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Lower-Tox Bathroom Essentials | Cleaning, Oral Care & Swaps
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items Bathroom essentials chosen with everyday family life in mind—from oral care and cleaning products to simple swaps for the basics we use up. I look at ingredients, materials, packaging, and how each option could fit into a practical routine. You’ll fi...
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Oral Care Essentials
Sustainable Bathroom Swaps
Bathroom Cleaning Essentials
Oral Care Essentials
Everyday oral care for the family, with attention to ingredients, comfort, and personal preferences. Here you’ll find toothpaste, toothbrushes, and other bathroom basics, including favorites from our own routine and options I’ve researched. My notes ...
A favorite in our house! 🪥❤️ My child genuinely loves the Vanilla Frosting flavor—we recently tried another toothpaste and they weren't a fan because they preferred this one instead. 😂 It's fluoride-free and made with 10% micro-hydroxyapatite, alon...
Happy Tooth Vanilla Frosting Hydroxyapatite Toothpaste
One of my personal toothpaste favorites! I tried several fluoride-free toothpastes before landing on this one, including another toothpaste I liked from Himalaya Botanique. I ultimately preferred hello because I enjoyed the stronger peppermint flavor...
hello Antiplaque + Whitening Fluoride-Free Toothpaste | Peppermint
Currently in our bathroom! My child has been using this strawberry toothpaste and we've had a good experience with it. They still prefer the Vanilla Frosting flavor of our hydroxyapatite toothpaste 😂, but they've continued using this one without a p...
Himalaya Kids Fluoride Anticavity Toothpaste
Next on my personal try-list! My sister currently uses this toothpaste, and I've been impressed with how bright and healthy-looking her teeth have been, which is actually what made me want to try it myself. It's a fluoride-free adult toothpaste made ...
Himalaya Whitening+ Hydroxyapatite Toothpaste
I've personally used these—and I LOVED them! ❤️ These are chewable toothpaste tablets that turn into a paste as you brush, so they're a completely different experience from traditional tube toothpaste. The formula is fluoride-free and contains 5% nan...
NOBS Hydroxyapatite Toothpaste Tablets
My current toothbrush! These use genuine boar-hair bristles with a bamboo handle instead of synthetic nylon bristles. They are VERY firm when they're brand new, but I've found that the bristles soften with continued use. I personally prefer the more ...
TIKITAKA Boar Bristle Bamboo Toothbrush Firm
Our former kids toothbrush—and wow, these bristles are SO soft! My child and I both used these and had a really comfortable experience with them. The bamboo handles are paired with extremely soft bristles made from castor-bean-derived Nylon 1010, a b...
Sea Turtle Kids Bamboo Toothbrushes | Extra Soft Bristles
Our current kids toothbrush! We switched to this after using an extremely soft bamboo toothbrush, and my child has been comfortable with the change. This one has a noticeably firmer bristle style, so I especially like it as an option for families who...
PRIMALS Kids Boar Bristle Bamboo Toothbrush
Sustainable Bathroom Swaps
Small swaps for the bathroom basics we reach for every day. This section brings together bamboo toilet paper and facial tissues, including what we use at home and options on my try-list. I look at materials, packaging, and everyday practicality—chang...
This is what we use in our home, and I haven't looked back! I originally switched while looking for a more intentional alternative to conventional tree-based toilet paper, and Reel has become an everyday staple for us. It's made from 100% bamboo and ...
Reel 100% Bamboo Toilet Paper | 3-Ply
This one is on my personal try-list! PlantPaper is made from 100% FSC-certified bamboo and, unlike many white toilet papers, isn't bleached or artificially whitened at all. The company also reports testing for PFAS and other substances, and the paper...
PlantPaper Unbleached Bamboo Toilet Paper | Chlorine-Free
An unbleached alternative to conventional facial tissues. These 3-ply tissues are made from 100% FSC-certified bamboo and contain no bleach, dyes or added fragrance, which is why they have their natural off-white color. PlantPaper also reports testin...
PlantPaper Unbleached Bamboo Facial Tissues | 3-Ply
Bathroom Cleaning Essentials
A small selection of cleaners for everyday bathroom messes, from sinks and tubs to toilets and mirrors. I’ve chosen these with ingredients, scent preferences, and convenience in mind, including fragrance-free and refillable options. Each has a differ...
An easy lower-tox swap for conventional toilet bowl cleaner. These fizzing tablets are made with a 100% bio-based, microplastic-free formula and are made without chlorine bleach, hydrochloric acid, or dyes. I also like that they're EPA Safer Choice c...
Blueland Toilet Bowl Cleaner Tablets | Lemon Cedar
A simple fragrance-free option for everyday bathroom cleaning. This ready-to-use spray has a short ingredient list and is made without added fragrance, bleach, ammonia, or dyes. It's designed for bathroom messes like soap scum and grime on tubs, tile...
Branch Basics Fragrance-Free Bathroom Cleaner
A great option for tackling everyday bathroom buildup like soap scum and limescale. This EWG VERIFIED cleaner is made with mostly naturally derived ingredients and uses glucoside-based surfactants along with citric acid and soapberry extract. This pa...
ATTITUDE Bathroom Cleaner | Citrus Zest
For bathroom mirrors and little fingerprints on glass, I like that this option skips added fragrance and lets you refill a spray bottle instead of replacing it. Each tablet mixes with 24 ounces of water. A simple swap to consider if a dedicated glass...
Blueland Glass + Mirror Cleaner Refills | Fragrance-Free