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Canopi Clean Living Guide
Healthy living isn’t only what you eat.
Every product in our home has potential to make a great impact on our bodies and our environment. This straightforward guide is designed to help you eliminate common household and personal items that often introduce harmful chemicals and toxins into your home environment.
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A Resource Guide for Toxin Free Living
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1. Search
Before upgrading or replacing any products you currently use or have in your home, we recommend doing a deep dive and looking up your favorite products on the Environmental Working Group (EWG) website. They are a great starting place to reveal overall levels of harmful ingredients.
Check www.ewg.org
2. Review
You can also start by reading the ingredients of your products. Be on the lookout for the 12 most common toxins or negative ingredients found in many products, known as the Dirty Dozen. Check for these ingredients in anything you already own.
The Dirty Dozen:
BHA and BHT: In moisturizer, makeup, etc. May cause cancer and interfere with hormone function. Harmful to fish and other wildlife.
Coal tar dyes: Look for P-PHENYLENEDIAMINE in hair dyes, and colors identified as “C.I.” followed by five digits in other products. Potential to cause cancer and can be contaminated with heavy metals toxic to the brain.
CYCLOMETHICONE and siloxanes: Widely used in moisturizer, makeup, hair products, etc. May interfere with hormone function and damage the liver. Harmful to fish and other wildlife.
DEA, MEA and TEA: In creamy and foaming products such as moisturizer, shampoo. Can react to form cancer-causing nitrosamines. Harmful to fish and other wildlife.
DIBUTYL PHTHALATE: In nail products. Toxic to reproduction and may interfere with hormone function. Harmful to fish and other wildlife.
Formaldehyde-releasing preservatives: Look for DMDM HYDANTOIN, DIAZOLIDINYL UREA, IMIDAZOLIDINYL UREA, METHENAMINE, or QUARTERNIUM-15 Widely used in hair products, moisturizers, etc. Formaldehyde causes cancer.
Parabens: Widely used in makeup, moisturizers, etc. May interfere with hormone function. Associated with breast cancer.
PARFUM: Widely used even in some products marketed as “unscented” (often the last ingredient). Mixture of chemicals that can trigger allergies and asthma. Some linked to cancer and neurotoxicity. Some harmful to fish and other wildlife.
PEG: Widely used in conditioners, moisturizers, deodorants, etc. Can be contaminated with 1,4-dioxane, which may cause cancer.
PETROLATUM In hair products, lip balm/lipstick, skin care products. Petroleum product that can be contaminated with cancer-causing impurities
SODIUM LAURETH SULFATE (SLES) and SODIUM LAURYL SULFATE (SLS): In products that foam such as shampoo, cleansers, bubble bath. SLES can be contaminated with 1,4-dioxane, which may cause cancer. SLS may damage liver. Harmful to fish and other wildlife.
TRICLOSAN: In “antibacterial” products such as toothpaste, soaps, hand sanitizers. May interfere with hormone function and contribute to antibiotic-resistant bacteria. Harmful to fish and other wildlife.
3. Replace
Once you've found and eliminated problematic products in your home, feel free to use the following guide for some of our suggestions on what to replace them with.
Drinking Water
Water is one of the most common sources of incoming toxins. The best way to decide which filter to choose is knowing your local water contaminants and what you want to filter is to test.
Check your water here
EWG Tap Water Database - Look up your local water system to find out which pollutants might be of concern
Water Test Kit - Test kits for your specific water source.
Odds are, your tap is not a great drinking water source. Here are several solutions to ensure clean drinking water.
Under the Sink
Hydroviv creates affordable filters that are customized to filter out the contaminants found in your tap according to zip code. They have under the sink and behind the fridge filters. (Website)
Pure Effect (Website)
Countertop/Gravity Water
Water Bottles
Home Products
This is a wide segment with countless products including many great products. The following are a few we like and recommend. Of course try any you might be interested in, just do your research first.
As always, avoid unnatural, chemical "fragrances" or "perfumes" in everything. Look for natural and/or essential oils instead.
EWG Database for Home Cleaners
Products:
Cleaning Supplies
Personal Products
This is a wide segment with countless products including many great products. The following are a few we like and recommend. Of course try any you might be interested in, just do your research first.
As always, avoid unnatural, chemical "fragrances" or "perfumes" in everything. Look for natural and/or essential oils instead.
EWG Database for Skin Care Products
Products:
Body Wash/Soap
Dr Bronner (Amazon)
CBD Products
Soul CBD (Website - use ‘CANOPIHEALTHCARE’ for 15% off)
Face & Body Products
Deodorant
LED Light Therapy
HigherDose (Website - use ‘canopi15’ for 15% off)
Makeup
Beautycounter (Website)
Skincare
Shampoo/Conditioner
Sunscreen
Beautycounter (Website)