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The books below refer specifically to skin, personal and household care.

Click here for a much wider range of books dealing with allergy, food allergy and other health conditions covered on the foodsmatter.com site.

YOUR GUIDE TO ECZEMA by Dr Sarah Wakelin

UNDERSTANDING ECZEMA by Dr David de Berker

ECZEMA AND FOOD ALLERGY: THE HIDDEN CAUSE? by Jennifer Worth

THE TOXIC CONSUMER by Elizabeth Salter Green and Karen Ashton

WHAT'S REALLY IN YOUR BASKET? by Bill Statham

NATURAL STAIN REMOVER by Angela Martin

STOP THE 21ST CENTURY KILLING YOU by Dr Paula Baillie-Hamilton

CLEANING YOURSELF TO DEATH by Pat Thomas

Your Guide to Eczema by Dr Sarah Wakelin

This book, published in partnership with the Royal Society of Medicine, provides detailed, useful and up-to-date information on eczema. The book is not only informative and practical, it is the most reader-friendly we have come across.

Published by Hodder Arnold ISBN 9780340904985

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Understanding Eczema by Dr David de Berker

A compact handbook in the BMA Family Doctor series, covering symptoms, tests and treatments. Brilliantly clear.

Published by Family Doctor Books ISBN 9781903474389

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Eczema and Food Allergy: The Hidden Cause? by Jennifer Worth

The author’s own amazing story of how she conquered extreme body-covering eczema which attacked her in her fifties. Moving and informative for anyone needing to understand how to manage an elimination diet, plus insight into the many different approaches she tried or investigated.

This is a second edition, updated with special contributions on immunotherapy by Prof. Anthony Frew and Dr John Mansfield.

Published by Merton Books ISBN 9781872560182

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The Toxic Consumer by Elizabeth Salter Green and Karen Ashton

For anyone concerned about the man-made chemicals, residues of which are to be found from the polar ice caps to the depths of the oceans - not to mention in our own kitchens, living rooms, cleaning cupboard and make-up boxes - this is a must-have book.
Written by Elizabeth Salter Green of the WWF and freelance writer Karen Ashton it itemises the worst toxic chemicals, where they are to be found, who are most likely to be most sensitive (babies, born and unborn) and how to reduce exposure.

Published by Impact Publishing
Recommended Retail Price: £7.99

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What's Really in your Basket? by Bill Statham
(Previously published as THE CHEMICAL MAZE by Summersdale Publishers Ltd)

For ease and convenience The Chemical Maze really does fit in the pocket. It covers chemicals in both food and cosmetics and uses a clear, traffic light system to differentiate harmless/good
chemical additives from ‘bad’ ones. It also has a useful glossary and ‘conversion chart’. An excellent buy for £5.99.

Published by Summersdale @ £5.99
ISBN-13: 978-1840244823

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Natural Stain Remover
by Angela Martin


Really excellent little book for any one even slightly chemically sensitive. Instead of the cocktail of often lethal chemicals with which many of us clean our homes Angela Martin suggests a return to baking soda, borax, cream of tartar, glycerin, lemons, vinegar and washing soda - all of which will make an excellent job of cleaning your home but none of which are likely to affect your health.
After a brief history of our current chemical addiction, she ‘cleans’ her way around your house with recipes for natural cleaners and instructions as to how to use them.
The second part of the book is an A-Z of stains - and how to remove them!

Published by Apple Press @ £4.99
ISBN-13: 978-1840924190

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Stop the 21st Century Killing You by Dr Paula Baillie-Hamilton

An indepth investigation into how the chemicals in our environment are crippling our immune systems - by both over-activating and suppressing its activities. Over-activation causes super-sensitivity and tissue inflammation; suppression leaves us vulnerable to infection and both chronic and acute long term conditions.
An excellent book not just for anyone with a chronic health problem but for those who do not want to get one!

Published by Random House@ £10.99

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Cleaning Yourself to Death by Pat Thomas

An alarming book which describes in graphic detail, the harm that soaps, shampoos, body and home care products can do us all - and the truly unnerving ingredients that they contain.
Its 200 pages give chapter and verse on the toxic chemicals to be found in personal & home care products, the poor to non existent labelling, the lack of safety checks and data, the health and environmental hazards - and non toxic alternatives.

A deeply alarming book, in its broader perspective - but comfortingly re-assuring if you are prepared to follow Pat Thomas' precepts and swop your expensive moisturiser for jojoba oil or your toilet duck for baking soda and vinegar.

Published by New Leaf ISBN 0-7171-31624
Recommended Retail Price: £8.99

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