Your skin is the biggest organ of your body; what you put on it MATTERS!
In the past two years, my cancer journey has made me take stock of my entire life: physical, emotional, social, work-life balance, and the big one, how I treat and care for ME.
Below I've pulled together my top beauty picks that are both clean and suitable for super-duper sensitive chemo skin.
Underarmed
If you are still using an aluminum deodorant, I beg you to throw it out now and do some research.
I tried and failed with many natural deodorants, and now that menopause has seen my baseline heat lift. I'm always hot… and sweaty. Sexy, I know.
I swear by underarms product, gentle, light fragrance, and all-natural, and best of all, IT WORKS.
Family owned and operated out of Nashville, Tennessee.
lePtir Premium Skincare
Modern day sorcery in beautiful sustainably packaged bottles.
My skin took to chemo terribly. The elasticity and collagen in my skin dropped; I was eternally dry and ever so sensitive.
These products have changed the game for me then, and continue to do so now. You will never regret investing in your skincare.
Australian made owned and operated, and the team are just freakin' amazing.
VIOLETS ARE BLUE Scar Repair
This beautifully rich oil is part of a line specifically created for cancer patients, all-natural and healing ingredients.
I used this daily on my mastectomy scars and port scars; I'm always told by friends and family how great my scars are healing. This is a wonderful product!
The whole beloved range in beautiful and a great gift for that special person’s greatest time of need or #TREATYOURSELF
Vintner’s Daughter
Vintner’s Daughter was founded with a singular goal in mind: to create category-defining skincare that delivers unmatched quality, multi-correctional performance, and universal efficacy.
This cult-favorite product naturally clean and powerful, strong enough to give me a healthy glow throughout my aggressive chemo treatment.
April Gargiulo, the brand’s founder, credits the company’s luxury status to the effort that goes into formulating both products. “Time is the most luxurious part of our formulation,” she says. “It takes over 21 days to make our Active Botanical Serum and 35 days to make Active Treatment Essence.” Over that period of time, the plant-based ingredients infuse and ferment — which boosts both the nutrient absorption of the carrier oils and the products’ ability to absorb deep into your pores. “We lovingly refer to it as ‘the speed of quality,’” Garguilo says. “Anything less wouldn’t result in the very finest skincare, and that is what our customers deserve.”
LIMEGREEN Multi-Wash
All-round Limegreen takes a minimalist approach to natural beauty. The company’s ethos is based on co-founder Talima Davis’s grandmother’s approach to cleaning: Grandma had relied on natural ingredients like baking soda and vinegar to do the job (any job).
Davis realised that her great matriarch was onto something with her idea of simplicity, so she turned that philosophy into a holistic approach to beauty for Black skin and beyond. Just like Grandma, this gorgeous company knows that beauty starts within, and that natural is best.