It’s the holiday season. By this point, many of you have selected the crown jewel of your home for the holidays – your beloved Christmas tree. Whether yours was packaged in a questionably small cardboard box or hand-picked and not-so-gracefully brought home on the top of the car, setting up the tree is undeniably one […]
At Branch Basics, safety was always our number one priority when it came to the creation of our formula. We are passionate about leading the cleaning industry to a higher standard by empowering consumers with transparency and an open door policy when it comes to information on the safety of the products they use in […]
In the US cosmetics and personal care products, typically mixtures of 5-20 individual ingredients, are generally self-regulated. The United States and Food and Drug Administration’s guidance is limited to advising manufacturers that their products should be “…safe under labeled or customary conditions of use,” although no formal standard exists for this term. Products may be […]
What is PCOS? My fertility journey began early and abruptly. I had my first and only period at thirteen, so in high school, I sought the help of an OB/GYN fertility specialist. A sonogram revealed cyst-covered ovaries, one of the worst cases of PCOS my doctor had seen. Pregnancy would only be possible with the […]
We spend about one-third of our lives in bed! So needless to say, sleep is important. In fact, it is much more important than we probably realize. The quality and duration of our sleep schedules affect how we live out the other two-thirds of our day. Quality of sleep translates to quality of life. And […]
When Jules and I were co-creating the Conscious Cleanse we both had our own personal transformations – distinct but equally profound. What became crystal clear to us through our journey was the sheer truth of what’s possible for people when we commit to a process of slowing down and healing ourselves with food. That’s why […]
Gear Up for School Start with Safe School Supplies Most kids love getting back to school supplies! The new school year provides a perfect opportunity to check out the many safe “attractive to kids” school supply options that are widely available today. This was not always true. Parents in the recent past had no idea […]
The alarming results from studies and research have prompted the CDC (Center for Disease Control) to recommend using just pure soap and water or a cleaner with surfactants like Branch Basics to REMOVE germs instead of sanitizers and disinfectants that KILL germs in the home. This is due to increasing antibiotic resistance that is causing a […]
We’ve had a lot of you ask us what our favorite personal care products are, so we thought compiling a list of what we use (along with some other great options) would be helpful! Ensuring that the products you bring into your home are free of harmful chemicals (ex. synthetic fragrance) is crucial to creating […]
Why Wool Dryer Balls? Decrease your exposure to chemicals Save money Save time Decrease your energy bill Reduce your carbon footprint Our wool dryer balls are an economical and sustainable answer to the extreme toxicity of dryer sheets and fabric softeners. Get Started with dryer balls: Add 3 of our wool dryer balls to your […]
Over the years in my consulting work, I have had people contact me because they were getting sick from new car smells, used cars that had been detailed, used cars with car air fresheners, and used cars with smoke smells. Most of my clients react to the concentrated chemicals in the small enclosed space in […]
We get a lot of questions about what we eat and what products we use on a regular basis. So we decided to share our traveling tips, including tricks for eating and staying healthy on the go. This is not a complicated guide. In fact, it’s intended to simplify your routine and keep you happy […]
While we may think acne should end when high school does, the majority of people (especially women) actually experience acne well into their adult years. Unfortunately – and surprisingly – breakouts, blackheads and blemishes aren’t skin conditions only reserved for hormonal high schoolers. Hormones do have a big part to play in the health […]
If you have been using conventional laundry care products that contain toxic chemicals, it is highly likely that the air quality in your home is being affected. Decontaminating these chemicals from your laundry room is a big step in improving your entire home’s air quality. The toxic volatiles incorporate into the surfaces that they come in contact with. In some instances, the minute you walk into a laundry room, you immediately …
Over the past 18 months of breastfeeding my daughter, there has been a huge learning curve. SO much of what I had heard from well-meaning friends and family came in handy, but some of that information also conflicted with what instinctively felt right to me. Through plenty of trial and error and countless hours of […]
After years of working with clients and experiencing my own healing, I truly believe in the power that we all have to transform our health. It starts by making everyday choices to help us thrive. There is so much needless suffering today, and we are in the midst of a national healthcare crisis of unprecedented […]
What the heck is tongue scraping and why should you try it? First of all, it sounds painful. Like maybe some ancient torture device used to make people quiet. Well, let me quell all of your fears, because tongue scraping might just change your life for the better. I was introduced to tongue scraping 4 […]
Nontoxic Cookware Choosing and Caring for Pieces That Last I was first introduced to nontoxic cookware by my friend Sabrina, whom I lived with after college. Sabrina, an amazing cook, taught me a lot about cooking and nutrition and introduced me to her favorite cooking utensil: a humble cast iron pan with a wooden handle. She […]
A Bath Recipe to Neutralize Ionizing Radiation Exposure This salt and soda soak is a radiation-neutralizing bath designed to help you detox and to clear your system of ionizing radiation, a particularly invasive environmental factor that can devastate your immune system. A salt and soda soak is an ideal way to detox after taking a […]
The holidays are coming and that sometimes means taking an airplane to visit friends and relatives. Since it is well known that airline travel presents the body with a myriad of stressors and this festive time is concurrent with the yearly cold and flu season, it is wise to be proactive and take steps to […]