Healthy Brands and Household Items

Welcome to my curated list of tried-and-true products that I use and love! Since holiday sales are on, I thought you might want to explore some of these options.

I've organized everything by category to make it easy to find what you're looking for. Many of these items are available with special discounts.


Personal Care & BeautyOral Care

• FYGG Toothpaste has the preferred microcrystallized hydroxyapatite ingredients that remineralizes teeth.
• Dr. Tung's Smart Floss - not perfect, but comfortable and devoid of fluorinated compounds present in many commercial dental floss options.

Skincare

• CRUNCHI — a cosmetics company devoted to safe products
  • Sunscreen
  • CLARILight Cleanser
  • Golden Light Multi-Peptide Facial Serum — anti-aging!
  • Nightlight Advanced Youth Activating Facial Cream — also anti-aging.

Body Care

• Pure Haven Body Butter with Pre- and Probiotics, Cupuacu Butter, and Mandarin Orange — general moisturizer
• EP Grade Lanolin - Skin Protection and Recovery Balm; replaces petroleum-based products when it is critical to keep skin well-hydrated (for radiotherapy treatments for example). Some lanolin has pesticides from treated sheep wool, this is one option that tested safe. The lavender essential oil makes it delightful.

Home & CleaningHair Care

• Pure Haven
  • Supergreens Shampoo
  • Supergreens Conditioner

Cleaning Products

• Dr. Bronner's Liquid Soap -- to avoid parabens and fragrances
• Humble Suds All-Purpose Cleaner (Hyper-Concentrated)
• Humble Suds Powdered Laundry Detergent
• Koala Eco Natural Dish Soap

Kitchen & CookwareCookware

• 360 Cookware — is highly recommended by my go-to resource Irina Webb
• Le Creuset — I am in love with mine but it does require some TLC
• Stargazer Cast Iron — I researched this and it was my favorite, but most cast iron pans will last you forever.
• All-Clad Pots — Again something that lasts forever and works so well.
• I am not a fan of any non-stick cookware; after a few years, all the companies so far have ended up in court discussing ingredients they failed to disclose.

Tableware & Storage

• Glass Cups, Plates, Bowls, and Teapots.
  Unfortunately, too many ceramics leach heavy metals and other toxins, and few companies care to disclose this. I am especially enamored of double-wall borosilicate glass and have an eclectic collection of several that were on sale at Wayfair over the years.
• Glass and Metal Canisters for the Kitchen
  I live in earthquake prone Bay Area so I keep glass canisters on lower shelves and metal canisters on upper shelves. I’ve found good options at The Container Store.
• Ball and Mason Jars, Pyrex and SnapLock containers.
  I tend to shop from original websites and prefer to bypass the usual suspects.

Seasonings & Staples

• Tera's Whey protein powder: tested undetectable for heavy metals (try their website, they may have a discount on there)
  
• Diamond Crystal Kosher salt: Unfortunately some salt has a high heavy metal content, and this one tested (by Mamavation) as one of the safer ones.
• Simply Organics spices and herbs: are tested for heavy metals, which makes them one of the best bets
• Lundberg rice (especially white rice) is lowest in arsenic
• 365 brand whole flaxseeds are lowest in heavy metals
• Terrasoul cacao is highest in beneficial flavanols while low in heavy metals
• Terrasoul also has discounted organic almonds for making almond milk, and cashews for vegan sauces, and good prices on many good quality food items
• Seatopia fish are so low in mercury they are lower than chicken
• Viberi New Zealand organic blackcurrants: powder and freeze-dried
• Nuts dot com or Terrasoul when I can’t find organic nuts or seeds locally
• Organic Produce365 brand frozen wild blueberries are truly organic, as opposed to some that I won’t name.

Oils

• Laconiko Zoi Olive Oil — biophenols 1400 this year! You need to like the bitterness and spice (I love it but I also suspect one gets used to it). Use my discount code DRASHE15 (not an affiliate link)
• P.J. Kabos Olive Oil — presently selling the 2024 harvest that is still very high in polyphenols but not as bitter and spicy.

Tea & Coffee

• Looking for good Assam tea since my previous source apparently just closed up!!
• TEALYRA Green Tea Bancha
• Grounds for Change Organic Decaf Espresso — I could not find organic decaf espresso in stores anywhere.

Home EssentialsLinens & Textiles

• Organic Sheets from The California Design Den
• Organic Towels from Garnet Hill
• 100% Wool Rugs sometimes from discount sources

Water Filtration

• Aquagear Water Filter Pitcher; I would be a fan of under-sink water filters, but a system I had previously leaked all over my kitchen sink cabinet and created a very expensive mess that required full mold remediation. I later found out that this is not uncommon for under-sink filters. Also, reverse osmosis filters are good but remove too much magnesium from water, and waste 5x the quantity of water you are drawing.
• Soda Stream - our favorite way to dilute store-bought kombucha or make lemon fizzy water
• Air purifiers: there are three brands I trust. Air Doctor for the smallest particles, but also Clean Air Kits for lower priced excellent air filters. Austin Air for VOC filtering as it has a lot more carbon, but doesn’t work as well to filter the smallest particles.

ShoppingBooks from Bookshop: sometimes I want to order a book and not have to drive to my local bookstore — and I don’t want to pile on to the usual suspects websites. I love this option that supports our local bookstores.


Disclaimer: PJ Kabos, Seatopia, and Clean Air Kits are affiliate links. I only recommend products I personally use and love. I am not famous enough (yet!) to be of interest to companies just to promote their products.