BEAUTY KNOWHOW A more gentle touch for cancer-affected skin Fashion Beauty Celebrity Health Life Relationships Horoscopes Food Interiors Travel Sign in Welcome!Log into your account Forgot your password? Password recovery Recover your password Search Sign in Welcome! Log into your account Forgot your password? Get help Password recovery Recover your password A password will be e-mailed to you. YOU Magazine Fashion Beauty Celebrity Health Life Relationships Horoscopes Food Interiors Travel Home Beauty BEAUTY KNOWHOW A more gentle touch for cancer-affected skin By You Magazine - October 17, 2021 Meet the brands born to soothe some of the uncomfortable skin symptoms that cancer treatments can bring. There are two independent skincare brands that I’d like to draw your awareness to. Both are excellent for people living with cancer and also work really well for anyone with sensitive skin. The first is By Sarah London which was founded in 2017 by sisters Sarah and Lauren Murrell. When Lauren was diagnosed with leukaemia, Sarah was her stem cell donor. After the transplant and when chemotherapy left Lauren’s skin feeling dry, irritated and sensitive, Sarah, who has lots of experience in the beauty industry, began to develop plant-based skincare products (without any essential oils or fragrances) that her sister could use. Word spread, and now their Hero Facial Oil (£33, bysarahlondon.com), which uses certified organic and cold-pressed plant oils including apricot and evening primrose, has become a cult product. Use it daily to help skin to look and feel its healthy best. I’m also a fan of the Body Oil (£36), which nourishes limbs and absorbs quickly. Kate McIver is another name to know about and support. Sadly, founder Kate died from secondary breast cancer at the age of 31, but her brand continues and this month is raising awareness of the disease with limited-edition T-shirts to help spread the message. Product-wise, its Secret Weapon Serum (from £29.99, katemciverskin.co.uk) really is the bee’s knees for any sensitive or distressed skin (it has been much used lately on NHS frontlines) but is also loved for its glow-giving abilities and is a key part of many a professional make-up artist’s kit. It comes with an incredible blend of natural oils including argan, coconut, camellia and jojoba, so is super hydrating and nourishing to all skin types. Also money from each bottle of serum sold (50p for 15ml, £1 for 30ml) will go to the CoppaFeel! breast cancer charity. Both of these brands are vegan. Show your support To mark Breast Cancer Awareness month, here is our pick of do-good buys. No Scent No Colour Gentle Shampoo and Conditioner, £20.50 each, philipkingsley.co.uk. Fragrance-, paraben- and sulfate-free. For every bottle sold, 50p goes to the charity Look Good, Feel Better. Limited Edition HydroPure Hyaluronic Lip Gloss in Pink Glacé, £21, janeiredale.co.uk. All profits from this hydrating pale pink gloss will be donated to Against Breast Cancer to help research and earlier diagnosis. Limited Edition Hand Relief Moisturizing Creme, £18, aveda.co.uk. Super nourishing and with the brand’s Shampure scent. $10 (£7.30) from each sale goes to the Breast Cancer Research Foundation. RELATED ARTICLESMORE FROM AUTHOR You could get paid to test Liberty’ s Beauty Advent Calendar People are obsessed with this Revlon hair drying tool A new drop of Boots Star Gifts has landed for Christmas 2022 Popular in Beauty People are seriously impressed with Primark’ s £8 skinny curling tongs December 16, 2019 Boots is giving away free lipsticks to celebrate the launch of January 23, 2020 This long-lasting eyebrow product is getting rave reviews and is just June 21, 2021 These Liz Earle gift sets are on sale just in time March 5, 2020 WIN A Kiehl’ s skincare heroes bundle worth £104 July 24, 2020 Cult skincare brand Sunday Riley is branching out into hair products April 24, 2020 Superdrug is holding a huge BOGOF sale on all cosmetics for May 28, 2020 Your salon could charge you extra for overgrown roots and bad June 25, 2020 Facial steamers Why searches for this beauty gadget were up 400 July 10, 2020 Lush subscription boxes have arrived and they contain exclusive new products August 3, 2020 Popular CategoriesFood2704Life2496Fashion2240Beauty1738Celebrity1261Interiors684 Sign up for YOUMail Thanks for subscribing Please check your email to confirm (If you don't see the email, check the spam box) Fashion Beauty Celebrity Life Food Privacy & Cookies T&C Copyright 2022 - YOU Magazine. All Rights Reserved