Kitchen
Dairy and EggsWhat You Need To KnowHere are some quick tips to help you get the important nutrients you deserve without the unwanted chemicals in your dairy and animal fat!
What To Avoid
Antibiotics and hormones:Animals can store some toxic substances from the environment in their fat, and these substances might end up on your plate, which you don’t want! Milk, cheese, other dairy products, and eggs may contain Pesticides that the animals ate, antibiotics, or hormones
Safer Choices
Organic without antibiotics or hormones:To stay on the safe side, choose organic dairy products from humanely raised animals that were fed a healthy, pesticide-free diet, with no antibiotics or hormones.
Plant-based:Consider plant-based dairy alternatives.
Find Safer Products
Websites and Apps:
Clearya
Clearya is a free browser extension and app that notifies you when there are unsafe ingredients in your makeup, personal care, baby care, cleaning and other products, and helps you find safe products.
Clearya is a free browser extension and app that notifies you when there are unsafe ingredients in your makeup, personal care, baby care, cleaning and other products, and helps you find safe products.
Campaign for Safe Cosmetics - Nontoxic Black Beauty Project
They offer a list and database of non-toxic beauty products made and sold by Black-owned companies that are committed to toxic-free beauty and personal care products.
They offer a list and database of non-toxic beauty products made and sold by Black-owned companies that are committed to toxic-free beauty and personal care products.
Detox Me
This app allows you to scan barcodes on products to find relevant tips. They also offer a buying guide to decode product labels and find non-toxic alternatives.
This app allows you to scan barcodes on products to find relevant tips. They also offer a buying guide to decode product labels and find non-toxic alternatives.
Environmental Working Group (EWG)
EWG has a "Skin Deep" database that rates personal care and beauty products based on their safety and toxicity levels. EWG also offers a Healthy Living app that allows you to scan barcodes and find safer products.
EWG has a "Skin Deep" database that rates personal care and beauty products based on their safety and toxicity levels. EWG also offers a Healthy Living app that allows you to scan barcodes and find safer products.
Think Dirty
This app and website allow you to scan or search for personal care products to see their ingredient safety ratings.
This app and website allow you to scan or search for personal care products to see their ingredient safety ratings.