Reading the Telegraph Saturday magazine this weekend I read a feature by Victoria Hall, their acting beauty director who said that, and I quote... "Two thirds of women believe that what they eat directly impacts on how their skin looks so expect to see edible ingredients increasingly listed on your creams and serums. From superfoods such as chia, broccoli and kale to … [Read more...]
The Allergy Show 2016 – The best bits…
This year the Allergy Show didn't disappoint. But I'm not your average coeliac or freefrom shopper. I struggle with a lot of freefrom food and try to eat as little processed food as I can. This goes for a lot of the mass produced freefrom food out there. I just find it causes me skin problems and exacerbates my eczema and nodular prurigo. I'm also allergic to all nuts, dairy, … [Read more...]
2015 Free From Skincare Awards opens 2nd Feb
It's that time of year again with the FreeFrom awards kick off again. If you have eczema, psoriasis, rosacia or sensitive skin or are just looking for some lovely natural skincare products check out their website and follow the awards progress on Twitter. I have discovered some lovely products through being a judge in the 'problem skin' category. This is what the awards are … [Read more...]
10 shampoos for dry scalps, sensitive skin and eczema
Anyone with dry sensitive skin will know that using the wrong shampoo can cause an itcy, dry, flaky scalp which is painful, frustrating and can get infected. Anti-Dandruff shampoo isn't always the answer but you might think it would be easy to find the perfect shampoo. A quick trip to the local chemists or pharmacy will show you that there are so many on the shelves but very … [Read more...]
FreeFrom Skincare Awards 2014 – the winners!
One of my top Allergy Show highlights was the third annual FreeFrom SkinCare Awards ceremony which took place hidden away in a room in the back corner of the exhibition hall in the Love Natural Love Organic show, which was taking place on the same day in the same hall. Why was this one of my highlights? Well I am very proud to be one of the FreeFrom SkinCare Award judges, … [Read more...]
