About Me
Sugarpuffish is a natural & organic beauty, eczema and allergy blog, started in May 2011. The connection between these topics is my medical history. I've had Atopic eczema since birth but as a young child my eczema peaked covering me top to toe and infected. A GP referred me for allergy tests and I came away from the hospital with a long list of allergen triggers from food, skincare and the environment. From this point a change in lifestyle resulted in becoming relatively free of eczema with only mild recurrences.
My eczema began to flare again in my 20’s and I became interested in links between synthetic ingredients, allergies and contact dermatitis. I slowly overhauled my bathroom cabinet with natural and organic skincare and noticed improvements in my skin. In 2014, I was diagnosed with OAS (Oral Allergy Syndrome), Seborrhoeic Dermatitis and Urticaria. I also had patch testing which revealed a mild reaction to Hydroperoxides of Linalool and MIT (Methylisothiazolinone). In skin prick tests I still react to Milk, Grass Pollen and Birch Pollen.
I started my blog to document my experiences using skincare whilst navigating allergies. The goal is to offer a resource to people in similar situations and encourage others to consider looking at the ingredients in skincare and products used around the home. I now regard myself as having a “green” lifestyle which I am happily embracing for the foreseeable future.
I started my blog to document my experiences using skincare whilst navigating allergies. The goal is to offer a resource to people in similar situations and encourage others to consider looking at the ingredients in skincare and products used around the home. I now regard myself as having a “green” lifestyle which I am happily embracing for the foreseeable future.
- Free From Skincare Awards Judge from 2013 to date
- Free From Gift Awards Judge 2020
- Member of Odylique Blogger Programme since January 2020
- Member of Love Lula Blogger Programme 2016 to 2022
- Clean Beauty Awards Judge 2019-2020 & 2018-2019
- Co-Host & Organiser of Gorgeously Green Gathering September 2015 & 2016
- Recommended by Holland & Barrett in their "Top natural beauty bloggers" list
- Nominated as #BOOMawards Rising Star in February 2016
- Free From Gift Awards Judge 2020
- Member of Odylique Blogger Programme since January 2020
- Member of Love Lula Blogger Programme 2016 to 2022
- Clean Beauty Awards Judge 2019-2020 & 2018-2019
- Co-Host & Organiser of Gorgeously Green Gathering September 2015 & 2016
- Recommended by Holland & Barrett in their "Top natural beauty bloggers" list
- Nominated as #BOOMawards Rising Star in February 2016
- Judge for Free From Food Awards 2014
- Bodhi Luxe Contributor 2015/2014
- Nominee for the Free From Food People's Choice Awards 2013
- Runner Up in the Betty Hula Beauty Blogger Awards 2012
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