monday musings 4.7 // spring cleaning, ionic column lamps, my favorite kitchen staples
cozy cleaning aspirations for a rainy monday
About three years ago, I decided to learn more about the ingredients going into our home – whether in our personal care products, cooking tools, cleaning solutions, or the snacks we were all munching on. Since then, I’ve found some brands that are truly wonderful (and EWG certified!) and after having a conversation with a friend last week about what to look for when swapping products out and why, I figured it could make for a great Substack topic as we enter spring cleaning season.
Below, I break down the categories we’ve swapped out, some brands I love for each, and some tips for all. My biggest takeaway from learning more on this topic is you have to do some research: EWG (Environmental Working Group) is my favorite resource for this! And go slow (!) – it can be overwhelming (and expensive) to swap things out, so pick one lane to start with on swaps and go from there. It took us three years to integrate all of these changes, and we’re still making swaps even now to things we use in the house! I hope this is helpful, particularly for the home cleaning and kitchen portion. I also am linking a few other resources on Substack that write on the topic below, too. (Plus, some pretty interiors links at the end if you don’t care about any of this, ha!) Happy spring cleaning!
xxxx AO