Free From Skincare Awards 2020 - Winners Announced

I'm so pleased that the Free From Skincare Awards were able to go ahead even under difficult circumstances. This year I attended a socially distanced judging session and got my hands on the shortlisted products for Hair Care and Eye Care. I have supported these awards over others because it is not a popularity contest and allows entrants to win on performance rather than voting. Products are put to use and tested for a month and the tester feedback then helps determine a shortlist. Next step is to put the products in front of judges who look at every aspect of the product (including testers comments) and reach a verdict to help decide the medalists. Smaller indie brands can prove they are just as worthy as well known larger ones. Over the years I've seen brands gain a huge confidence boost from winning and they go on to grow and excel in their business. A perfect example of this would be this years sponsors, Lyonsleaf.

The Awards were launched in 2012 to encourage and reward manufacturers of skincare products that are ‘free from’ some of the allergens, ingredients, additives and artificial fragrances which consumers with skin sensitivities, health concerns, as well as ethical, personal and environmental values, would like to or need to avoid. 

Lithuanian brand Uoga Uoga (‘Berry Berry’) has triumphed in the ninth annual Free From Skincare Awards, winning Best Free From Skincare Product for their Intensive Care Day Cream. It was a hit with testers who gave the following feedback “Lithuania holds the secret to creating a superb, first-class face cream, This is a truly great little pot of moisturising goodness.” 

Free from synthetic fragrances, colours, animal-sourced ingredients, palm-oil derivatives and glycols, Uoga Uoga’s Intensive Care Day Cream beat stiff competition from other category winners, including products by first-time participants Annwyn Botanicals and Botanica Nordica, and regulars Green People, Holos Skincare and Dr Lipp.

The Best Free From Brand Award was shared between 2017 winners Bloomtown and New Zealand brand Antipodes. They also picked up several medals in other categories.

As you may know I have a particular interest in skincare that is free from essential oil allergens so here's a list of medalist that meet this requirement - 

Balmonds, Skin Salvation 

Conscious Skincare, Gentle Organic Face Wash 

Fiini Naturally, Kaura-hunajabalmi 

KIND2, The Sensitive One - solid shampoo bar 

ANNWYN Botanicals, Sensitive Skin Moisturising Cream Fragrance Free 

Deborah Neill - Handmade Skincare, The Essential Oil - Pure 

YES, YES CLEANSE 

Antipodes, Kiwi Seed Gold Luminous Eye Cream 

Eco By Sonya Driver, Eye Compost 

Odylique, Mineral Eye Shadow - Gold 

Uoga Uoga, Intensive Care Serum for Skin around the Eyes 

Maison Meunier Skincare, Gentle cold process soap - oat & soya milk 

Honey Bee Soap, 'Baby Bee' Hand Cut Honey Soap with Goat's Milk 

The Sussex Handmade Soap Company, Dead Sea Clay Soap 

Dr.Lipp, Original Nipple Balm for Dry Skin, Luscious Lips & Glossy Bits 

Roze Mountain, Sublime My Lips - Lip Tint 

BeeInspired, Lip & Cuticle Balm 

Botanica Nordica, Glow Face Oil 

Beauty Cleanse Skincare, Carrot Algae Marine Drops 

Casa Mencarelli, SOLE E MARE - Sea Buckthorn Serum 

Solo Skin London, Night Face Oil Fragrance Free 

Lucy Bee, Reviving Cleansing Cream 

Amaranthine, Facial oil 

Boo Cottage Botanicals, Botanical Balm 

Boo Cottage Botanicals, Goat's Milk, Oats & Honey Natural Soap 

Casa Mencarelli, BELLISSIMA BALM - Sea Buckthorn Balm 

Hope's Relief, Intensive Dry Skin Rescue 

Kosmea, Nourishing treatment cream 

SOS Serum, SOS Serum

VERACOVA, Gentle Scrubbing Gel Pure Radiance 

To view ALL the Gold, Silver and Bronze winners in every category please visit www.freefromskincareawards.co.uk from here you can find links to brands and tester feedback.

Sarah x