Detox Your Daily Routines

The bathroom is a major source of hidden chemical exposure through skin absorption — from the plastic packaging that leaches BPA and phthalates, to the synthetic fragrances, and preservatives in your toothpaste and shampoo. Your skin is your body’s largest organ and these harmful chemicals can enter your system directly.

By making simple, science-backed swaps in your personal care routine, you can significantly reduce your toxic load and make a big difference for your health.

In 2025, flushed wet wipes created a 180 ton mass in the River Thames.

Source: Thames Water

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Switch to Solid Bars: Opt for bar soaps and sulfate-free body washes with clean, natural ingredients.
Prioritize Plastic-Free Packaging: Select 100% natural deodorants and personal care essentials in compostable tubes, aluminum tins, or glass jars.
Refine Your Oral Care: Choose bamboo toothbrushes and biodegradable silk floss or natural fiber floss packaged in glass instead of plastic tubes and petrochemical-coated strings.
Upgrade Your Shower Curtain: Swap vinyl (PVC) liners for organic cotton, hemp, or linen curtains to eliminate off-gassing and exposure to harmful phthalates.
Ditch the Plastic Loofah: Replace synthetic scrubbers with natural sea sponges or bamboo brushes that don’t shed microplastics.
Choose Natural Textiles: Pick bath mats and towels made from 100% organic cotton or hemp to reduce synthetic microfibers shedding in your home.

Label alert

Antibacterial

Often contains triclosan or additives linked to hormone disruption.
PVC (VINYL)

Found in shower curtains and off-gasses toxic VOCs into your home.
Microbeads

Plastic particles that pollute waterways and enter the food chain.

Learn which products are
the worst offenders

01

Skin Care

Hand Soap, Body Wash
Daily soaps and body washes are used over large areas of skin — leading to sustained, full body chemical exposure.

Hand soap and body wash often include “fragrance,” which can hide undisclosed chemicals, including phthalates.

Plastic packaging can leach toxins into your liquids over time.
02

Personal Care

Deodorants, Antiperspirants
Both deodorants and antiperspirants are applied daily, making them a high-impact exposure source.

Antiperspirants contain aluminum salts, linked to accumulation in breast tissue.

Applied to thin, highly absorbent underarm skin near lymph nodes.
03

Hair Care

Shampoo, Conditioner
Applied directly to the scalp and hair, many products create prolonged exposure to hormone-disrupting chemicals.

Most shampoos and conditioners contain synthetic surfactants, preservatives, and fragrances.

Used frequently, shampoos and conditioners contribute to the cumulative toxic exposure.
04

Oral Care

Toothbrush, Toothpaste, Floss
Used every day, oral care products are a consistent, and often overlooked, source of plastic exposure.

Plastic toothbrushes and toothpaste tubes break down into microplastics.

Conventional floss is coated in petrochemical waxes.