The Perfect Insect Repellent for Children

I am happy to say that I’ve gone back to my roots and now work in a school one day a week, making use of the teacher training I had...

A Luxury Insect Repellent for You!

When I designed Alfresco I wanted to make something different from other products on offer. Natural Insect repellent I had used smelled horrible, was sticky, and always left my skin...

Time for a holiday in London: Best British Holiday Toiletries

The pound briefly dropped 6% overnight. Buy the Best Beautiful British Luxury Holiday Toiletries “cheap as chips” (which is our English phrase for a bargain). At one point the pound dropped 10% from $1.26...

Summer Holiday Checklist

When you’re working hard you need to make sure you’re also taking some me-time - a holiday for yourself! As a businesswoman myself, I know the importance of self-care, especially...

What To Pack For Holiday: My Top 3 Cities

It is never easy to decide on what to pack for holiday. Here are my notes on what to pack when going to my top 3 cities: London, Moscow and Portsmouth....

A review of natural insect repellents: best buys worldwide

For twenty years I’ve been developing a small range of beauty products that repel bugs - natural insect repellents: Alfresco moisturizer and Acqua d’Alfresco fragrance. To my Beauties without Bites who don't yet know...

Best Mosquito Repellent Designer & A Teacher

My BA flight to City Airport from Palma Mallorca was cancelled yesterday due to protests on the London airport runway. I was forced to re-book with Iberia, the only ticket to get me...

Why Use The Best Insect Repellent Whilst Dancing? And/ or Playing Football?

The Waldorf Astoria London Dance. Not a rave but fun My Cha Cha Cha! Over years and years of being a designer of the best insect & bug repellent and a Bug...

Cosmetics Au Naturel: Alfresco Natural Bug Repellent

I love cosmetics and make up but rarely have time to apply, doesn't mean I don't spend lots of money buying them...I just never use it. Imagine my delight when...

I’m an Adventuress! "Just a gal who can’t say No!”

My love of perfume, flowers and my belief in the healing effects of aromatherapy means I’ve followed a path of Joy this past 20 years, dabbling into essences to keep...

Postcard From London

What's the buzz about phenoxyethanol?

Phenoxyethanol is a glycol ether that is used as an anti-bacterial preservative in cosmetics as well as a stabilizer in perfume. Interestingly, although the phenoxyethanol used in skincare products is almost...

Is Alfresco Anti Bug Bite Moisturizer safe to use on babies with G6PD deficiency?

G6PD is short for, Glucose 6 Phosphate Dehydrogenase, which is a substance found in red blood cells that helps prevent chemicals from damaging the red blood cells. Some people have...

Does Alfresco best before date help keep bugs away?

My advice is; if it looks and feels as you remember, it should be fine to use and should still repel insects. There may be a small reduction in effectiveness...

WELCOME TO OUR NEW ALFRESCOSHOP

Get out that fashion statement dress on to our red carpet, Paparazzi stand back. Open the doors with a Welcome all you Beauties Without Bites, step right into our New! ALFRESCOSHOP. Welcome also...

Hong Kong Here I Come Again!

Turn the clocks back, roll back the years to another century---1984. Back when I was a fashion accessories designer with my own company. I was a young mum living in...

Cinnamon, black pepper and a trail of ants

Sarah-Lou Morris, CEO of Alfresco, talks about what inspired her to invent a natural anti-bug fragrance Sarah-Lou has always been fascinated by the healing properties of essential oils It all...

Rave On! From Alfresco CEO Sarah-Lou

Honestly I'm over the moon, delighted with the rave reviews customers write on our website. I promise I don't bribe or pay for them but you'd think I did! My...

Alfresco Goes To Cosmoprof Beauty Show: behind the scenes.

My small private company Alfresco Ltd is about to go head to head with the big boys and girls in the beauty business. On 4th April, only a month away,...

New video launches Alfresco Yes! Haircare

The Alfresco team had a fabulous time at the Corfu Suite in Blakes Hotel, shooting our first little 45 second ad to launch the new Yes! brand of Alfresco haircare....

Behind the scenes in Moscow: super cars and a charity cycle ride

Alfresco’s CEO shows us behind the scenes of her latest business trip to Russia On this trip, I went as a guest of the UKTI to the "Great Britain Trade...