Below you will find all of my favourite brands for safer, cleaner and more sustainable health, beauty and household products, along with some great educational resources to help you and your family minimise your chemical exposure.

Bath and Beauty

The products listed below are largely free of harsh chemicals and other nasty ingredients, such as phthalates, petrochemicals, parabens, SLS and EDTA. Many of these are plant-based and contain certified organic ingredients. As always, its best to check the ingredients before you buy (especially if you have particular sensitivities or allergies), as occasionally ingredients may change.

  • Deodorants: Noosa Basics Deodorant Stick, No Pong, Fresca

  • Toothpastes: Grant’s Toothpastes, Redseal SLS Free varieties

  • Lip Balms: Hurraw, Suvana Certified Organic Paw Paw cream

  • Cleansers, Toners and Skin Care: Australian Bush Flower Essences, Stem Organics, Trilogy, A’kin, The Ordinary, Weleda

  • Moisturisers and Lotions: Sukin, Stem Organics, Weleda, Margaret River The Hemp Co, Biologika Veggie Cream, Bernier Pharmaceuticals SolarCare, EnviroCare Earth

  • Shampoos and Conditioners: Sukin, Miessence, Ecostore, MooGoo (for sensitive scalps)

  • Makeup: Inika Organics, LaMav

  • Fragrances: BoPo Women Crystal Perfume Rollers, State of Mind Apothecary Fragrances

  • Sunscreens: Avocado Zinc, 123 Nourish Me ‘Hello Sunshine’, Ethical Zinc

  • For mother and baby products, check out my page on Pregnancy and Postpartum Resources here.

Many of the products listed above can be found online and/or in health food shops. General online stockists include Nourished Life, Shop Naturally, Biome and Flora and Fauna.

Household and Laundry

  • Abode: Abode kitchen, laundry and bathroom products are stocked in health food stores across Australia and are petrochemical and phthalate free.

  • Ecostore: Stocked in Coles, Woolworths and health food stores, Ecostore has a great range of laundry and kitchen cleaning products, as well as hand washes and haircare. Their products are free of potentially harmful ingredients like triclosan, parabens and sodium laureth sulfate.

  • Kin Kin Naturals: Based in Noosa, Kin Kin Naturals make plant and mineral-based, palm oil free and biodegradable cleaning agents, that are safer for you and the environment.

  • EnviroCare Earth: EnviroCare Earth have a large range of bathroom, kitchen and  laundry products, that are plant-based and free of parabens, SLS, propylene glycol, synthetic fragrances and petrochemicals.

  • The Dirt Company: An effective, low tox, environmentally-friendly laundry liquid that can be delivered right to your door (can confirm this one works well on baby clothes!).

Other Helpful Resources

  • Building Biology: A wonderful resource by Nicole Bijlsma to help you learn how your environment (aka your home and office) may be affecting your health. Here you can learn how to reduce your chemical exposure at home. Her sections on Plastics, Make-up and Personal Care Products are particularly useful!

  • Skin Deep: The Skin Deep Database by the EWG is a fabulous resource for those interested in learning more about the chemicals in their skincare. It also has a great search function which can be used to research individual ingredients, to learn about or investigate any associated hazards.