Non Toxic Laundry Scent Booster Recipe
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You may have thought to yourself recently: Are laundry scent boosters toxic? The answer is often times yes. Laundry booster ingredients are filled with toxic chemicals including known endocrine disrupting chemicals (EDCs), as well as carcinogens. In fact, many products on store shelves are filled with untested chemicals or chemicals that have been tested and have been shown to have harmful health implications. If you are a regular fooret community member, then you know to avoid all products with any product with “fragrance,” “perfume” or “parfum,” or “aroma,” among others listed as an ingredient.
This post is all about non toxic laundry scent booster.
Don't Forget To Check Your Laundry Detergent!
Laundry detergent is often filled with toxic (endocrine disrupting) chemicals as well. Here are the best favorite nontoxic laundry detergents.
Best Non Toxic Laundry Detergent
#1 Molly Suds
MollySuds was founded by a mother who tragically lost her newborn baby (a stillbirth). Following the traumatizing loss, she did extensive research and found out that many detergents have untested chemicals that can be harmful and transfer to the fetus’s in the womb.
#2 Branch Basics
This Branch Basic Concentrate also doubles as non toxic multipurpose home cleaner. If you don’t already have it, you should get their Glass Starter Kit, which comes equipped with reusable glass bottles.
How To Setup Your Non Toxic Laundry Room
Here are the best nontoxic laundry room accessories. You should store your nontoxic laundry detergent, as well as your chlorine-free oxygen whitener in this airtight glass container with this wooden scoop. Don't forget to always have extra aluminum free baking soda and white vinegar on hand for tough stains! You should store your baking soda in a mason jar or other airtight glass container and leave one of your wooden scoops in the jar.
Best Non Toxic Laundry Scent Booster Recipe
Once you have massaged your facial oil into your skin for about 30 seconds, grab your facial cup and gently begin cupping in upward motions. This facial cup is one of the best self care products for pregnancy because it reduces puffiness - as well as improves circulation and reduces the appearance of wrinkles; but who doesn’t want a more sculpted, smoother and sleeker face?
Tools
Mason jar or another airtight glass container
Stainless steal measuring cups
Ingredients
1 1/2 cups epsom salt or coarse kosher salt
1/2 cup aluminum-free baking soda
30 drops of your favorite organic essential oils* - try lavender!
Directions
1. In the mason jar or a glass bowl, throughly mix together the Epsom salt, aluminum free baking soda and your favorite essential oil
2. Add 1-2 tablespoons directly into the drum of the washing machine per load
3. Store in an airtight container for up to 1 year
A Note On Essential Oils
Although essentials oils are a great laundry scent booster alternative, always ensure that you are using high quality organic essential oils. Read the ingredients list to ensure that there are no fillers or ambiguous “fragrance” listed as an ingredient.
Furthermore, essential oils are power extracts and should be handled with care and intention.
If you have dogs, AVOID:
- Cinnamon
- Citrus
- Pennyroyal
- Peppermint
- Pine
- Sweet birch
- Tea tree (melaleuca)
- Wintergreen
- Ylang ylang
These essential oils are poisonous to dogs. Both ingestion and skin exposure can be toxic.
If you are pregnant, AVOID:
- Aniseed
- Basil
- Birch
- Camphor
- Clary Sage
- Hyssop
- Mogwort
- Oak Moss
- Parsley Seed or Leaf
- Pennyroyal
- Peppermint
- Rosemary
- Rue
- Sage
- Tansy
- Tarragon
- Thuja
- Thyme
- Wintergreen
- Wormwood
*Of course, always consult your doctor; they should be your first recourse for all pregnancy related questions.
If you have infants and/or children, AVOID:
- Eucalyptus
- Fennel
- Peppermint
- Rosemary
- Verbena
- Wintergreen
Please note that these lists are not exhaustive so do your own research as well and handle essential oils with care.
Until next time,
xoxo
Drew
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