My 2025 Detoxifying Challenge

For 2025, I wanted to challenge myself to detoxify my everyday products like laundry detergent, face wash, and makeup. I've wanted to do this before, but the process was so overwhelming that I didn't know where to start. Then I heard about the Project Pan Challenge. The challenge basically asks you not to buy a new product, such as moisturizer, until you have used up all of the other moisturizers you have. So I decided to partake in the challenge with my own twist.

One of my first switches.

I sorted through all my products and only kept the ones that were still good and unexpired. Then I put them into categories like shampoo, lotion, shower gel, and many, many more. I have made a commitment to myself to use up each item in the category before buying a new item. Here is where my twist comes in. When I finish all of a category, I research similar items that are non-toxic and buy one of them.

My favorite tool so far has been the Yuka app! It's a free app where you can scan your product's barcode and get a rating based on the ingredients in the product. If the product is bad or poor, Yuka will offer suggestions of similar products that are rated good or excellent. It's that simple!

So, instead of throwing everything out and starting over, I only have to replace one item at a time.

Yuka app is available in the Apple Store and on Google Play.