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300 entries have been whittled down to the just over 200 highly performing products which make up the complete 2019 Free From Skincare Awards Shortlist. Whittling down, believe you me, is no easy job, and for that we’ve primarily got our…
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There is new guidance coming into effect for cosmetics in the EU from July 2019 concerning ‘free from’ claims. You can see it here, in Annex III of this Technical Document on Cosmetic Claims from the Sub Working Group on Claims,…
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A seventh Free From Skincare Awards, and a seventh overall winner — huge congratulations to Kate Porter, whose Harborist’s Balm-Gel Cleanser scooped the top prize last Thursday, beating off competition from almost 250 free-from skincare products which were originally submitted into the…
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Although we ask entrants to submit their products into one of fourteen categories in the Free From Skincare Awards, all are automatically considered for another special category — the Free From Achievement Award, which this year has been generously sponsored…
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In my dear dad’s day, men’s grooming toolkits consisted almost exclusively of Brylcream, an industrial soap, some shaving foam and razors. The Brut I’d buy him for Christmas as a boy was a late addition to his repertoire. Or was…
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Phew! At last! The announcement of the Shortlist for the 7th Free From Skincare Awards has just been made! It comes over four months after we opened for entry. Four months is, granted, a fairly long time, and we often…
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We were intrigued recently to learn of the development of a ‘Ribena’ hair dye, made from the skins of blackcurrants who’ve given up their juice to make the popular British cordial and would otherwise be disposed of. Read the Telegraph’s…
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Sponsors are a valued and essential asset to the Free From Skincare Awards — and we’re hugely proud to be associated with every one of our six current sponsors, namely NATorigin, Formula Botanica, Bare & Beyond, Lavera, Organyc and Organii….
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Well, maybe not quite all new — but lots really is new … First, let’s deal with the most conspicuous change, as we prepare to launch the seventh Free From Skincare Awards — the logo. We’ve been thinking about giving…
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Given that the decision last year to launch a new Lip Balms category for the 2017 Awards was, we thought, a little risky and experimental, it came as a surprise even to us that it transpired that the new category’s inaugural Gold…
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