Low-tox living is a lifestyle choice focused on reducing your exposure to harmful chemicals and toxins. These toxins and chemicals are commonly found in your home, food, personal care products, and the environment.
It’s not about perfection or avoiding everything that could be harmful
Low-tox living isn’t living in a sterile bubble. It’s about making conscious choices to lower the "toxic load" your body has to deal with every day. People who choose low-tox living usually believe that even small changes over time, can lead to better health, stronger immunity, and less risk of chronic illnesses.
How to live a low-tox life
Here are some typical parts of a low-tox lifestyle
Food 🥒 🥑: Choosing organic where possible, avoiding heavily processed foods, and reducing exposure to pesticides and additives.
Home 🧼🧹: Using natural cleaning products (like vinegar, baking soda, and essential oils) instead of harsh chemical cleaners.
Personal care 🧴🧖♀️: Switching to skincare, cosmetics, and haircare products that are free from ingredients like parabens, phthalates, sulfates, and synthetic fragrances loaded with chemicals.
Clothing & furnishings 👚🧺: Opting for natural fibers (like cotton, linen, and wool) and being mindful of flame retardants or chemical treatments.
Air & water quality🚿🚰: Using air purifiers, ventilating living spaces, filtering drinking water: anything that minimises exposure to pollutants.
However, living a low-tox lifestyle is not just about removing toxins but also about adding things that nurture wellbeing like clean food, fresh air, sunlight, nature, rest, and focusing on stress management.
“To us, it’s all about “everything in moderation”, that’s why we’ve opted out of using the most common harmful toxic ingredients in our fragrance oils and candles. This way we can have a beautifully smelling home minus the toxins we want to avoid.”
It’s not about being perfect
It’s so important to also remember that it doesn’t have to be perfect. Just because you’re focused on removing toxins where possible it doesn’t mean you have to remove it everywhere. You can still use your favourite shampoo if you want yet find that you prefer more natural solutions to your laundry detergent or cleaning products. It’s the small actions that count and when you first start out you can focus on swapping a few things here and there.