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 […]
Chemical of the Month: Endocrine Disrupting Chemicals (EDC’s)
By Kristina Vile, AllergyCertified Hormones play a central role in your body and in communicating between different parts of your body – they constitute a communication system without direct contact between recipient and sender. The endocrine system controls both growth and development in children, regulate body functions in adults and play a central role in […]
AllergyCertified in Gazeta Wyborcza
Last friday (01.06.2018) the polish newspaper Gazeta Wyborcza published an article about allergy, cosmetics and AllergyCertified. Check it out:
Chemical of the Month: Sodium Laureth Sulfate & Sodium Lauryl Sulfate
By Ewa Daniél What is it? Sodium Laureth Sulfate (SLES) and Sodium Lauryl Sulfate (SLS) are anionic surfactants. An anionic surfactant is an organic substance that creates negatively charged particles when they are dissolved in water, in that way an active washing component (the anion) is created. SLES and SLS are among the most common surfactants […]
Chemical of the Month: Chrome
by Toxicologist, Ewa Daniél What is it? Chromium is a metal known to be used in many different industries such as graphic, metal, cement and wood protection. It can thus be found in many different product types such as stainless steel, jewellery and as a raw material used in cement, and tanning of leather. It […]
Skin Allergy – Facts and Fiction
by CEO Lene Stiil Every day there are many words both in writing and spoken about skin. Therefore, we have gathered some information to give our take on the correct use of facts. We have three posts ready – the first is about statistics. Statistics, numbers and magic Numbers are always interesting; they can quickly give us insight into a specific subject and understanding of the seriousness or promise of hope. […]
Chemical of the Month: Cocamidopropyl Betaine
By toxicologist Ewa Daniél What is it? Cocamidopropyl Betaine also called CAPB is a fatty acid amide derived from coconuts. It has several functions in cosmetic products, but it is mainly used as a surfactant or because of it’s cleaning properties in cosmetic rinse off products such as shampoos, liquid soaps and other bathing products. These […]
How we influence the market 2017
In the last year we have declined certification of about ten products. Either because they contained ingredients we do not allow, or because the concentration of an an ingredient was too high or because we found impurities in the raw materials that we do not allow in certified products. In the following you can see […]