Affiliate Disclosure Policy

Why I Disclose Every Affiliate Relationship

I believe in informed decision and transparency. Specifically, I think that the required disclosure stating that some of a website’s links may be affiliate links at the top of a page isn’t enough — especially for products that potentially affect your health. I think you should know about the affiliate status of every individual product. Therefore, all products containing an affiliate or paid link are labeled as Interior Medicine Affiliates.

Subjective Reviews and Objective Ratings

Along with affiliate disclosures, I also rate almost every single product with consistent rating scales based on their material health. This is an objective review. I also have a short paragraph under most items with my more subjective review.

This way, if my subjective, personal experience is helpful, you can pay attention to it. If not, you can disregard it, and instead focus strictly on how products rank on the objective rating scale. For example, if I’ve had a bad personal experience with a company, I may state that in my subjective paragraph, but the material health ratings will still be objective — in fact, they may be perfect! On the other hand, I may love a product that I use in my own home that isn’t perfectly healthy, or appreciate a brand’s balanced approach to healthier design and accessibility. A specific example of this is my good opinion of IKEA for their excellent transparency and accessibility (though they have bad material health ratings) and my less-than-glowing opinion of TFS (which has better material health ratings) on the couch page.

Why and How I Partner with Brands

The income I receive from affiliate relationships with brands is how I earn a living. It is how I keep the vast majority of my content free.

I only partner with companies whose products are truly safer, and are a force for advocating for healthier design. This does not mean they have to be perfectly and completely healthy— I also value balance, accessibility, and progress. I reject partnerships with brands and products that don’t align with my values.

Often, I will have a brand or product recommended highly on my website and the company will reach out, thanking me and asking if I would like to partner with them. In other cases, I will reach out to the company proactively. This means I am more likely to be affiliated with brands that I highly recommend.

Amazon Associate

I also have a handful of links to Amazon for convenient purchasing. I am an Amazon Associate, meaning I earn from qualifying purchases made through links on this website that take you to Amazon.

Thank you for your support, and for demanding healthier design.

Legal Info

In compliance with the FTC guidelines, please assume all links on this website are affiliate links. This means that if you purchase a test kit or any product through the Interior Medicine website, Interior Medicine receives an affiliate commission. The price is the same for you, but we may often be able to provide a discount.

When a user clicks on an affiliate link located on this Website, they will be taken to an external third-party site. If the user buys the item from the seller directly (not from Interior Medicine), the other company pays Interior Medicine a small commission or other compensation for promoting their products.

As a policy, Interior Medicine will only affiliate with products and services that we believe will provide value to clients and website visitors. Even though we may receive compensation, we always give our honest opinions, findings, beliefs, or experiences on those topics or products.

While we are committed to only affiliating with products and services that we believe will provide value, we make no warranties, guarantees, or representations as to the effectiveness or safety of said products or services or to statements of such third parties. Please always investigate whether any such products or services are right for your personal circumstances and whether they will benefit you. You should not rely solely on any recommendation, reference, or information provided on this website, but instead you should conduct your own investigation before deciding whether to purchase any product or service.