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How to Organize Your Bathroom | Detox Your Toxic Bathroom

Cleaning, Toxin Free

My bathroom tends to get messy. I accumulate all kinds of products, nothing has a place, and my bathroom countertops look like a disaster. About a week ago, I’d had it! My countertops were so cluttered that I didn’t want to clean them. I decided I needed to take a couple hours to really clean and organize everything! I hate living in clutter. Clutter is so mentally draining and overwhelming. The best feeling is walking into a nice, neat, clean, and organized space. It’s like a mental detox.

If you’re new to my blog, I’m all about the toxin free lifestyle. I try my best to not use toxic chemicals what so ever in any products I keep in the house. When I chose to spend a couple hours cleaning and organizing, I did it with the intention of going through every product and deciding whether to keep it or not. My end goal was to conveniently store everything in the cabinet under the sink. (Conveniently meaning I don’t want to have to dig for it.) By the end, the only products I wanted on the countertops were soap and a candle.

Where to Start

I started with the mirrored cabinet. I threw away anything that was empty and anything I hadn’t used in the past year, (yes, year. My cabinet was a bunch of junk I’d hoarded and never touched, but was too lazy to go through.) That alone cleared out a lot of room. Then, I went through all of the products in the cabinet. If they had any toxic chemicals I knew I didn’t want to use anymore, I tossed those too.

Since switching to a toxin free makeup routine, I don’t have as many products that I wear every day. The space I’d cleared in the cabinet gave me enough room to put my makeup in there instead. (I was keeping it in a box either on the bathroom floor or the counter.)

Next I moved to the most daunting task…the cabinet under the sink…

Ya’ll, under my sink had turned into a dumping ground for products I don’t use. It was awful! Just piles of stuff! I wish I’d taken a before picture, but I don’t know if I’d even post it because it’s so embarrassing how bad it was.

I started by clearing everything out and completely emptied the space under the sink. Then, I used my Branch Basics All Purpose Cleaner (completely toxin free), and wiped it down. There was a rust stain so I sprinkled a little Branch Basics Oxygen Boost on the stain, sprayed the All Purpose Cleaner on it and let it sit for about 5 minutes. It came right up!

Then I went through products, one by one, to decide whether to keep them or not. I had a bunch of toxic products like hairspray, shampoo, conditioner, mousse, old Listerine bottles, empty self-tanner bottles, which all went in the trash! Anything that I hadn’t used in past year or more went in the trash as well. Broken hair brushes and combs…also trash. Empty feminine products boxes, recycled.

Of all the products I decided to keep, I wiped them down with Branch Basics All Purpose Cleaner. If I’m spending all this time cleaning, I’m not going to put dirty bottles back in the cabinet. Products I don’t use every-day, I put in a bin under the sink. The products in there are things like Velcro Hair Rollers, extra Contact Lens Cases, Glasses Case, Q-Tips, and Cotton Balls. I put all my pads in a zip-lock bag that some of them came in, (I just keep the bag for storage at this point), and tampons in a container some came in as well.

I organized nail polish on a little shelf under the sink (which was in a little basket on the cabinet door), and anything I reach for almost daily, I just set it on the floor of the cabinet.  (There’s only a few of those items.)

Once I finished that task, I moved onto the little baskets installed inside the cabinet door.

These baskets were gross! I’m just airing all my nasty laundry here. But I’d keep open bars of soap just sitting in the baskets. When I cleared out the baskets, they were all sticky because of the soap. And I had my self-tanning mitt laying in one of the baskets as well, so it was caked in soap and tanner.

The first thing I did after I took everything out of the baskets was WIPE THEM DOWN! This took forever, but so worth it! Then again, I went through all my products and decided what to toss and keep. Anything with toxic chemicals went in the garbage. This is where I threw out all my super toxic nail polish too. (Anything below 5 free went in the garbage.)

Once I finished cleaning out the baskets, I had enough room to fit everything I had on my countertops! And since they’re right inside the cabinet door, these products are still super convenient to access.

To finish up, I cleaned the countertops and mirrors.

