Nursery
PestsWhat You Need To KnowPesticides are toxic chemicals for killing insects and rodents but they can also harm your health. Keep insects and rodents out of your home. Clean up crumbs and spills. Store food in tightly closed containers. Seal cracks around doors, window sills, baseboards, and around pipes under sinks. Repair drips and holes. Get rid of standing water.
What To Avoid
Foggers and sprays:Avoid sprays and foggers that put you and your baby at risk. During pregnancy, Pesticides from sprays or foggers can enter your body and your baby’s body through the air you breathe and your skin’s surface. Your children can also be at risk by breathing Pesticides in the air or swallowing particles that have settled on the floor or furniture.
Safer Choices
Baits and traps:Use baits and traps such as ant hotels instead of sprays, dusts, and bombs. But be sure to keep these traps out of reach of little ones.
Licensed exterminator:Hire only licensed pest exterminators who specialize in nontoxic pest control solutions
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.