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Well over 300 entries, from around 170 entrants, in 15 countries — that’s the final tally for this, the tenth Free From Skincare Awards! All of those entrants (albeit not every one of their entries) have been showcased on our…
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It has been on the cards for almost a decade, but it looks like the increase from 26 to 90 fragrance allergens for which compulsory declaration on cosmetics will be required has, finally, moved a step closer. This all started…
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It seems like only yesterday we were unveiling the opening of the inaugural Free From Gift Awards — although it was almost three months ago — and yet earlier this week we found ourselves very busy on Twitter, announcing the full…
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Every year, some potential entrants to our Free From Skincare Awards, which open in January / February and have been running since 2012, look to enter gift sets, collection boxes, trial packs, perhaps a few attractive selections of soaps, or…
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So. First there was The Testing — and we told you all about that right here. Then came The Shortlist — likewise right here. But then … It was The Judging! Judging the Free From Skincare Awards 2020 was a…
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To describe a 200-strong roll call of skincare products as a shortlist is perhaps stretching the definition of ‘short’ somewhat, but if you can forgive and overlook that, you’ll find plenty of interesting and innovative cosmetics in the Shortlist for the…
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It has been an unusual Free From Skincare Awards, this year. We weren’t surprised that entries were slightly down on 2019, given that the coronavirus pandemic was beginning to take hold during the early entry period, and naturally many of…
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Just before Christmas, Lorraine Dallmeier, CEO of Formula Botanica, the world’s largest online organic formulation training school and long term friend to the Free From Skincare Awards, put together this excellent article on new guidance on free from claims in…
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Earlier this year, Weleda won the 2019 Free From Skincare Award with their Skin Food Body Butter. Last month, Award Administrator Kirsty Mawhinney took a road trip to visit the Weleda offices in Ilkeston, Derbyshire, to present the team with…
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We receive a lot of invitations to skincare and beauty launches of one kind or another at Skins Matter, but rarely does one catch our eye or appear to be right up our street quite as much as this one…
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