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■■Pets at Home and mental health charity Mind have joined forces for the Free Your Mind campaign, encouraging pet owners to get outdoors with their dogs more this summer to boost physical and mental health. Plus they’re raising £25k for the charity with sales from their 3 Peaks doggy range (from 75p; petsathome.com).

■■Once the preserve of the “knit your own yoghurt” types, kefir is going mainstream, with Muller launching a Kefir Smoothie (£1.30; Asda). The low fat, gut-friendly fermented milk drinks contain real fruit and come in two delicious flavour combos – Raspberry & Pomegranate and Mango & Orange.

■■Acne affects about 95 per cent of 11-30 year olds to some extent, so finding the right product has become big business. Acnecide 5%w/w Gel (£10.49; Boots) contain benzoyl peroxide, an active ingredient which combats the bacteria that causes acne, while removing old skin cells clogging pores, which can reduce inflammation.

Many hair colourants contain PPD, a known allergen that up to 1.5 per cent of us will react to, from mild irritation of the scalp to anaphylactic shock. Colourstart (£15; colourstart. com) is a new MHRA-licensed patch test which can be used at home to screen for a potential allergy.