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Holland & Barrett CBD Serum

First up, and perhaps my favourite Holland and Barrett CBD product is this lightweight and refreshing CBD Day Serum. I’m on to my second bottle of this now, which is rare for me as I like to try lots of new serums and rarely come back to them!

Holland and Barrett describe this vegan serum as super concentrated to give the skin a moisture boost.

It contains both CBD and nourishing hemp seed oils, which the brand claim will help to regulate the skin’s oil production despite your skin type. I love that it contains soothing aloe too. The serum is said to reduce the effects of inflammation, and is okay to use if you have problem skin.

Housed in a glass bottle with dropper, it’s mostly recyclable, too!

In fact, I actually use it twice a day and not just in the morning. Because in the evening, I like my serum to bring about calm and hydration – and Holland and Barrett CBD Serum does just that. Also, if I’ve overdone acid toners or retinol, this is the serum I reach for! It’s so calming – bringing down any redness and tightness.

Overall verdict: a calming, soothing, and moisturising serum that’s great value for money.

Holland & Barrett CBD Serum

Holland & Barrett CBD Day Cream

Next up is the wonderfully moisturising Holland and Barrett CBD Day Cream. Just like the serum, the Day Cream contains both CBD and hemp oil to regulate oil production while offering a boost of youth thanks to its concentration of antioxidants. It’s suitable for all skin types.

Why we need more inspiring health food shops

I have always been a little sad in health food shops. There are some lovely independent stores which do stock local organic produce and fresh freefrom goods. Many who understand what the freefrom community want and fill their shelves with more interesting products.

But sadly the vast majority of health food shops have been dark, gloomy, depressing places. Shelves and shelves of protein shakes and huge tubs of powdered stuff for body builders. Then the rows and rows of supplements that are confusing for even the most hardened vitamin and mineral connoisseur like myself.

Walk into the new Holland and Barrett More store in Chester though and it’s a whole different story. I was like a kid in sweetie shop. It was light, bright, funky and HUGE! It is the biggest health food shop I’ve EVER seen. The new format store in Chester is 5,490 sq ft which provides a lot of space for great freefrom food.

It still has the supplements, powders, protein and whey for those who need them but these are now near the back of the shop making it far less intimidating.

I found Pudology chocolate puddings and bought one for my lunch and there were loads of new products I hadn’t seen before as well as lot of my favourites. You can check out the whole range of freefrom goodies at Holland and Barrett More stores and filter with the major 14 allergens.

There was a whole aisle of chilled cabinets with loads of products for the freezer and some interesting new dairy free cheeses from Violife which are dairy and soya free that I’ve not tried before which are made from coconut oil.

Not to mention the snack bars, chocolate and cakes which had a large section and were laid our very temptingly. I found some LoveMore Rich Genoa Cake which caught my eye. Watch out for more on that in a later blog post too.

Why I love the new Holland and Barrett More store

These amazing new innovative and exciting new Holland and Barrett More stores could really change things for those living with coeliac disease and allergies and especially those newly diagnosed. I remember the day my dairy and wheat allergy were diagnosed. After going through our larder and cupboards I sat on the peeling lino in tears with a packet of rice cakes in my lap.

My world, a world full of ready meals, pot noodles and junk food was crumbling around me and I had no idea what to do next. It took me many years of awful disasters in the kitchen to learn how to make healthy, fresh and tasty meals but I got there. If there had been a Holland and Barrett More store back then I could have spent many happy hours trawling the shelves looking for tasty things to replace the lost staples.

One good thing came out of developing allergies for me – my awful diet was revolutionised and I am bit of a foodie now. The body is a freefrom temple and all that.

It was a real privilege to be invited and I am looking forward to working with Holland and Barrett over the coming months. Watch out for some blog posts soon.

The best bit by far of the whole evening was seeing some friendly faces amongst the other guests with whom to ohhh and ahhh and exclaim. We were impressed. We were all VERY impressed.

I met Lyndsey McManus of AllergyUK who have teamed up with Holland and Barrett and attended the ribbon cutting at the shop when it opened that morning and we both trotted down the red carpet together.

I also met Peter Aldis CEO of Holland and Barrett who was so passionate about their plans to revolutionise how they view Free From. He was friendly and funny and not like a CEO at all. I was impressed that he made time to speak to everyone there and even the humble bloggers like myself. Thank you Peter – I can assure you all that Peter Aldis ‘gets freefrom’ and his vision is for even more than the planned 50 stores and he wants them to be even bigger than the one in Chester. Go Peter! Bring it on.

Holland and Barrett CBD Skincare

Welcome back, dear skincare friend! Today I would love to talk to you about Holland & Barrett CBD Skincare!

This soothing, calming and antioxidant rich CBD based skincare range is a real treat you should know about! As a long time admirer, I have good experience of the range and its effects on my skin.

The CBD products that Holland & Barrett carry are really great – there’s something for everyone. It’s fantastic to see CBD skincare in stores, as it has such a range of benefits.

So, before we dive into these products, shall we quickly remind ourselves what is CBD, and why would we use it in skincare? Let’s do it!

Holland and Barrett More, Chester launch party

This week has been jam packed with FreeFrom excitement and as if the FreeFrom Awards evening wasn’t enough on Wednesday 22nd April, I hot footed it to Chester on Thursday 23rd April to celebrate with Holland and Barrett who are opening their first concept store.