonate plastics are nearly everywhere. It’s a clear plastic that you can see through clearly. It can withstand impacts greater than other plastics. Its properties make it easy to be used for injection molding and…
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