10 Non-Toxic Home Swaps to Transform Your 2025 Health Journey

Whether it be through mindful eating, consistent exercise or developing more mindful habits, one of the most common New Year’s resolutions is improving one’s health. If transforming your health journey is part of your 2025 goals, one simple yet effective way you can have a massive impact on your health right now is making a few product swaps within your home to live a healthier life.

There are several common household products that can negatively impact your overall health and well-being overtime, and upgrading to non-toxic alternatives can drastically improve your nervous system over time. Plastic is one of the biggest health disruptors, and when you think about it, you probably cook or clean with this material every. single. day. Plastic cutting boards, plastic food storage containers, plastic food wrap — you get the idea.

The good news is there are plenty of affordable, non-toxic home swaps you can make today that make a massive impact in the long run. After all, if you’re using these products every single day, why not commit to higher quality materials that don’t disrupt your health? Below, check out our top 10 non-toxic home swaps to transform your health journey in 2025. A happier, healthier life, awaits!

Bamboo cutting boards

Did you know prepping food on plastic cutting boards produces around 15 milligrams of microplastics per cut? When used everyday, that’s about 50 grams of microplastics per year — aka the equivalent of 10 credit cards worth of plastic. The scary truth is those microplastics don’t disappear into thin air, they end up in our food. Um, no thanks!

The solution? Upgrade to wood cutting boards. While there’s a common misconception that you shouldn’t prep raw meat on wood cutting boards, it’s totally safe to do so as long as you thoroughly wash the board in extremely hot, soapy water after each use. It’s also not a bad idea to sanitize wood boards once a week with baking soda and lemon juice. At under $60, this non-toxic home swap is an easy yes!

Silicone cooking utensils

Ditch those black plastic cooking utensils once and for all and upgrade to these food-grade silicone utensils. The five-piece set includes a spatula, soup ladle, slotted spoon, serving spoon and slotted turner. Bonus: They’re scratch-resistant and feature chic wood handles.

Non-toxic air fryer

I hate to break it to you, but your air fryer could be harming your health. Several popular air fryer models feature toxic materials like PFOAs, making it essential to choose one made with high quality materials like stainless steel. Though more of an investment appliance, the Our Place Wonder Oven is one of the best non-toxic air fryers money can buy.

Made from stainless and chrome steel, it features a display-worthy design and cooks everything from salmon filets to veggies like a pro. If you use your air fryer or oven daily, this chic appliance makes all the difference.

Laundry powder

There are countless reasons to switch to laundry powder or laundry detergent sheets — like the fact that it’s more potent that liquid detergent (which is basically just watered down soap) — but the most important reason are the safe ingredients.

Molly’s Suds is a leader in safe laundry powder that’s free of synthetic dyes, perfumes and other harsh chemicals. Choose from the fragrance-free laundry powder or opt for a scent like citrus grove, eucalyptus, lavender or peppermint. You won’t be disappointed!

Beeswax food wrap

Let’s be honest: Plastic food wrap is hard to deal with anyway, and it’s not very good for our health — or the environment. An easy swap? Beeswax wrap. Whether for wrapping sandwiches or saving leftover produce, it melds to food so much easier. Plus, it’s reusable!

Non-toxic cleaning kit

One of the biggest — but most impactful — non-toxic home swaps I made last year was upgrading all of my cleaning supplies to the Branch Basics cleaning kit. It comes with a giant bottle of the brand’s versatile cleaning concentrate that’s free of bleach and other harsh cleaning ingredients.

All you have to do is dilute the cleaning concentrate with water to create your own multipurpose spray, glass cleaner and bathroom spray. The peace of mind I have that my cleaning products aren’t disrupting my health is priceless.

Glass water filter pitcher

Glass will always be superior to plastic, including when it comes to how you store your water. What’s more, this 64-ounce water filter pitcher reduces your consumption of single-use plastic water bottles. Bonus: The coconut shell carbon filter removes 90% of chlorine, 99% of sediment and other chemicals found in water that don’t taste good and aren’t safe to consume in large quantities.

Ceramic cookware

The unfortunate reality when it comes to cookware is that a lot of nonstick options are made with harmful chemical coatings like PTFEs more commonly known as Teflon.

Ceramic cookware is an easy, often affordable swap that will transform your health in the long run. This 17-piece set is on sale for under $200 right now and comes with every possible pan and pot you need to transform your health journey in 2025.

Glass food storage containers

If you can’t tell by now, plastic has got to go — including those plastic food storage containers. They’re not safe for heating food up in the microwave anyway, so why are you still holding on to them?

Upgrade to these Rubbermaid Brilliance glass storage containers and you’ll thank yourself later. The 18-piece set is safe for heating food up in the microwave while keeping leftovers fresh for days thanks to the airtight lids.

Wool dryer balls

Here’s the deal: Fabric softener isn’t really necessary. And in some cases, it can actually worsen the quality of your clothes or linens. These $10 wool dryer balls achieve the same results of fabric softener, but with safer, less costly materials. Bonus: They’re reusable and basically last a lifetime.