I used my Branch Basics Bathroom Cleaner and Branch Basics Streak Free Cleaner for this. (And no, this is not a sponsored post.) I just love Branch Basics as they’re completely toxin free and you can clean your entire house with the concentrate. It’s way more convenient, eco-friendly, and safe than buying a bunch of different plastic bottles filled with toxic chemicals at the store. Why would I do that when I can buy 1 bottle of the concentrate and refill my spray bottles with the concentrate and water?

So there’s my story of how I spent a Sunday afternoon!

Just a few tips if you hoard toxic products “just in case”, like me.

Just like clothes in your closet, if you haven’t used something in 6 months to a year, get rid of it. You probably won’t use it and if you do, after that amount of time, it’ll probably be expired. Most cosmetic products have a shelf life of around 12 months max. If you do happen to need it again, you should buy a fresh one anyways.

If you’re on a mission to get rid of the toxic chemicals in your life, DO NOT HOLD ON TO PRODUCTS THAT HAVE CHEMICALS YOU DON’T WANT TO USE! By holding onto it, you’ll have an excuse to use it. If you get rid of it, you have an opportunity to replace it with a toxin free version. It also gives you the opportunity to get creative and find an alternative to the product that you already have.

Decluttering is great for the soul. Once I finished cleaning and organizing my bathroom, it felt like a literal weight had come off my shoulders. It’s so relaxing to walk into a clean, organized, decluttered bathroom. If you have any tricks for getting rid of clutter, leave them in the comments! I’d love to hear your methods!

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I’m a Northern Virginia based Integrative Nutrition Coach, a Toxin Free Lifestyle enthusiast, a dancer, and a dog mom to my sweet girl, Miss Cammie.

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❌Birth Control covers up the symptoms because you don’t get a real period. Meanwhile, whatever is causing the cramps in the first place is still going on in the body and probably getting worse! Birth Control does not treat cramps…it only hides the problem!

❌Ibuprofen may help in a pinch but it doesn’t treat what is actually causing the cramps in the first place. Also, ibuprofen is really bad for gut health (and poor gut health could also be a cause of cramps) so you could be making the problem worse!

❌A lot of women turn to junk food on their period however, junk food is inflammatory so if your cramps are caused by inflammation, you could be making the problem worse! If you’re craving chocolate, you probably need magnesium, so if you’re going to eat it, eat good quality DARK chocolate! 

The biggest favor you can do yourself is listen to your body and figure out what is causing the issues in the first place! The answer is different for everyone and there is no one size fits all solution!

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We are not men, we do not have the same 24 hour hormone cycle that men have.

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❌Cereal: So many cereal’s are full of sugar and synthetic vitamins which are not properly absorbed by our bodies, not to mention artificial colors and flavors. Also, a lot of cereal has extremely high levels of glyphosate! Not a great way to start your day.

❌Flavored Yogurt: Any yogurt except plain yogurt has a lot of sugar. You’ll also find natural flavors and gums in some popular brands. Natural flavors is an easy way for companies to not disclose all ingredients and gums can cause digestive issues. In my opinion, you may as well have a bowl of ice cream and enjoy it than try to be “healthy” with flavored yogurt.

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These are the BEST healthy peanut butter chocolate chip cookies 🍪 

Recipe: 

1 egg
1 cup of peanut butter
1/2 cup coconut sugar
1/4 cup ground flaxseed
1/2 tsp aluminum free baking powder
3/4 cup dark chocolate chips (make sure you check the ingredient label and only use clean chocolate chips!)

Bake at 350 degrees Fahrenheit for 8-10 minutes!

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Health isn’t just about what we eat and the products we use, it’s also about how everything else in our life makes us feel and effects our physical health.

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Echinacea Tea: Has immune supporting properties. It’s even known to shorten symptoms of colds and the flu!

Dandelion Tea: This tea is a powerful liver detox! It also has anti-inflammatory properties.

Raspberry Leaf Tea: This tea is great for a woman’s cycle. It’s high in magnesium and vitamin B6 so it helps relieve PMS symptoms and helps regulate hormones.

Chaga Tea: Chaga is the king of medicinal mushrooms. It’s full of antioxidants and has anti-inflammatory properties. It helps regulate blood sugar and blood pressure, it boosts the immune system, and it may even slow the growth of c**cer cells. Literally the KING! 

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