in the kitchen with @witanddelight_
 
A closer look at cookware
 
About a quarter of ya'll (!!) took our recent survey, and 83% of you ranked pots, pans and food storage among your top priorities for non-toxic products. 
 
First, thank you for sharing candidly on the healthy home goods you're looking for! 
 
Second, let's talk pans. 🍳
 

 
 
 
 
 
Cast iron and stainless steel pans are the GOAT: From a materials health perspective, sometimes, simple is best (and safest). Plus, cast iron and stainless steel are extremely durable—with proper care, you could have your pans for life—and you can toss them in the oven or over a campfire. 
 
Why not non-stick pans? Well-known for their use in non-stick cookware, PFAS (per- or polyfluoroalkyl substances) are often called “forever chemicals” because they do not fully degrade from living tissue, or the environment, and are associated with health issues like thyroid disease, asthma and even certain cancers. The Green Science Policy Institute recommends avoiding non-essential use of products with PFAS
 
Retire old non-stick pans. PFOA, part of the PFAS group of chemicals, was used to make Teflon coatings until 2013 when it was phased out. If you have any non-stick pans this old haunting your cabinets, it's a good idea to stop cooking with them. 
 
What about newer non-stick pans? There are some hard-to-miss, beautifully designed pans that have entered the market in recent years. Many of them have oriented their brands around having safe/non-toxic, non-stick coatings. We'd like to get a better understanding of the formulas behind their non-stick coatings before we officially endorse them. That said….The Green Science Policy Institute has identified some popular non-stick options that have been tested to be PFAS-free. So: if you need a better than baseline choice for a non-stick pan ASAP, these are a good bet. 
 
 
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The definitive list: Organic cotton sheets: The full round-up of Sway-approved sheets, all made from Global Organic Textile Standard (GOTS)-certified organic cotton 😮‍💨 doubly certified to OEKO-TEX STANDARD 100 or MADE SAFE. This is a high bar for manufacturers to meet, but you deserve it. Sheets with this many safeguards for your health also don't have to cost a ton. One of these sets starts at $45! 
 
Q: What is the “exposome?” Tune in to the expert-led talks that the Healthy Materials Lab at Parsons School of Design is offering as part of its fall event series: Demanding a World Without Toxics. (A: Exposomics is a new scientific discipline that studies how environmental factors—like your couch or your wall paint, among other things!—affect health.)
 
 
 
 
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