Information on allergy to methylisothiazolinone (MI) and other isothiazolinones – including articles, blogs, resources and MI-free personal and household products worldwide
In January 2018, a fascinating study was published in the journal Clinical and Translational Allergy, which shook the isothiazolinone-allergy community. The open-access paper can be read here. This was the key conclusion: The use of MI in laundry detergents is…
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Nature Clean is a Canadian brand of household detergents and personal care products which was founded in the 60s and is still going strong. “Nasty chemical free since 1963” they say on their site. They’d never used isothiazolinone preservatives until…
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Many in the UK will be familiar with Ecozone — a British company established at the turn of the millennium, and which focuses mainly on eco / planet friendly products for the home. They have around 60 products, including personal…
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Surcare is a small range of household and laundry products made by UK-based company McBride. It is useful to many with skin allergies as the products are free of added fragrances – to which many ‘sensitive’ skinned people react. They…
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Most Ecover household cleaning products are free from isothiazolinones – but not all. Here are the ones to avoid if you are allergic. Ecover US Ecover 2x Liquid Laundry Detergents (all varieties, including fragrance-free) contain MI and BIT Ecover Stain…
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The word ‘sensitive‘ appearing on a cosmetic or household cleaning product does not necessarily guarantee it is safe for MI / MCI allergy – or for that matter any allergy. The same can be said for the words ‘natural‘, ‘organic‘,…
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Alma Win is a range of environmentally friendly and organic household cleaning products hailing from Germany which is free from not only methylisothiazolinone and other isothiazolinone preservatives, but also petrochemicals, artificial fragrances, phosphates, synthetics and parabens. They are also all vegan….
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You may have heard last month about the launch of Frey – a new oak and musk laundry detergent aimed at men, all sleek black packaging and looking as if it might contain diesel oil rather than a liquid to help…
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While I was attending the cosmetics allergy talk at the Natural & Organic Products Show this weekend (see full report here), I also spent some time looking for new methylisothiazolinone-free household products on the stands – and not only discovered two brands…
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