You are listening to episode 42 of the Sustainable Minimalist podcast.

You are listening to the Sustainable Minimalist Podcast, a show about living simply and

sustainably with your family. Here's your host, Stephanie Safarian.

Hi there, most of us probably know

that the products we buy to clean our homes are dangerous, right? Well, what if I told you that scented

candles and bedsheets and most ingredients in our makeup bags are just as harmful to our health.

Yeah, I know, right?

It's scary stuff.

We can't cover all these dangerous household lurkers today, but we can cover one category, and that's

household cleansers. Today we're discussing the toxicity of the toilet bowl cleaner, of the drain cleaner, etc.

And we're also following the dangers up with practical solutions. So today my guest outlines three of the most

harmful products we all probably have in our homes and what we can replace them

with. I love today's discussion because my guest frames her solutions from a health perspective,

while I as a sustainable minimalist come on in and frame the discussion from a

sustainability and environmental standpoint. My guest today is Michaela Preston

of Mindful Mama. Michaela began her journey toward natural health 12 years ago and in that time

she's really become a guru of sorts for moms searching for holistic solutions to everyday problems.

Now on today's show,

Michaela references a few of her best DIY tips

and I've linked to them in this week's show notes.

So if she says something that you find interesting, just head on over to the show notes and

it'll take you right there.

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