8. Goodbye Toxins & Hello Nature
What you will learn in this module
Toxins in your home
Ditch and Switch
Non toxic cleaning
Non-Toxic Living
We’re exposed to countless toxins every day. Breathing, eating, cleaning—all these (and more) expose us to chemicals, both natural and synthetic. Did you know, according to the National Resources Defense Council website, products in the United States contain more than 80,000 chemicals, and most of them are understudied or unregulated? Unfortunately, a significant amount of the products we use in daily life are exposing us to potentially harmful toxins.
You might wonder, “What’s the big deal? Are toxins really that bad?” Your body has an impressive filtration system for toxins, but constant exposure to harmful toxins can have long-term effects. Toxins can cause imbalances, have negative effects on wellness, and influence daily and long- term health. Also, the more toxins you’re exposed to, the greater the toll on your body.
The accumulation of toxins in the body is known as your toxic load. Your body has a threshold for the toxic load it can handle, and when that threshold is passed, the impact can be hard to handle. However, anytime you remove a toxin from your life, the toxic load burden on your body becomes lighter.
While you can’t always control the toxins you’re exposed to, like pollution in your city, there’s still a lot you can do to protect yourself and your family from exposure to toxins. With a lighter toxic load, the body is better able to function properly, leaving you and those you love feeling both happy and healthy.
Wondering where to start?
Three easy steps can help you lighten your toxic load when it comes to the products you use on or in your body.
1. Identify toxins.
2. Ditch and switch.
3. Feel your best with the power of nature.
Add up the total of the answers you circled to find out how toxic you are!
6–8:
Reducing your toxic load is an area of wellness that you can easily improve. Switch your harsh chemical cleaning products for natural options, like the products in the dōTERRA abōdeTM line. Read the labels before you buy products, so you know what you are putting in or on your body.
9–11:
With a few changes, you can effectively reduce your toxic load. Try to purchase fewer processed foods at the grocery store. Instead of using chemical air fresheners, diffuse essential oils such as Purify to help clear the air in your home.
12–14:
You are doing pretty well, but there is room for improvement. Take small steps to avoid toxins such as changing your personal care products and drinking more water. Add a drop of Lemon essential oil to your water in the morning for a gentle cleanse.*
15–18:
You have clearly done a lot of work to reduce the amount of toxins you take in. Check out the Natural Home Edit course to find more information about reducing the toxins in your home.
Part Two: Ditch and Switch
After identifying some common places where toxins lurk in your everyday routine, it’s time to make a change. The problem is, well, you still need to wash your face, brush your teeth, soothe stomach upset, and put on makeup. So, what’s the solution? It’s switching to natural alternatives to the products you use daily.
When you ditch your old toxin-ridden products and switch them for natural alternatives, you lighten the toxic burden on your body, supporting it as it functions optimally. This is actually easier than you might think.
When one of your kids comes running inside and has an eczema flare-up that needs attention, what do you use to help?
When you’ve been in front of your computer for hours, and the discomfort in your head and neck is getting worse, what do you reach for?
When you’ve spent too much time having fun in the sun, what do you use to soothe your skin?
What about when you’re having a hard time winding down for sleep?
After a particularly long day on your feet or after strenuous workout, when your joints and muscles are shouting at you, what do you turn to for relief?
These are just a few areas of life where there’s room for natural alternatives. By replacing everyday items with products that come straight from nature, you can still care for yourself and your family effectively while enjoying greater peace of mind. You can’t control every toxin you encounter, but you can control what you bring into your home.
Here are just a few examples of how to use essential oils as natural alternatives to your everyday products:
Apply Frankincense oil topically to help reduce the severity of an eczema flare-up
Take Lavender oil internally to encourage a peaceful night of sleep
Add Lemon oil to a spray bottle of water to clean tables, countertops, and other surfaces.
Use a drop of Peppermint oil in water for a healthy, refreshing mouth rinse.
Feel Your Best with the Power of Nature
After determining what kinds of toxins your everyday products are exposing you to, ditching toxin-ridden ones, and switching to natural alternatives, you can feel your best. As we discussed, a body that’s overridden with toxins is weighed down, and a heavy toxic load can have long-term effects. On the opposite end, a light toxic load gives the body the support it needs.
Abode plant based cleaning from dōTERRA
Why abōde?
A common misconception is you need harsh chemicals to have a clean home. Because of this misconception, many people regularly expose themselves and their families to synthetic cleaning products. But your home is an ecosystem, and you should feel good about the products you introduce into it.
