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Although the last few months have been our ‘down’ period in terms of the Free From Skincare Awards calendar, this doesn’t mean we’ve not been busy thinking ahead to 2014! Much of the work we’ve been doing over the summer…
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We’ve blogged about food allergens in skincare before, in our very first post, in fact, and we know it’s a topic of concern to many of our readers — and many who visited our stand at the recent Allergy and…
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I’m embarrassed to admit that I expected to find less knowledge of and interest in ‘free from’ skincare at the Liverpool-based Allergy and Free From Show last weekend. I’m not quite sure why I felt like this. So many of…
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Although it’s our ‘rest’ period during the annual cycle of the Free From Skincare Awards, it doesn’t mean we haven’t been busy thinking, pondering, rethinking, and thinking some more about how the 2013 Awards went, and about how we can…
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What actually is natural? When it comes to natural skincare, it’s a question that labelling regulations have no real answer for yet — and a question which typically incites a lot of passionate debate amongst those who take pride in…
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Since we posted on the subject of skincare manufacturers failing to include full ingredients listings of their products on their websites in ‘Free From Ingredients?’ a few weeks ago, we have explored the problem a little more deeply. Judging by…
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A new report from market analysts Mintel suggests that free from cosmetics are helping to fuel a growth in the facial skincare market. Although based on surveys of American consumers, rather than British, the results are nevertheless fascinating – especially…
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“Annoys me when brands only list the ingredients they want you to see on their website.” So wrote @LippyBBlogger, who blogs at Been There, Done That, Got The Lipstick, during last week’s #whatsorganic Twitter chat, co-ordinated, chaired and hosted by…
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If you’ve arrived at this post because you’re looking for products free from methylisothiazolinone (MI) and methylchloroisothiazolinone (MCI), please see the website Methylisothiazolinone Free, which has lists of safe cosmetics, make-up, household detergents, paints, pet care products and much more —…
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Well, a few weeks ago we had a look ahead to the Allergy and Free From Show, and now – after the event – it’s time for a look back! Events for us were centred around the announcements of the…
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