The 5 Best Tips from Jessica Alba’s Bestseller 'The Honest Life'

Jessica Alba has continued to impress us with her dedication and entrepreneurial spirit when it comes to her business, The Honest Company, which produces nontoxic household essentials that are also adorable. Writing a book focusing around this sustainable lifestyle, she credits the inspiration to the fact that she was, “sick of being told that ‘healthy,’ ‘safe,’ and ‘eco,’ means ‘boring,’ ‘beige,’ and ‘blah.’” It seems others agree with her: the book has become a New York Times bestseller. In honor of Earth Day – and every day – we’ve picked out our favorite advice and tips from The Honest Life: Living Naturally and True to You.

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Tried-And True Doesn’t Mean Good For You

Alba lists this as one of the biggest misconceptions you can have. “The fact is, all of those so-called ‘tried and true’ products you’ve trusted and used for years aren’t necessarily the same as when we were kids.” More chemicals can be found in things that others used back in the day – including detergent – which is how Alba came to write this book. (She followed her mom’s advice, used a detergent and broke out in welts.)

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