Keeping toxins out of your home has gotten absurdly complicated.It shouldn't be.
The plastics, the water, the air, the labels that don't mean anything. You don't have time to research all of it. So we did. In a couple of minutes you'll know what actually matters in your home and exactly what to do about it. No overwhelm, no fear.
Built on peer-reviewed research from NEJM, Stanford, EPA, CDC, McGill.
If there's a baby in the house, start there.
The science on infant exposure is the sharpest we have, and the most actionable. Bottles, sleep, and diapering are where plastics and their chemicals concentrate, so the baby audit goes deep there. The home audit covers the whole house. A couple of minutes each.
Get your Baby Plastic-Free Audit
Six topics about how your baby is fed, sleeps, and is changed. We hand you the three swaps that matter most and the curated kit underneath them.
Take the baby audit
Get your Home Exposure Report
Eight questions about water, kitchen, bedroom, and cleaning. We hand you a score and the three changes that cut your exposure most this weekend.
Take the home audit
It feels like every week there's a new thing to worry about in your home.
Advertisers and influencers are promoting products non-stop on your feeds. The health outcomes pile up and they're hard to keep track of, but what is real? You shouldn't need a PhD to live a clean life.
The Home Detox Company is working to become your trusted guide to the most effective ways to lower your family's exposure at home, across the plastics, water, air, and everyday chemistry that actually matter, and to point you to a vetted pro when a swap isn't enough.
You're under no obligation to use any of it. Take the score, ignore the kit. Read the reasoning, disagree with it. We'd rather be a resource you trust than a brand you follow.
— Eric & Alex
in the average liter of bottled water, per a 2024 Columbia/NEJM study using new imaging methods.
of an infant's exposure to one of the most common phthalates comes through their diaper, per a 2025 Toxics study isolating dermal absorption.
were measured in newly purchased children's mattresses across phthalate, flame retardant, UV filter, and salicylate classes. Emissions amplified with body heat and weight.
None require an overhaul.
Each category ranked by the studies, not by what's trending. Start with Water; finish wherever you have time on Sunday.
01Water
Filters and bottles. The single highest-leverage category.
Read the picks02Kitchen
Pans, boards, storage. Where hot food meets plastic.
Read the picks
03Bathroom
Curtains, brushes, towels. Skin and steam.
Read the picks
04Bedroom
Sheets, pillows, duvets. A third of your life.
Read the picks
05Cleaning + air
Sponges, sprays, microfiber catchers, air filters.
Read the picksCitation-first. Affiliate-second.
1. The studies set the priority list.
We rank categories by exposure routes (ingestion, dermal, inhalation) backed by peer-reviewed research, not by what's trending.
2. The criteria are public.
For every category we publish what disqualifies a product (lined "stainless," PVC, undisclosed coatings) before we shop.
3. We test, and then we shorten the list.
Most categories end with two to four picks. If we wouldn't buy it for our own home, it isn't here.
Don't have 90 minutes to read the research?
A couple of minutes, eight questions. We've done the reading. You'll walk away with a number, three to five swaps to start with this weekend, and the citations behind every pick.
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