Benable — create shareable lists of things you recommend!
E.g., products you love, local businesses, travel recs - you can add anything to a Benable list!
Low-tox cleaning necessities (especially for homes with kids)!
18
items Essential household and cleaning necessities if you want to transition to a lower-tox home!
Sections
2
Cleaning Products
Home necessities + upgrades
Cleaning Products
This is the all purpose spray we use, and the only one I’m comfortable using with little kids all over our floors and countertops. Great ingredients and great quality.
Truly Free Everyday Cleaner Spray - 16oz + 2 Refills
The unscented Molly Suds is great for ultra sensitive skin! We used this exclusively when our baby had eczema and she had zero issues.
Molly's Suds Original Laundry Detergent Powder
Another Molly Sud’s Find! Their dish soap is great!
Molly's Suds Liquid Dish Soap Unscented 24oz 2 Pack
This smells soooo good, but more importantly has great ingredients and is gentle on sensitive skin. We love this detergent for the whole family!
Molly's Suds Baby Laundry Detergent Powder
Castile hand soap for the win! Cost effective, and you can add your own essential oils for scent (or see Ms Meyers linked below for scented soap options)
WHOLENATURALS Pure Castile Soap Liquid 64oz
Less affordable, but their scents are so lovely and the refill bottles save you some money! The holiday scents are the BEST.
MRS. MEYER'S Lavender Hand Soap Refill 33oz
A great bleach alternative!
Molly's Suds Oxygen Whitener 41oz Lemon
A great, affordable set of essential oils to get you started for diffusing or adding scents to soaps, sprays, etc. Organic and 100% pure!
Cliganic Organic Essential Oils Set - Top 5
These are the best for dusting.
HOMEXCEL Microfiber Cleaning Cloth 12 Pack
Magic. Pure magic. Trust me. We go through these bottles so fast. They remove berry stains!!!!!! BERRY STAINS!!!
Miss Mouth's Messy Eater Stain Treater Spray 16oz
We use this for so many cleaning necessities! Stubborn odors in laundry? Dump some vinegar in. Scrubbing the tub? Vinegar. All purpose cleaner? Vinegar diluted with water and some essential oils (I’ll link some). You need to keep vinegar on hand.
Great Value All-Purpose Vinegar Cleaning Solution, 64 fl oz
Home necessities + upgrades
If you can afford an Air Doctor, you should get one. It’s the best in the industry. It traps VOCs, which includes mold spores that may be damaging your health (and your family members’). I highly recommend.
AIRDOCTOR AD3500 Air Purifier for Large Rooms
Please please please invest in a reverse osmosis filter. I did the research for you. You’re welcome. You can install this one on your own!
Waterdrop WD-T3-C 8-Stage Tankless RO Filter
I’ve done a lot of research on air quality, as someone with a family history of eczema, asthma, and POTS. Winix is the best, second to the $300+ air purifiers out there. I promise. I’m saving you hours of research. I have one running next to me right...
WINIX A231 Air Purifier for Bedroom Up to 1,180 Ft² in 1 Hr With Air Quality Monitor, True HEPA, Carbon Filter and Auto Mode, Captures Pet Allergies, Smoke, Dust
You want a good cordless vacuum, and this is the one. Trust me.
Bissell Cleanview XR Pet 300W Cordless Vacuum
We love our steam mop! It’s a great low tox way to get clean floors and deodorize areas! I sometimes will put a few drops of essential oil on the fabric pad (NOT in the tank) and then run the mop and it makes the floor smell so good!
Shark SteamSpot Mop w/ Steam Blaster, 3 Modes
You need a bath filter, especially if you have young children and/or skin troubles of any sort. Replace every 3 months, or when you see mold growth. Whichever comes first.
Beati Bath Faucet Filter - Softener, Removes 99% Contaminants
Shower filters are critical, especially if you have eczema, dermatitis, brittle hair, hair loss, acne, etc. This one is great and affordable.
AquaBliss High Output Shower Filter - BN