BLOG: Kristal Moffett Coming Home and Cleaning House

 After hearing about the dangers of everyday chemicals, I came home and looked closely at everything I was using.  I began in my kitchen.  I could not believe how much plastic was around and how every item bought and stored was in some kind of plastic container.  My electric water kettle, plastic!  The containers I used to put lunch for my children in, plastic!  What I drink water out of while I am on the go, plastic!  Everything plastic!  I pulled it all out of the cupboards, fridge, and storage.  I threw every piece of plastic into the recycling bin.  I then looked under the sink at the cleaners and knew by the smell that they were not toxic free.  Those went into the bin as well.  I continued my sweep into the bathrooms, throwing away all the toxic cleaners.  Then I came to my personal care products.........my heart sank when I saw my favorite bubble bath.  I knew that had loads of chemicals in it.   The bubbles were too big and scented to be chemical free.  I turned the label over and knew I was right when I saw the list of ingredients. The ingredients were written so small I could barely make out the words and there were over 50 ingredients in this one product.  I reluctantly threw that out and moved on to my other products.  

It was so hard to get rid of my makeup, scrubs, masks, and perfumes.  I realized at that moment I was holding these things with way too much importance.  Why?  Because I liked the packaging and the smell!  Please, these beautiful items were poisoning my home and my family!  I became ruthless and started throwing out everything.  I went from feeling reluctant to excited, knowing what I was doing was so good for myself, my family, my home, and my planet.  I replaced my many personal care products with just a few really clean ones. 

I found a non-toxic bubble bath that I love even more than my old one...knowing it isn’t poisoning me.  I went out and bought beautiful glass jars for storage in my cupboards and now try to buy only food that hasn’t been packaged in plastic.  I replaced the toxic cleaning supplies with apple cider vinegar, bon ami, borax, baking soda, and essential oils.  I bought glass water containers that are rubberized on the outside.  They come in all sorts of pretty colors and everyone in the family uses them now.  My kids love them. 

After cleaning out my home, a very funny thing happened.  My home immediately felt more calm, a deeper sense of peace.  There was more space in my home because so many items had been tossed.  The rows of glass jars in the cupboard felt so whole.  Having just what I needed and not more felt fresh.  I was actually experiencing that “less is more” actually is true!  I didn’t have to try to get there; it just happened through this process.  Now when I shop, it is with so much more clarity and direction.  I buy what I need and what is truly chemical free.  It takes more effort in the beginning living like this but seems now to have become secondhand.  

Kristal Moffett was born in Hollywood, CA in April of 1970. She has dedicated her life to sharing the solutions she has discovered in her personal health journey with those similarly impacted in todayʼs increasingly toxic world.