The Free From Skincare Awards, now in their fourteenth year, aim to celebrate the best in ‘free from’ skincare products — cosmetics ‘free from’ either animal-based ingredients, or fragrances / fragrance allergens, or food allergens, or artificial ingredients, and perhaps some of the other sensitisers or occasionally and personally problematic ingredients which some consumers may need to avoid, be it due to health issues, skin allergies, ethical concerns, environmental issues, religious sensibilities, or personal preference.
The Awards are part of the ‘Free From Awards’ family, which includes the Free From Food Awards. and the new Free From Living Awards, which debuted in 2024.
The Awards — which open annually in January — are entirely independent and all entries are subject to a rigorous testing and judging process, culminating in the announcement of a list of Finalists in May, and the Winners in June.
The Awards are widely promoted through their Instagram, Facebook and X accounts.
To find out more about getting involved, start at How to Enter.
To contact us, email alex@[domainname.co.uk].
Our People
Alex Gazzola (Awards Co-Founder & Director)
Alex is Co-ordinator and the Co-founder of the Free From Skincare Awards.
He is a writer specialising in allergies, food intolerances, coeliac disease and gut disorders, and has written articles for hundreds of publications in dozens of countries worldwide. He is the author of many books, including The Metal Allergy Guide, and Coeliac Disease: What You Need to Know.
He runs two allergy websites — Allergy Insight, covering all allergies and intolerances, and MI Free, dedicated to allergy to the isothiazolinone preservatives.
You can contact Alex here.
Michelle Berriedale-Johnson (Free From Awards Director)
Michelle is the Co-founder of the Free From Skincare Awards, and Founder both the Free From Food Awards and the Free From Eating Out Awards.
She runs the Foods Matter website for people with allergies, intolerances and coeliac disease, and has written over two dozen books on restricted diets.
She blogs regularly at Michelle’s Blog.
