Happy Christmas! Yes I know it’s rather early for all that but I thought I’d share a little Christmas cheer and I also need your help! A big thank you! The first thing to say is thank you, to all of you. My unique visitor stats are sky rocketing and the blog now gets nearly 40k hits a month! Since the end of October it's continued to rise. This is really good, and if … [Read more...]
Does make-up make your eyes water?
Sensitive skin can make wearing mascara and eyeliner a bit of a nightmare. It can leave you with a bad case of panda eyes instead of the lush, full-lashed and bright-eyed look you were aiming for. If, like me, your life has been plagued with always looking much younger than you are, a bit of lippy and mascara can work wonders, making you look older, more sophisticated and … [Read more...]
Watch out for nutmeg in mulled wine
Allergy to nutmeg is rare and even though it has nut in its name, it's not actually a true nut. Nutmeg is actually a spice and comes from the same tree that mace is produced. You can read more about nutmeg in a previous blog post "Nutmeg – another nutty problem? or just innocent food?". What do nutmeg and mace look like?This picture shows what nutmeg looks like. It … [Read more...]
Can you be allergic to cucumber?
Can you be allergic to cucumber? Surely not. It's just made of water and little bit of fibre, isn't it? Cucumbers are actually made up of about 96% water, have only 5 calories per ounce and a small amount of vitamin C and trace minerals. Cucumbers are a healthy fruit from the marrow family which also includes pumpkin, courgette and other squashes which are also … [Read more...]
Why are Nak’d bars called naked bars Mummy?
Natural Balance Foods recently sent me a very generous selection of their Nak'd bars to try out but since I have a nut allergy they're no good for me. Bit of a shame, however I do have a very eager taster at home and also found a very lovely family to test them for me. Quite a few were snaffled before delivery to the official tasters. Mr WhatAllergy was suitably impressed. … [Read more...]