Finding household products with clean ingredients at the store can be challenging.
I love to be able to make my own household products but there are seasons where that is just not possible. This is why it is important to know which products are truly clean.
I have shared here a homemade laundry detergent recipe and homemade shower cleaner, however there are just times where I don’t have the time to make them. No matter how simple they are!
If you would like to go the homemade route for cleaning solutions, make sure you have lots of vinegar, essential oils, baking soda, castile soap, dish soap, and a spray bottle. With those items you should be able to make almost any cleaning product for your home.
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But what if you don’t want to make them?
Having a list of household products with clean ingredients is important, so you know what you are putting onto your body.
I have compiled a list of all the items, without harsh chemicals in my home, from cleaning products to beauty products, that I feel safe using. These are some of the best natural cleaning products and beauty products I have found.
We will start with my favorite cleaning products and move onto the beauty products.
1. Charlie Soap is One of my Household Products with Clean Ingredients that I love!
As you all know I do love to make a good homemade laundry detergent, however that takes time. And in this season of my life, time is not something I have a ton of. I am using every spare minute of time I have to put up food coming in from the garden.
So, laundry detergent had to be something I bought.
Not all natural brands have good ingredients.
Unfortunately, the different “natural” laundry soaps you can buy from the store aren’t truly natural. In the United States, companies are allowed to hide over 3500 different chemicals under the word “fragrance” or “parfum” on their ingredient labels. When labeled under that, they don’t actually have to list the ingredients. This is stated on the FDA website.
Some of the chemicals that are hidden under those titles are safe, however phthalates are one of those chemicals that can be listed under those titles. I do not deem them safe. Phthalates are endocrine disrupters. This means they can interfere with hormone functioning, which can lead to infertility and/or cancer.
I have dried many different laundry soaps or detergents over the last few years and I am really loving Charlie’s Soap. It has truly clean ingredients AND it works.
Finding one that actually has clean ingredients and works like it says it does, is no easy feat. I’m so thankful that Azure Standard carries Charlie’s Soap.
I buy the scent free, but I do find it has a natural deodorizer that gives your clothing a fresh scent!
It is best if you use this laundry soap in water that is over 55 degrees, so it doesn’t need hot water but warm water is good.
If you don’t currently purchase from Azure Standard, here is a link to Charlie’s Soap on Amazon.
2. Miss Messy Mouth Stain Remover
Charlie’s Soap is great, but sometimes there are just those hard to remove stains on your clothes. Most stain removers have harmful ingredients, or they aren’t really getting the stain out just covering it up.
I have been using Miss Messy Mouth Stain Remover for over a year and love it. It is safe and effective. I can even use it on those tougher stains that have been there a while and even on clothes that have gone through the dryer with a stain.
For those clothes, I simply let it sit on the the stain for about 15 minutes before tossing it in the washer. I have used it on manure, tomato sauce, and splattered olive or avocado oil and it has worked on them all.
The only ingredients in this stain remover is Ethoxylated Alcohol (non-ionic surfactant), glycerin, food grade additive, Ethanol, and citric acid.
I find this article helpful in breaking down ingredients when determining if a product has safe ingredients. According to my own research for my family, I feel safe using this very effective stain remover on our clothes.
With Charlie’s Soap and Miss Messy Mouth Stain Remover, your laundry room is set with what you need to succeed.
3. Azure Clean Dish Soap
I have used this brand of dish soap for years. I order it in bulk on Azure Standard and don’t have to think about dish soap for at least 6 months.
This soap uses good safe ingredients, along with actually working on getting your dishes clean. Plus an added bonus is you can choose from a variety of scents. I like the citrus scent.
One of the most common complaints about natural dish soaps is they don’t ‘sud’. Here is a spoiler alert….. the suds don’t actually do anything. Although I will admit, it makes us feel better. We all feel like our dishes are getting extra clean when your soap suds up real nice.
This natural dish soap actually suds! So all of us who need our soap to sud to make us feel better… don’t fret, this soap can satisfy us!
4. Azure Clean Dish Washer Powder
The Azure Clean brand on Azure Standard is one of my favorite. It really has never steered me wrong.
For many years I didn’t have a dishwasher, so this was not something I had a need for.
But 8 months ago we built a house and I decided to put in a dishwasher. Now I was on the hunt for a clean dishwasher detergent. I realize it is not something we are putting on our bodies or in our food. However, our food goes onto the plates and silverware that we use…. so a natural clean version was exactly what I was looking for.
The Azure Clean Dishwasher powder was exactly what I had been looking for. I love that it actually cleans the dishes, uses good ingredients, and I can buy it in bulk!
It checked all the boxes.
5. DoTERRA OnGuard Cleaner OR Young Living Thieves Cleaner
It is true, you can do most of your cleaning with an all purpose cleaner of white vinegar, water, and lemon juice. I do love good homemade natural cleaning products.
I have used it and it does the trick just great! It is probably the most cost effect and it actually works. Using a microfiber cloth with it, it my favorite.
The simple ingredients in the that recipe, make for a cheap and effective way to get your house sparkling clean.
