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The problem

What's hiding in a "clean" home

"Smells clean" is doing a lot of quiet work. Here's what the scent is usually covering for.

Synthetic fragrance

One word on the label, legally allowed to hide dozens of undisclosed chemicals.

Quats (-onium chloride)

The disinfecting agents in most sprays and wipes. Documented skin and lung irritants.

VOCs in the air

Volatile compounds that off-gas while you clean and linger long after.

Residue you live against

The scented film left on counters, floors, and the clothes on your skin.

Indoor air you breathe

Often several times more polluted than the air outside, per the EPA.

Which of these is in your home?

Find out in two minutes →

By the numbers

The case, in four figures

2–5×

more polluted indoor air can be vs. outdoors

U.S. EPA

Dozens

of chemicals one "fragrance" line can hide

FDA labeling rules

90%

of our time is spent indoors

U.S. EPA

3–4

products is all most homes actually need

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How it works

From "wait, what's in this?" to a home you trust

01

Read the reporting

Verified, no-spin breakdowns of what is in your products and what it does. Sourced to EPA, FDA, CDC, never invented.

02

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Our Home Toxin Score reads your actual routine in two minutes and hands you the three changes that matter most.

03

Make the swaps

We point you to what we would use ourselves, including the Havenly cleaning kit. Always disclosed, never hyped.

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The cleaning aisle is built to make you feel something, not to tell you anything. Newfase reads the fine print, checks it against the science, and hands you the part that's true. No hype. No fabrication. Just a clearer view of the place you spend ninety percent of your life.

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Not all of them, and not in a panic way. The EPA notes indoor air can be far more polluted than outdoor air, and cleaning products are a controllable contributor. We report what the evidence actually says, with sources, so you can decide.

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