Free From Skincare Awards 2019 now open for entries

The awards, which celebrate products ‘free from’ some of the allergens and other ingredients many consumers now avoid, feature 14 categories, including new categories for Lip Care, incorporating both lipsticks and lip balms, and for Eye Care, incorporating eye make-up and eye creams. According to organisers, they are the only awards dedicated to ‘free from’ cosmetics and skincare products. 

The awards will close forentries on 26 April and testing and judging will take place from April to June.There is no voting – all entries are rigorously tested for one month by four independent testers, after which their detailed feedback is used to draw up a shortlist, announced in May. Judging sessions with expert panels are then held in June to decide winners, which will be announced online in July.

 “The ‘free from’ skincare market is growing hugely in Europe and we felt it a shame to carry on excluding brands whose products may be suitable for lots of home consumers with particular sensitivities or requirements,” said awards administrator Kirsty Mawhinney. “We’re very much looking forward to some exciting entries we may not have seen before.”