Clean No More: The Trusted Brands I No Longer Use (and What I Buy Instead)
Some things just fire me up—and this is one of them.
There are a handful of brands I used to love. Brands I trusted. Brands I even recommended to other mamas because they started out with clean ingredients and high standards.
But then they sold out—literally.
Once these companies were bought by big-name corporations, the values shifted… and so did the ingredients. Cheaper fillers crept in. Greenwashing got louder. And unfortunately, some even ended up in class action lawsuits.
As a holistic health coach and ingredient detective to the core, I had to make some changes. And I want to share them with you so you feel empowered to do the same.
Why This Matters
When a smaller, mission-driven company gets bought out by a giant like Nestlé or Procter & Gamble, the bottom line becomes more important than your health. The formulas often change, ingredients become questionable, and the transparency we once counted on starts to fade.
It’s not just frustrating—it’s misleading. And we deserve better.
It makes me mad—and honestly, it’s the reason I stay fired up and passionate about reading labels and teaching you to do the same. Because here’s the truth: we can’t trust front-of-label marketing anymore. We’ve got to become ingredient detectives.
Here’s a list of brands
I no longer buy from—plus who bought them out (so you can avoid those companies altogether) and my favorite swaps instead:
🔴 Tom’s of Maine ➡️ Bought by: Colgate-Palmolive
✅ Swap I Love: Just Ingredients or Boka toothpaste
🔴 Burt’s Bees ➡️ Bought by: Clorox
✅ Swap I Love: Primally Pure, Crunchi, or Pure Haven
🔴 Seventh Generation ➡️ Bought by: Unilever
✅ Swap I Love: Branch Basics, Molly Suds or Force of Nature
🔴 Native Deodorant ➡️ Bought by: Procter & Gamble
✅ Swap I Love: Primally Pure, Pure Haven, Truvani or Just Ingredients
🔴 Mrs. Meyer’s & Method ➡️ Both bought by: SC Johnson
✅ Swap I Love: Branch Basics, Pure Haven, or Blueland
🔴 Garden of Life ➡️ Bought by: Nestlé
✅ Swap I Love: Mary Ruth Organics, Just Ingredients or CellCore
Watching Closely: Siete Foods
⚠️ Siete Foods ➡️ Recently sold to: PepsiCo 🙏
I’m still keeping an eye on them—this one’s a household favorite, and I’m praying they don’t touch the ingredients. For now, they’re still clean… but you better believe I’m watching closely.
So, What Can You Do?
Learn to read labels. Becoming an ingredient detective matters. You deserve to know what’s going in and on your body. And you can make better choices with just a little bit of awareness. Trust your instincts. And know that you have choices. Marketing can be deceiving, but ingredients don’t lie—and you can absolutely create a healthier home with small, mindful swaps.
🌱 If you want help reading labels, decoding greenwashing, or making easy swaps—I’m here for it. Grab your Free Non Toxic Living Guide to help you get started room by room. Remember: one small shifts is all it takes. Check out our FREE Checklist to see where to start.
Start with just one shift, mama. Your body (and your family) will thank you.
