Dear E45 I have eczema. I might be your perfect customer had I not already tried E45 and found it made my skin worse due to presence of lanolin. Lanolin, a known skin irritant, yet it's found in E45 for dry, sensitive skin. Why is that? So what are the ingredients of E45? Why might it give my skin a worse reaction and irritate my eczema? E45 contains: Contains … [Read more...]
Brasserie Blanc with allergies – 9.5/10 for service and safety
My favourite freefrom friendly restaurant so far for 2015 has to be Brasserie Blanc. Last year it was The Alford Arms in Frithsden, who won the FreeFrom Eating out Awards 2014. Check out Alford Arms Wins FreeFrom Eating Out Awards 2014 to find our more about them. My best find so far in 2015 is undoubtedly Brasserie Blanc. Thanks to my friend Karen for telling me about them … [Read more...]
Pros and Cons of washing hair with rhassoul clay
If you have a dry sensitive scalp, eczema, psoriasis or atopic dermatitis this simple yet effective way to wash your hair could really be a game changer. Just one simple ingredient mixed with water gets your hair really shiny and squeaky clean with the need for stripping oils from the scalp or hair. First hand experience washing my hair with rhassoul clay I have been … [Read more...]
What’s in the allergic girl’s handbag?
What do you never leave home without? I am one of those people with a Mary Poppin's type bag, inside which I carry around everything but the kitchen sink. Sometimes I wish I could leave the house with nothing, but there are so many things I have to take that I end up covering every eventuality. Let's start with the bag itself. It is ginormous. There are the obvious … [Read more...]
Perfumed sanitary products cause irritation to sensitive skin
Just a note of caution to the ladies out there, men you can all look away now. I'm talking about the dreaded monthlies. The builder's are in. Stop reading now if you are a squeamish man who doesn't do ladies problems and winces at the mere mention of 'periods'. You have been warned... Not all fragranced and perfumed sanitary products are labelled as such.So if you are … [Read more...]