But what if you just don’t like the smell of vinegar?
Recently I have been using either DoTERRA’s Onguard cleaner or Young Livings Thieves cleaner. I love the smell of them both and I feel confident they do the job well.
One bottle of this cleaner lasts so long, because all you use is 1-2 cap fulls in a bottle and fill the rest of the way with water. I use this simple solution on everything. From counters, to toilets, to mirrors. I even use it in the shower and it does wonderful at getting off that soap scum!
You can replace all your household cleaning products with this one switch, because it can work on all surfaces. Since these two products have essential oils in them, they recommend mixing them in glass bottles to spray. I find those glass bottles never work right. So I use a high powered plastic one and it works just fine.
Whichever you choose you will have a sparkling clean home in no time!
It definitely isn’t as cheap as the diy cleaners of vinegar and water, but your nose will thank you with the nice scent of the cleaner. Of course they both use natural ingredients and the scent comes from essential oils.
6. Toups & Co Organic Makeup and Face Wash
I have heard of Toups & Co Organic for a while but never tried it. I wish I would have tried it sooner!
Their makeup, deodorant, and face wash have been so good!
Let’s start with their makeup. I have used their liquid foundation and their mineral powder, plus their blush and love them all. The liquid foundation has amazing coverage and good clean ingredients. If I want a lighter look, I just simply apply some of their mineral powder. The mineral powder also has great coverage for being very light.
You can buy a sample pack of all their liquid foundation colors and their mineral powders, for relatively cheap. That way you make sure to get the right color for you!
Let’s talk Natural Deodorant.
Have you ever tried to switch to a natural deodorant and it didn’t go so well? You find yourself re-applying all throughout the day because it just doesn’t work? Not with Toups & Co!
I’m telling you this is the first natural deodorant I have tried that ACTUALLY works! One application in the morning and you are good to go. Most deodorants stop you from sweating. Sweating is actually good. You are releasing toxins when you sweat, however the stink that goes with it…. not so good.
Their deodorant has super good simple ingredients, actually lets you sweat, but keeps you smelling good. I will be a faithful orderer of their deodorant for life!
Now for the Skincare.
For about 6 months my oldest (teenage) daughter and I have been using their charcoal bar face wash with the witch hazel toner and tallow butter moisturizer. It took a little bit of time for my face to adjust to the simple ingredients, but it is loving it now!
I will say no matter what face wash you use, you will not get true healing of acne unless you change your diet and heal from within. Watch this video I did a while back on how I cleared my life long battle with acne with whole foods.
The best part about their acne bar is it lasts a long time. So the cost is cheap and you don’t have to re-order face wash every month or every other month. Saving money and effective is just what I am looking for!
7. Dime Skincare & Mascara
I absolutely love Dime Beauty Co. I used it for years before switching to Toups & Co. It has great ingredients, which means no harmful chemicals, and works super effectively.
The reason I switched was because of the cost. It is over $100 every time I ordered, and I was having to buy more skincare products every other month. That was getting too costly for me.
If cost isn’t an issue, I would say you will really love Dime Beauty Co. I used their acne line but they have another line if you don’t struggle with acne. Again, unless you change your diet these different skincare lines won’t do much for you.
I have tried so many different mascaras on the market. It is my eyes I am dealing with, so I want to make sure the brand I am using has good clean ingredients. I do like Toups & Co mascara but not as much as Dime. I love the ingredients, I love how it feels (not too caky) and I love the applicator.
Half the battle for me when applying mascara is the applicator. If it doesn’t feel right when applying, I usually end up not liking the mascara.
8. Dime Perfume
I am always on the hunt for a good perfume that isn’t full of toxic chemicals, synthetic fragrances, but that actually smells good.
Finally found one with the Dime perfume!
I love their good ingredients and they actually have good scents. I’m pretty picky when it comes to perfumes. I don’t like a really powerful scent. If it’s too strong, it’s a no go for me.
I want a mild scent that is not overpowering. Dime has created just that!
You can order a sample pack for cheap and that way you can pick the scent that you like best! My first pick would be 7 Summers. I also have Dans Les Bois and I like that one too!
9. Prose Hair Care
I have tried a lot of ‘natural’ haircare out there. I mean a lot.
Most have never worked well for me. I will use it for a bit and it works well, but eventually the build up starts to make my hair so heavy and greasy.
Finding a good healthy haircare line has been a struggle.
Until I found Prose.
What I love the most about Prose, is they use wonderful ingredients and they customize your shampoo and conditioner to your hair. You fill out a questionnaire at the beginning and they build a product just for your hair and your needs.
It is a subscription program, so in your questionnaire you put how often you wash your hair and they gauge when you need more. It gets shipped automatically, so I don’t have to remember to order. The cost is rather expensive, so it is an investment. However you can cancel your subscription any time.
Personal care products can be tricky to find. Especially when you are looking for good ingredients and products that actually work. Hopefully this list of some beauty products give you a starting point to find the right products for you!
With this list of household products with clean ingredients, you should be well on your way to removing toxins and replacing them with quality ingredients that actually work!
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