When skin-friendly is not an option..
Vibeke is just one out of many – almost a third of the adult European population – who has skin allergy. She has developed skin allergy towards substances in regular pads and tampons. Most often allergic reactions from sanitary products are towards kolofonium (allergenic glue substance), formaldehyde (allergenic preservative) or perfume (natural and synthetic). Her […]
No more allergens. Period.
We can only think of a few things worse than skin allergy in the vaginal area. Sadly, these cases occur because of kolofonium (allergenic glue substance), formaldehyde (allergenic preservative) or perfume (natural and synthetic) found in some pads, tampons and other intimate products. You can minimise your risk of developing skin allergy by choosing products with […]
When green also have to be skin-friendly
Ever wondered who invent and put your cosmetic products all together? You should – because it is not a easy job. We have interviewed Tom Hornshøj-Møller, developer for Urtekram, about his work and the industry as a whole. He has some insightful critique of current tendencies of ‘green washing’ and other claims. Read more in […]
Natural is the New Allergen
Natural ingredients in cosmetics is a current trend you cannot have missed. Sadly, this trend calls for a more critical approach. While ‘natural’ and ‘organic’ are often matched with healthy, clean and good – that is not always the case. Read more in the entire article:
Be kind to Your Skin with Miild Make-up
Tanja and Tine have both had allergic reactions towards cosmetics. An unfortunate situation for two talented make-up artists. They therefore decided to make their own skin-friendly make-up and founded Miild. That way they would not have to compromise at the expense of either their disease nor passion for make-up. The two work very hard – […]
Meet Berit Jacobsson
Skin-friendly make-up is not an easy thing to develop. Therefore, as a part of the Be Kind to Your Skin campaign, we would like to turn the spotlight onto the Danish brand, Nilens Jord. Nilens Jord is an old-timer in the field of allergy and is a force to be reckoned with. They continue to […]
Wake Up When it Comes to Make-Up
So many women put on make-up every day – without actually knowing what it contains. We have written an article on this issue and present three outstanding make-up brands. Not only do they recognise this is a problem and a unnecessary risk, they also act and adds to a solution by developing skin-friendly make-up. Read […]