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Low-Tox Swaps as a Crunchy Mom Doing Her Best

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Low-tox living, but make it realistic. 🌿 These are some of the swaps I’ve made as a crunchy mom who’s doing her best—not doing everything perfectly. From kitchen essentials and cleaning products to beauty and everyday basics, I’m choosing ingredient...
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Kitchen

Little kitchen swaps that fit into real life. These picks reflect my effort to be more intentional about what we cook with and use around our food, with materials and everyday practicality in mind. No overnight kitchen makeover required—just one thou...

 
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The cutest toaster oven and airfryer combo & its non-toxic!
Our Place Wonder Oven 6-in-1 Air Fryer 13 Qt
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Love this cast iron pan!
Our Place 10" Enameled Cast Iron Always Pan
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Non-aerosol oil sprayer
YARRAMATE 16oz 2-in-1 Glass Olive Oil Sprayer Pink
 
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This cooker does it all!
Our Place Dream Cooker 6 Qt Ceramic Multicooker
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Swap the plastic cooking utensils for wood or metal
Wooden Cooking Spoons 10 Pcs Non Toxic
 
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Nontoxic cutting boards, skip the plastic
Non-Toxic Acacia Cutting Board Set of 3
 
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Titanium is another alternative to plastic cutting boards and are easier to sanitize than wood
Titanium Cutting Board Set of 3 (M+L+XL)
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Vegan food wraps. Also great for opening stuck jars
Bee's Wrap Vegan Beeswax Food Wraps, 2 Pack
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compostable bags for when you need a disposable
Compostic Compostable Sandwich, Snack, Gallon, Quart Bags Variety, 145 Ct
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Huge stasher bag fan over here! You can use them for everything
Stasher Reusable Silicone Food Bags 4-Pack
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Cleanest avocado oil i've found and was the top from the UC Davis study. Not cut with seed oils
Marianne Regenerative Organic Avocado Oil 500ml
 
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We use this as our main cooking oil now! no flavor and HIGH heat
Algae Cooking Club Oil - Neutral, High Smoke, 2x16oz
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Obsessed with this one!
Algae Cooking Club Nara's Roasted Garlic Oil
 
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Cutest bakeware set
Our Place 5-Piece Nonstick Ceramic Bakeware Set
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Cleaning & Household

A clean home without an overflowing cabinet of products. I’m simplifying our cleaning and household routines and paying closer attention to ingredients, added fragrance, and everyday waste. These are some of the swaps that help make that feel more do...

 
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Get 20% off Rustic Strength! Non-toxic personal care, body care, and cleaning
Rustic Strength: Non-Toxic, Refillable Cleaning & Body Care
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Swapped paper towels for reusables!
Reusable Paper Towels - Pack of 24, 100% Cotton
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Get 20% off Esembly Home Goods with code ALLISONBABY20
Home Goods
 
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Get 10% off and a FREE Membership with my link! It's like a non-toxic Amazon with thousands of conscious products and brands
Truly Free, A Conscious Non-Toxic Marketplace - Get $10 off + a Free Membership
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Skip the dryer sheets and use some hemp dryer balls!
Vove Natural Hemp Dryer Balls 4 Pack
 
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15% first time customers with code CRUNCHYMAMA
Branch Basics -NonToxic Home Cleaning

Home

Creating a home that feels good to live in, one intentional choice at a time. These are a few of my home finds as I pay closer attention to materials and the things we use every day. Still a lived-in home with a toddler, still a work in progress.

 
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This water machine replaces so many household items and aligns with my low tox lifestyle. Adjust the Ph. Drink alkaline water.
Ionized Alkaline Water Machine
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I have this under my sink and then the water ionizer on top, so they work in sync with eachother. One filters. One puts the water through electrolysis.
Multipure Water Filtration Systems | NSF Certified
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We have a few of these around the house
Sans HEPA Air Purifier for Large Rooms

Beauty & Personal Care

Being a little pickier about what goes on my skin and into our daily routines. These beauty and personal care picks are part of my effort to choose ingredients more intentionally while keeping things simple enough to actually stick with.

 
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Reusable Razor. They no longer have my gold one available but this is the next best option!
Leaf Shave Leaf Two Kit - Two-Blade Razor
 
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Get 15% off with code ALLISONCAROLS. Clean nontoxic haircare
Clean Beauty, Zero Waste Hair Products from A Simple Planet
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Lowtox Nail Polish and Gel Polish Brand
Manucurist Green Dark Pansy Burgundy Nail Polish
 
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Aluminum free, plastic free, no synthetic fragrances!
HiBAR Pink Iris & Neroli Sensitive Deodorant
 
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Use code 10ASTAUDENMAIER for 10% off
Attitude Living
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Essential Oils and natural personal and body care items
Plant-Based Beauty Products | Natural Living Solutions | Plant Therapy
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I use this for my tissue box, not for toilet paper
ZeroWastely 24 Reusable Tissue Roll
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Use code ALLISONS for 10% off Tushy
TUSHY Classic 4.0

Conscious Fashion

A more thoughtful closet, without replacing everything I already own. I’m paying more attention to fabrics, choosing natural fibers when practical, and looking for pieces I’ll wear again and again. Progress over a perfectly “crunchy” wardrobe.

 
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Get 15% off Net Positive with code ALLISONS15. Organic cotton, hemp, and natural underware and bras
Net Positive - Natural Fiber Undergarments
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