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FreeFrom Skin Care Awards……..

02/12/2011 //  by Michelle Berridale Johnson//  Leave a Comment

Well, we were keeping these a deep, dark secret and had planned not to spill the beans until later this month, but Amy, our lovely American intern who is running our social media sites, thought she might test the water yesterday afternoon by setting up a Twitter account (@FFSkincareAward) and putting out the odd tweet – and by this morning we had 40 followers with more popping up all the time. Whoops –  here come another two…

And we thought that ‘freefrom’ food was the topic of the moment – obviously ‘freefrom’ skincare is even hotter stuff! So now that the cat is out of the bag, I had better tell you about them….

We have been aware, from the popularity of the SkinsMatter site, that finding allergen-free and chemical-free skincare products was a major problem for many people.  But although most of us are now aware that not all cosmetic and personal care products are as ‘natural’ and beneficial as we might hope – indeed, that many contain chemicals that we would really not want to put on our skin –  very little work has been done on the relevance of food allergens (dairy, gluten, nut etc) in personal care products. In fact, as Alex Gazzola, who runs the SkinsMatter site for us, discovered in his excellent article (just published) on gluten-free cosmetics – there is very little understanding of how much gluten could enter the body via the skin, although there is no doubt that those who are allergic to nuts should certainly steer clear of any products made from cold-pressed nut oils.

(Goodness, another four Twitter followers just clocked in…)

Given the success of the FreeFrom Food Awards in unearthing and encouraging both large and small manufacturers of freefrom foods, a freefrom skincare award did seem like a logical step – which became a reality during a discussion with the Allergy and FreeFrom Show during the summer. We were keen to encourage freefrom skin care manufacturers to become more freefrom, they were keen to encourage them to exhibit at the show; awards seemed the ideal way to do both.

The triumvirate was completed a month or so later when I mentioned the idea to my old Guild of Health Writers friend, Sarah Stacey who, apart from running YOU Magazine‘s health pages has combined with Jo Fairley (of Green & Black’s fame) to write no less than seven Beauty Bibles, one of which, the Green Beauty Bible, focuses specifically on ‘natural’ skin care. The icing on the cake came when NATorigin signed up as our first category sponsor a few  weeks ago. Two more categories now looking for sponsors, if anyone is interested out there….

So, welcome to the FreeFrom Skin Care Awards 2012 – in association with the Allergy and FreeFrom Show and the Green Beauty Bible. Please check out the awards website where you will find the rules and criteria for entry and can request an entry form. You will also discover that the awards officially open on January 1st, that a shortlist will be published on March 7th and that the winners will be announced and the presentations made at the Allergy and FreeFrom Show at Olympia on May 18th.

More anon – and here come two more Twitter followers….

Category: Allergies, Chemicals, FreeFrom Skincare, Gluten, NutsTag: Alex Gazzola, allergens, Allergy and FreeFrom Show, Beauty Bible, Chemical free skin care, Chemicals, Cold pressed nut oils, Freefrom food, FreeFrom Food Awards, FreeFrom skin care, Gluten, gluten-free cosmetics, Green & Black's, Green Beauty Bible, Jo Fairley, NATOrigin cosmetics and skincare, Olympia, Sarah Stacey, Twitter, YOU magazine

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