How to “Switch to Safer,” Non Toxic Products with Clean Living Consultant, Lauren Breiding. Why it’s Important, How to Find Products you Can Trust and Understanding the ‘Big 3’ to Avoid.
This week Rye and Jess bring on their good friend, Lauren Breiding, Clean Living Consultant and founder of Detox Me Tuesday for an educational episode focused on chemicals and toxins in our personal products: what you need to look out for, why it matters, and how to gradually switch your products to those with safer ingredients. Lauren currently works with Beauty Counter (a clean beauty and skincare company with over 150 products made without chemicals, adhering to the highest standards of safety), and has been researching ways to live a cleaner, safer life for over four years through using safer products on her body and in her home. Her goal is to empower others through education so they can be in charge of the products they are using in their own homes... In this episode Lauren shares: What it means to be a "clean living consultant" Her "why" for getting into this How her focus has shifted as a new mom, and how she helps other moms prepare the home for a baby Why it’s important for people to avoid toxic products - what it means to reduce the toxic load on your system US regulations VS European regulations Green washing - how companies get away with marketing products as non toxic Environmental working group: what it is, the mission behind it Finding all natural brands you trust Quality VS performance with natural products .. how to find products that work well Good natural deodorants (especially for sensitive people!) The big 3 ingredients to avoid How individuals can use their voice to make a difference PLUS Jess and Rye share their favorite non toxic skincare and makeup products. They also show Lauren some (non "clean" products) they had around the home, and she breaks down the "good" and "bad" ingredients to look for Resources Lauren's Instagram @laurenbreiding Lauren's blog / clean living tips: detoxmetuesday.com Environmental Working Group (great resource for finding non toxic products. You can look up products you use and see their rating!) Resources Shoot us an email! Solo2.0podcast@gmail.com Send us a DM! Solo 2.0 Podcast on Instagram Jessica Suchan on Instagram Ryan Burch on Instagram