Allergy face masks
The idea of using an allergy filter face mask to prevent the uptake of triggers and therefore breathe only purified air is an appealing one — but which one to choose? Lots of masks filter particulates only — such as…
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Author Archive: MI Free
Low allergy cosmetics
Many of those affected by allergy to methylisothiazolinone and methylchloroisothiazolinone are also allergic to other preservatives, or fragrances, or unrelated allergy-triggering ingredients in skincare products. Others have multiple sensitivities which both they and their medical consultants might be struggling to…
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Methylisothiazolinone in food?
Is there methylisothiazolinone in food? This synthetic preservative has not been approved for food preservation, and neither have any of its relatives, such as methylchloroisothiazolinone. There should not be, nor should there ever have been, any MI in any products…
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Free From Skincare Award winners 2018
As some regular readers know, I founded and co-ordinate a skincare award in the UK — the Free From Skincare Awards, and the 2018 results have just been announced. All of the winners are safely MI / MCI-free, as we…
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MI in laundry detergent – can it really be safe?
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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Clairol Nice ‘n Easy — allergy gentle?
You may have heard of the recent release of the reformulated Nice ‘n Easy home hair colouring kits from Clairol, which boast a new “allergy gentle” molecule, called ME+, or 2-methoxymethyl-p-phenylenediamine. If not, here’s an advert via YouTube. ME+ is…
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Nature Clean
NB. UPDATE: March 9th, 2020. A consumer (Kristin, see comments) has highlighted that one of the products previously noted as safe in this article no longer is. I have made contact with Nature Clean for clarification on the situation with…
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Ecozone Products
(Please note points at the foot of this article, as Ecozone appear to have changed some formulations, and have repeatedly failed to respond to enquiries.) Many in the UK will be familiar with Ecozone — a British company established at…
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Illegal isothiazolinones in cosmetics (Part II)
Following on from last week’s post, focusing primarily on the European Commission’s weekly alert on unsafe non-food products found to have been on the EU market — which included almost a dozen products containing MI and sometimes MCI — I’ve…
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