Lewisham mother-of-three has revealed how her daughters’ skin issues led to the creation of her personal skincare firm.
Mary Cummings, 55, is the founding father of Naturekiss’d Hair & Skin, a hair and skincare brand that makes use of pure, plant-based components.
“My youngest Millie had ‘cradle cap’ from delivery, a situation widespread in infants,” Mary mentioned. “Usually, it’s stored beneath management by gently wiping it away with olive oil. In Millie’s case, nonetheless, it didn’t go away however step by step developed into seborrheic dermatitis.
“Like many mother and father, I went to the physician who prescribed many lotions that did nothing to clear up the problem. For years we had been caught between lotions that did nothing and prescriptions that labored effectively however left Millie’s hair in an terrible state.”
Mary hunted round for years to discover a resolution, however the merchandise prescribed by the physician had been utterly ineffective. Eventually, she started to lookup extra pure components to see if any of those would assist.
“I discovered that aloe vera labored wonders,” she mentioned. “Which shocked me as I didn’t assume one thing so easy might work so effectively. I started to have a look at an increasing number of components that may profit Millie.”
Around the identical time, Mary’s eldest daughter Abigail began to point out indicators of sensitive skin which the household had been in a position to hint again to sure components in soaps and bathe gels.
“This solely made me extra decided to discover a pure resolution for the entire household,” Mary mentioned. “So in 2016, I retrained to achieve {qualifications} in holistic herbalism, aromatherapy and natural skincare formulation.
“The latter course, natural skincare formulation, offered me with an ideal framework for chemistry and the way it pertains to skincare.”
Using natural components, Mary crafted oils, cleansers, light shampoo bars, and lotions that noticed each her daughters and certainly the remainder of the household, profit from their use – with no drawbacks.
She mentioned: “Their skin is brighter, clearer and fewer irritated or infected. When your teenagers put of their order for ‘that actually good cleanser and face cream you made’ you recognize you’ve carried out effectively.
“As against the fast fixes of a mainstream product, natural components do take longer – however you must be affected person with it. Naturekiss’d isn’t simply concerning the merchandise, it’s about having the mindset that you just’re utilizing one thing that works together with your physique – not fights it.”
Mary defined that she seems at it from a holistic viewpoint and that trendy skincare has grow to be overly refined. She formally launched the brand in 2018 on Etsy.
“I’ve lots of repeat clients and I’m eager to get the entire household to make use of this,” she mentioned. “Loads of natural merchandise are costly and finicky; I wish to make easy merchandise you should utilize daily.”