You can either continue bringing toxins into your home to keep it “clean,” or you can choose an alternative path. You can stop feeling like you’re out of options and instead fill your life and home with products that are natural, beautiful, and effective so you can live the wellness lifestyle you want and deserve.
The reality is having a brilliantly clean home doesn’t have to come at the cost of your health. The abōde line is nontoxic. From the clean, green ingredients to sustainable packaging—every aspect of abōde was created with meticulous intentionality. It’s premium in both quality and design. And best of all, abōde products are just as effective as the products you’d find on the supermarket shelves.
The Power of abōde
Imagine being able to clean your home without worrying about the products you’re using. And if you’ve been making homemade cleaning items, imagine the simplicity and ease of having what you need delivered to your door instead of having to mix it all yourself. When the new abōde line arrives at your door and you try the products out for the first time, imagine feeling confident that it’s working to keep your home clean without toxins.
The abōde line is natural. It’s a modern signature style for your home, and abōde products are just as effective as the products you’d normally be forced to use.
What is in the abōde blend?
The signature aromatic blend of the doTERRA abōde home product line contains powerful essential oils with a pleasant, refreshing aroma that leaves your home smelling clean and feeling refreshed naturally.
This dynamic blend is a combination of pure distilled Lime, Litsea, Cassia, Lemon Eucalyptus, Tea Tree, Arborvitae, Kochii Eucalyptus, Cilantro, Lavandin, and Lemon Myrtle essential oils.
Selected for their powerful cleansing constituents and magnified when combined, doTERRA abōde is high in limonene, geranial, neral, and 1,8-cineole. In fact, Kochii Eucalyptus, found only in the semi-arid interior of Western Australia, has the highest concentration of 1,8-cineole, or eucalyptol, of all eucalyptus oil available, this means it’s a powerful natural cleanser and natural antibacterial properties. Refresh your home naturally and safely with doTERRA abode.
abōde Multi-Purpose Surface Cleaner
Simply pour the concentrate into the glass spray bottle and fill the remaining space with clean water. Happy cleaning as you spray away!
This surface cleaner harnesses the power of the abōde oil blend of Lime, Litsea, Cassia, Lemon Eucalyptus, Tea Tree, Arborvitae, Kochii Eucalyptus, Cilantro, Lavandin, and Lemon Myrtle. The blend transforms cleaning routines into sensory experiences. Thymol adds an extra cleaning punch as well.
abōde Multi-Purpose Surface Cleaner is sold as a concentrate, minimizing unnecessary shipments of water and thus reducing the carbon footprint for shipping.
abōde Liquid Dish Soap
It’s simple! Use abōde Liquid Dish Soap just like you would any commercial dish soap.
This extra-strength dish soap is infused with abōde, as well as Grapefruit essential oil for extra sparkle and power against tough greasy messes. It’s sold in an aluminum bottle, which is easily recycled once you’ve filled your glass dispenser.
abōde Dishwasher Pods
Simply place a pod in the appropriate place and run your dishwasher as normal.
Like the dish soap, these convenient dishwasher pods are formulated with abōde for an effective product you’ll never want to go without.
abōde Laundry Pods
Throw a pod (or two, depending on the size of your load) into the bottom of your washing machine, add clothes, and run your laundry machine as usual. No hassle.
Created to deep clean, lift stains, and keep colors vibrant, these laundry pods are concentrated, powerful, and effective.
Foaming Hand Wash and Lotion Infused with Citrus Bloom
Finally, the hand soap and hand lotion duet. These are scented with Citrus Bloom Springtime Blend. This hand duet provides the perfect closure to your daily cleaning rituals. abōde Foaming Hand Wash and Lotion are truly the best non-toxic products to use for eczematous skin. The foaming hand wash is sold as a concentrate in an aluminum bottle, with enough for two refills of the glass bottle.
The abōde household cleaning blend is an upgrade to your cleaning routine. Being able to use beautiful plant-based products in your home that are safe, nontoxic, and recyclable is one of the best decisions you can make for your skin health. We learnt in early modules a high percentage of eczema triggers are from household toxins. These are the non-toxic household products that you have been craving, and now we have them. I love that I can use them and not have to worry about an eczema flare-up. And I love that the science behind the abōde blend and the formulation of the products have proven that the cleaning capabilities are there, and they’re very effective.
Your Journey Starts Here
The journey toward reducing your toxic load starts with a single decision, and once you’ve started, it’s easier than you think to keep going. Every time you choose to bring a natural product into your home, you’re taking another step on the journey to better skin health.
To discover ways you can reduce your toxic load or to learn more about pure essential oils and essential–oil infused products, join me in Cleanse Camp in module 10.