If you have coeliac disease or are allergic to wheat you will no doubt know that finding suitable beer is not easy, so you might not think that the CAMRA Great British Beer Festival would be a great night out. If you're just wanting beer you might be right since my research has only uncovered ONE gluten free beer at the whole festival. There is a chance there may be more … [Read more...]
Allergens in the bedroom: How to control them
Life can be exceptionally annoying if one suffers from allergic reactions. A trip to a friend’s house becomes marred by an absurd amount of coughing and spluttering, insects are treated with a disdain more indicative of a far larger and more menacing animal, and warm summer walks require dark glasses and a whole box of tissues to mop your streaming eyes. With so many allergens … [Read more...]
Natural, paraben free sunscreens for sensitive skin
It's official, it's hot and I hope you are all enjoying this fantastic British summer weather. However if you have sensitive skin the sun and sunscreen can cause irritation, rashes, hives and prickly heat. Many sun blocks contain parabens, perfume and ingredients which irritate sensitive skin and even products which claim to be hypoallergenic can be problematic for those with … [Read more...]
Can you be allergic to loom bands? Contain latex!
The latest craze to sweep across Britain's playgrounds is loom bands and the kids love them - not so great if you or your child is allergic to latex though. Loom bands recently shot to fame after a lady sold a loom band dress made from thousands of the little loops for £170,100 plus £7 postage! Now that is insane! She had been hoping for £50 but she got a bit more than that … [Read more...]
Beware of disintegrating labels – allergen labelling
Now this is not a rant, I'm taking full blame for this latest 'wheating', but things went a bit wrong in the what allergy household when husband-who-was-trying-to-help offered to cook me some supper after I had just returned from doing the Waddesdon 5k run in sweltering heat one evening last week. The run was great fun by the way, hard work, over half UP hill. I won't tell … [Read more...]