✨ 5 Non-Toxic Swaps You Can Grab at Target & Walmart ✨
If you’ve been struggling with recurring headaches, hormonal imbalances, stubborn breakouts, or even unexplained nausea, your body may be waving a red flag about something deeper: chemical sensitivities.
Everyday products like soaps, lotions, and fragrances often contain harsh ingredients that can stress your hormones, irritate your skin, and even trigger gut or immune system issues. The good news? You don’t have to give up your favorite routines to start living a cleaner, lower-tox lifestyle.
Here are my 5 favorite non-toxic swaps that you can find at big-box stores like Target and Walmart (so you don’t have to spend hours hunting down “specialty” brands online).
1. Dr. Bronner’s
Category: Soaps, body care
Why it’s good: Organic, fair-trade castile soap made with plant-based oils. Gentle enough for your skin and hair, but powerful enough for household cleaning. One bottle = multiple uses. Find it at Target, Walmart, and in most natural aisles.
2. Burt’s Bees
Category: Personal care (lip balm, lotions, skincare)
Why it’s good: Known for their natural ingredient lists, Burt’s Bees avoids parabens, phthalates, and petroleum by-products. Their lip balms and lotions are clean, affordable, and easy to grab at Target, Walmart, and CVS.
3. Honest Company
Category: Baby care, personal care, cleaning
Why it’s good: Plant-based, hypoallergenic, and family-friendly. Their products skip the harsh synthetics and prioritize gentler ingredients for skin and home. Widely available at Target and Walmart — especially great for new moms.
4. Attitude
Category: Cleaning, baby care, personal care
Why it’s good: EWG-verified, vegan, and hypoallergenic. Free from parabens, formaldehyde, and artificial fragrances. Attitude has one of the cleanest lineups in the non-toxic world and is available at Target, Walmart, and online.
5. DIME
Category: Skincare, fragrance, personal care
Why it’s good: A modern “clean beauty” brand that’s vegan and free from parabens, sulfates, and phthalates. Their perfumes stand out for using sugarcane alcohol instead of harsher synthetics. Available at Ulta, Target online, and directly through DIME’s site.
Why These Swaps Matter for Women’s Health
Women are often the first to notice when “normal” products don’t feel so normal anymore. Whether it’s monthly hormonal swings that feel unbearable, chronic acne that just won’t clear, or fatigue that lingers no matter how much sleep you get — chemicals hidden in your personal care routine can add up over time.
As a functional medicine practitioner, I specialize in helping women uncover the root causes behind these symptoms. By addressing diet, lifestyle, lab work, and everyday exposures, we can take back control of your energy, skin, mood, and overall health.
Functional Medicine Support in Ohio, Florida, and Texas
If you’re ready to dig deeper into what’s driving your symptoms, I work virtually with women across the U.S. and locally in:
Strongsville, Ohio
Hyde Park & St. Petersburg, Florida
Tampa, Florida
Austin, Texas
I’ll help you understand your lab results, identify chemical sensitivities, and create a step-by-step plan for healing — without guesswork.