I live in a chronic illness household. Both me and my partner have long-term conditions we've made many swaps for healthier alternatives to keep us well as possible – and I don't just mean in our diet. We have carefully curated our low-toxicity home to eliminate as many 'forever chemicals' (also known as PFAS*), which can be found in everything from cookware to mattresses and can cause a myriad of health conditions including cancer and hormone issues.
I decided to make these changes to avert all the unnecessary risks I could. Here are the seven non-toxic home essentials I swear by to make a home less toxic, and why you should consider investing in them too. If you have been on the internet at all in the last six months, then you may have started to hear more about PFAS : polyfluoroalkyl substances.
They are a class of man-made chemicals that are extremely toxic even at low levels, and have been shown to play a part in the development of cancer, thyroid problems, and hormone disruption to name a few of their health effects. The worst news is that these are almost impossible to avoid. However, there are ways of limiting exposure and, given that's the best we can do right now, it is something I am committed to, be it through green cleaning or food storage and my curation of non-toxic home essentials.
1. Glass food storage I also reuse glass containers that i buy from the supermarket to avoid waste. Coffee jars are great as they are usually air tight By far one of the worst off.