Here are tips to prevent skin allergy – we have listed them from the ideal to the difficult:

  CEO Lene Stiil When we founded AllergyCertified five years back I wrote the piece below. I have made a few alterations, but most of it is exactly like it was back then.   There are things in the world of health we can do nothing about. Different diseases have random hit rates. It can […]

by toxicologist Ewa Daniél    Not necessarily. Food allergy and skin allergy (contact dermatitis) are two different types of allergies. Food allergy is what we call type 1 allergy and skin allergy is a type 4 allergy. 

By Kristina Vile, M.Sc. Molecular Biomedicin, AllergyCertified What is it? Salicylic Acid is an organic acid sometimes called a Beta-Hydroxy-Acid (BHA). It is probably best known as a compound that is chemically similar but not identical to the active component of aspirin (acetylsalicylic acid). salicylic acid occurs naturally in the bark of the willow tree, Salix […]

By toxicologist Ewa Daniél, AllergyCertified Easter is already here and it looks as if it is going to be warm with lots of sun in Europe. Sun also means many of questions about sunscreen, which is why we have collected experts’ advice regarding sunscreen.   What SPF should I choose? If you live in Denmark […]

During 2018 we have denied certification of 46 products which equals approximately ten percent of the products we receive. Some has been denied certification because they contained ingredients we do not allow, others because the impurities in a used raw material were allergenic and hence we could not certify the finished product. In the following, […]

By Toxicologist Ewa Daniél   What is it? Lanolin is made from the wool from sheep. The wool contains a wax called sebum, which is a derivate from the sheep’s sebaceous glands. It protects the sheep by keeping the skin and wool moisturized and protects it from wind and weather. The protective aspects are also […]

By Kristina Vile In relation to a research project for Danish Center for Hormonforstyrrende Stoffer – several scientists from DTU Fødevareinstituttet have gone through existing lists from different authorities and NGO’s with more than 7000 ingredients with hormone-disrupting effects. After an assessment, which included the amount of collected data of each ingredient, 172 were chosen […]

By Toxicologist Ewa Daniel     What is it Formaldehyde is a chemical that can be found both in nature and most living systems including humans as well as found synthetic made as an aqueous solution. It can be used in many different types of products from paint, impregnation agents, glue, coating, fillers, plasters, modeling […]

Allergens can also have negative effects on your worklife. Or even be caused by the products you use at and for work. Hairdressers are specially in risk of developing skin allergy and nothing is done about it. The four haircare brands; Zenz, Bruns, By Falengreen and Puresenz have done theirs to make skin-friendly products, so […]