Chemical Free Home!

So about a month ago I got my hair cut and was telling the girl who cuts my hair how unhealthy I thought my hair was. She told me to buy a salon product because it really did make a difference. I asked her what's the difference between store and salon products, she said salon products don't use harsh chemicals like alcohol that make your hair brittle and break easily. So I went home thinking I'll do a little research before I buy. A long story short after about a week of constantly on the computer researching chemicals in different products I was determined to find not only hair products but all soaps, toothpastes, sunscreen, lotions, baby soap, anything for your body to not have so many chemicals, but to be natural. Also to find all household cleaning products that would contain no harsh chemicals like bleach, ammonia and other things that can really hurt you and your children. If you look on almost all shampoos, conditioners you will find a long list of chemicals things you can't know what they really are. Actually pretty much any thing you use for your body is that way. There were a few chemicals I saw the most of, one of them being sodium laureth sulfate, and others were alcohol. After researching it is very toxic to your eyes and can cause permanent damage, also it is harmful to your digestive system and toxic to not only to your liver but other organs. I could go on and on about the stuff we put on or use to clean with everyday. The thing that bothers me the most is that I use this stuff with my kids. I was looking for real natural good products.
If any of you have ever been to Rexburg Idaho you have heard of Melaleuca. It's a company that is really big there. Anyways there products use oils like tea tree oil to make tons of products anything you can think of that are all natural. The thing I like most is that yes it is a little bit more expensive but almost all of there products come in concentrated form and you add the water, so it lasts a really long time. I bought laundry detergent it has no chlorine and no phosphates. All of there cleaning products would not harm your child if they got into it. The most it would do is give them diarrhea. Anyways I also got the laundry cleaner and all there household cleaners. They were better then any cleaner I have ever used and I know they are not leaving behind harmful chemicals that get into our food, clothes, and skin.
Now for soaps, lotions, deodorants, and baby products I have found a lot of products online but wanted something more affordable and easier to access. Burt's Bees products are completely natural are ph balanced, sodium lauryl sulfate free, paraban free, and phalate free. A lot of companies out there claim to be all natural but when you read the label it has the same ingredients as all the other products. On Burt's bee's it tells you the ingredients and then what it means for example it will say coco betaine (coconut oil) so you know what it is. I love it, no chemicals. You can buy Burt’s bees at Wal-Mart and target and is only a little bit more expensive and they have a complete men's line. For myself and kids I love knowing there are no chemicals.
This is just the stuff I found and think that it is better than the products I was using before. If you know of any good, chemical free products please let me know, my goal is to have NO harsh chemicals in any thing in our house! We'll see if we ever get there!