MANILA, Philippines – Skincare is all about caring for one’s self and feeling stunning, it doesn’t matter what this fast-paced world throws at us. It makes us really feel good on the within and the surface.
There are so many skincare manufacturers out there these days, largely catered to ladies who need to obtain glassy, Korean-inspired skin, look youthful, or keep their bouncy look. But one may surprise – has the skincare trade forgotten about women and men with compromised skin – patients with skin issues, extreme skin ageing, sensitive skin, and struggling unwanted effects from cancer, radiation remedies, chemotherapy, operations, and different sicknesses?
This is the place local brand Skincare for Hope is available in.
“There isn’t any local skin care brand that caters for cancer patients,” board-certified dermatologist, Staying Beautiful and Hopeful creator, and Skincare For Hope founder Dr. Claire Reyes-Habito stated in an interview with Rappler.
“Cancer patients’ skin wants are seen increasingly as new cancer therapies trigger many skin unwanted effects. Hence, we considered constructing Skin Care for Hope, which provides paraben-free and SLS-free (sodium lauryl sulfate) skin care merchandise which can be so mild, delicate, and moisturizing that even cancer patients can use them,” Dr. Claire stated.
Many individuals desire to use pure, holistic cosmetics that don’t carry parabens nor SLS. Parabens are artificial chemical substances generally used as preservatives, whereas SLS is the cleaning and foaming agent of shampoos and soaps.
Dr. Claire created these merchandise understanding the fact that there is no such thing as a skincare brand that caters to cancer patients whose remedies have hostile results on the skin. She needed a line that was as mild and pure as doable. However, the brand isn’t just for cancer patients solely, however for anybody who desires to really feel cared for and comforted.
The aim is easy: for purchasers to really feel as if they’re being introduced hope and therapeutic by means of its merchandise whereas bringing them collectively to type a compassionate skincare group that “places God’s hope on the heart of all of it.”
Bringing therapeutic to clients
Skincare for Hope provides 10 thoughtfully-made, fragrance-free merchandise that cater to totally different sorts of skin sorts. Their merchandise are available in three reward bundles: Scalp and Skin Care, Hand and Foot Care, and Skin Moisturizing.
The Scalp and Skin Care bundle incorporates skin moisturizing necessities which can be mild to the skin and scalp. The merchandise which can be within the bundle encompass the SLS-free Mild Shampoo made for thinning in addition to color-treated hair; the Moisturizing Oatmeal Soap Bar made for sensitive skin with its antioxidant, antimicrobial, and anti inflammatory properties; and the Scalp, Skin, and Nail Oil that incorporates 100% naturally moisturizing virgin coconut oil which promotes blood circulation and leisure.
All these merchandise are mild and moisturizing sufficient to be utilized by those that bear chemotherapy, which causes brittle nails, dry skin, and skinny hair.
The Hand and Foot Care bundle incorporates skin moisturizing necessities to your fingers and ft. In the bundle, yow will discover the Mild and Gentle Hand Wash, Hand Sanitizer, Hand and Foot Moisturizer, and the Scalp, Skin, and Nail Oil which can also be included within the earlier bundle.
The Mild and Gentle Hand Wash is an antibacterial liquid cleaning soap with mushy powder perfume made with glycerin that moisturizes because it cleans, whereas lifting dust and particles with out over drying your sensitive skin. The Hand Sanitizer is a moisturizing alcohol gel with 60% alcohol, and has hyaluronic acid sodium to soothe and hydrate your skin. Finally, the Hand and Foot Moisturizer is a wealthy cream that replenishes your skin and moisturizes cracked fingers and callused ft. It is made with shea butter and chamomile extract to soothe sensitive skin whereas additionally being paraben-free.
The Skin Moisturizing bundle that’s made up of the Mild Body Wash and Skin Relief and Moisturizing Cream.
Made up of calendula oil with anti-inflammatory and hydrating properties in addition to tomato fruit extract with pure antioxidants, the Mild Body Wash is a silky, soap-free cleanser that has a light recent bathe scent.
Additionally, the Skin Relief & Moisturizing Cream is a steroid-free, paraben-free, and fragrance-free moisturizing cream that helps soothe and moisturize dry and irritated skin, uniquely created from nata de coco, pure oils of calendula, and Buah Merah. These elements comprise antioxidants with anti-inflammatory and hydrating properties that additionally function pure wound and skin therapeutic brokers.
According to Dr. Claire, the Skin Relief and Moisturizing Cream, which helps calm and soothe dry and irritated skin, is their hottest product but.
“We developed this with sensitive skin and cancer patients in thoughts particularly these present process radiation remedy. Radiation burns are worse and painful when skin care will not be began early on. Eczema rash can also be greatest handled with wealthy hydrating emollients,” Dr. Claire defined.
Its different merchandise that aren’t included within the bundles are the Face and Body Lotion that hydrates and replenishes the skin with out blocking pores, and the Mild Sunscreen Cream which offers non-irritating safety from UV rays for the face and physique.
Feeling stunning in a single’s skin
According to Dr. Claire, since its founding in 2020, the brand has obtained beneficiant and inspiring suggestions from moms who used the merchandise on their infants; senior residents who cherished how moisturizing the merchandise are; and cancer patients who have been relieved from uncomfortable unwanted effects of their radiation remedies.
Skincare For Hope can also be partnered with the ICanServe Foundation for his or her dedication to donate chemo and radiation skincare bundles and books for cancer patients yearly.
“We hope that these could be seeds of religion and produce hope and therapeutic of their cancer journey,” Dr. Claire stated.
As for Dr. Claire’s future plans for her enterprise, nothing is about in stone but. For now, they need to deal with bringing hope to as many individuals as they will.
“We need to educate as many as doable on mild and moisturizing skin care and emphasize the significance of self-care. We hope to develop our skin care group with extra advocates. We look ahead to bringing Skin Care for Hope to many provinces and bringing hope and therapeutic throughout the nation,” she stated.
You can take a look at Skincare for Hope on Facebook and Instagram. Their merchandise could be purchased on Shopee, Lazada, and on their web site. – Rappler.com
Samantha Onglatco is a Rappler intern below the Life & Style and Entertainment part.
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