Hi,
Thanks for sharing your expertise! Suggestions for best daily facial sunscreen for myself and best sunscreen brands for kiddos? Thirdly, I recently was given a Gotham brand titanium ceramic copper pan. It is truly non stick and impressive. Is this material safe?

Thanks!

Hi Maia,
Thank you for answering questions today! I feel like there are an infinite number of products and chemicals out there these days and it is so hard to keep track of it all... what would you say are the top 10 most harmful chemicals or products to avoid? And on the other hand, what would be your top 10 favorite products to recommend, in any and all categories?

Sorry, thought of one more! I've tried a lot of natural dishwasher soaps and none seem to work. Our dishwasher sprays black particles all over the dishes with them. I had an appliance guy even come out to make sure it was working properly, and he said I need to switch to regular soap. I did, but don't like the idea of it, and I'm also hesitant to use a regular Rinse Aid which he says is necessary. Any natural dishwasher soap and rinse aids you'd recommend that really work? Or do I really need to worry that much about using regular ones since it's being rinsed off the dishes anyway? Thanks for all you do, I really love your site!

We are about to try and potty train our 2 1/2 yr old. Are there any "safe" toilet wipes on the market to use? I assume regular baby wipes would clog the toilet, and it doesn't seem like it'd be very easy to clean up a toddler with toilet paper. Thanks!

After researching forever, we purchased a Berkey water filter system about 6 months ago. We're in a rental so didn't want to go through the effort of installing an under counter one. We love it so far, but have read controversial things (like the fluoride filters might not actually filter?) What is your opinion on the Berkey? We also got a Culligan shower head filter, but I'm not convinced on it as my skin is still very dry. Any thoughts on that one? Thank you!!

Hi Maia,
I have struggled with finding a good product or a recipe for a spray that can be used between "go's" in the little training potty. After rinsing with water, do you recommend anything we can spray the little potty with to keep in safe and clean?

Hi there! I'm looking for ideas about bowls, utensils, cups, and containers to use with a toddler who is in the everything-gets-dropped (or thrown!) part of her life. I usually try to avoid plastic in favor of glass or steel, but glass seems like a non-starter right now (and is too heavy to pack in her lunch) and metal doesn't work with hot food. We did find the To Go Ware bamboo spoons and the Pura stainless steel bottle/sippy, plus we use some of the Lunchbots steel containers with the threaded lids for snacks, but I'm definitely still using way more plastic than I wish I were. Thanks for any ideas!

What do you recommend for cream for dry skin. My daughter doesn't have eczema that has been diagnosed although I have it. We were using cerave and aveeno eczema and then cetaphil cream but I just saw your other posting that cetaphil is not good. Thanks.

Hi Maia!

Thanks for answering my last post. If you had to choose between a vitamin C shower filter (such as UBS Vita Fresh) or one that uses Chlorgon ("a proprietary blend of Copper, Zinc and Calcium Sulfide") such as Sprite shower filter, which one would you choose?

Thanks so much!

Grace

Big fan here. Big thank you. Your website has helped me so many times! I have so many questions, but right now we are looking for safe and affordable lighting options, like floor lamps. Any ideas? Please consider a safe furniture guide as I will be moving into a home in a year or so. I see some low VOC options on etsy and reclaimed sites, but never sure where to begin. Thank you!