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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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Every year, to some degree, the Free From Skincare Awards is a bit of a numbers game. Here are 2017’s: 264 entries (just a few shy of 2016’s total), 120 brands (54 of them first-time entrants), 94 testers, 14 categories, 14…
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As many of you know, we have been busy looking for a new Administrator for the FreeFrom Skincare Awards 2017 – which will open for entry on 1st February. We had some terrific candidates, all of whom would have done…
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We’re delighted to announced today that, for the sixth consecutive year, NATorigin are our first category sponsors for the annual national FreeFrom Skincare Awards. The hypoallergenic and ‘high tolerance’ cosmetics brand are again sponsoring Family Skincare – just one of thirteen categories open for sponsorship in 2017. “We’ve…
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