There. I said it. The C word. To be honest, it’s not even entered my thoughts yet, but it seems many of you have already put your decs up and bought most of your pressies! So, I thought you’d like a steer on gorgeous free from natural skincare gift ideas from the Free From Skincare Awards….enjoy!
Earlier this month we announced the winners of the second Free From Gift Awards, which we initially launched in 2020 to celebrate and reward the best gift boxes, pampering stocking-fillers, skincare collections and beauty pairings on the market.
FreeFrom Skincare Awards 2022
Triumphing as overall champions were Rhug Wild Beauty, who you may recall won Best Free From Brand earlier in the year in our main Free From Skincare Awards — along with a number of accolades for their individual products.
Their Hand Wash & Lotion Duo was described by judges as “a beautifully elegant duo in a chic box: so simple, smart and both delightful products. A gift set which anyone could enjoy and be left feeling very special indeed”.
Rhug just pipped Tropic Skincare’s Ocean Treasure Facial Favourites Collection and Blue Labelle’s Moroccan Spa Set to the title, and those two stunning products were very worthy overall runners-up. You can find the full list of winners in all 11 categories by clicking here. There are literally dozens of wonderful products, by wonderful brands, which would make wonderful Christmas Gifts this year ….
Many of our followers will be particularly interested in our more ‘free from’-focused entrants, including those which were fragrance-free, and those aimed at Sensitive Skin.
We did have a category dedicated to Sensitive Skin, the winners of which you can see here.
Regular participants and multiple winners Lyonsleaf took Gold with their Natural Skincare Solutions 04 Gift Box, featuring their Unfragranced Beauty Balm and their Zinc & Calendula Cream. From Ireland, Trish’s Honey Products bagged Silver for their Bee Gift for Sensitive Skin (two unscented beauty products, plus two beeswax candles), and newcomers Elave Skincare bagged a double Bronze for their very affordable and generous skincare sets for problem skins, which may not have been as ‘natural’ as many other entrants this year, but were certainly among the best for ‘low allergenicity’.
Another winner which would have been worthy of a medal in this category, but which was submitted into a different one, was Green People’s Be Kind — consisting of Scent-Free Cleanser, Day Moisturiser and Eye Cream: a lovely gentle trio in a smart white box which anyone with skin sensitive to fragrance would welcome at this time of year. Find that, and other Face Care category winners here.
And finally, we can’t not mention the extraordinary achievement of BeeInspired Skincare, a small brand based in Surrey, founded by Allison and Robin Derrick who keep their own bees and produce their own bee-based products, including skincare, from their home in Thames Ditton. They took home six — yes, six, that’s half a dozen, that’s a double hat-trick! — Silver medals, across a number of categories, including Family & Men’s Skincare and Stocking Fillers. You can’t fail to bump into one of their many medallists as you scroll through the winning categories on the site!
For an easier ‘scroll-through’, you might like to swipe up and down through our Instagram page, where all of the entries and entrants were welcomed, and where all of the Gold category medallists, and some other medallists, have been pictured. Do take a look here.
Have fun looking through the worthy winners and runners-up. I always enjoy that. Maybe I’ll make it a Christmas tradition to start my pressie-buying when these winners are announced each year!