5 Natural Ingredients To Support Sensitive Skin During Cancer Treatments

Fighting cancer is not an easy battle it takes a huge toll on your health, mind, and your appearance. The treatment can also have severe effects on your skin, and while you would want to use products to get your skin moisturised and nourished again you have to be very careful about what you use. Your skin is going through a lot because of the treatment therefore your best decision would be to switch to gentle products that not only work on your skin but also have a soothing effect on your mind as well.

Below are 5 natural products that you could use –

Natural Heena

Free of parabens, resorcinol, artificial colours, harsh chemicals, metallic salts, GMOs, ammonia and peroxide use heena that is enriched with green tea leaf and shikakai. Use this on your head and under the feet, this will cool your skin and sooth the burning sensation that the medicines might cause.

Sensitive Skin oil

Essential oils work magically to balance and harmonise the mind, body, emotions and the soul. This oil helps in calming and soothing the skin and at the same time helps to treat skin inflammations. You can apply 4-5 drops onto your clean face and neck every morning and night. Remember to do a patch test on your hand before applying it on your face.

Hydrating seaweed gel

Your skin might be too dry, stretchy, and flaky because of the treatments but turning to heavy creams is not the solution. You need a gentle soothing cream in a form of gel. Use a hydrating gel, it will purify and sooth your skin, leaving it a radiant, fresh, and dewy rich blend of vitamins and minerals found in seaweed and aloe vera extracts.

Lavender essential oil

This one is a universal oil and is used for uncountable things. This one is especially useful for cancer patients as it helps to soothe aches and pains, is an antidepressant and the best part is you can put a few drops of this oil on your pillow and it will help you sleep well.

White tea and chamomile face wash

This can work wonderfully when you feel your skin is feeling to dry and dull. This will deep clean your pores with White Tea and Soya milk extracts & exfoliating microbeads. Apply it smoothly on your face and massage it to the count of 60. Rinse it off properly and apply a later of hydrating seaweed gel after. This will make your skin fresh and nourished.

Disclaimer: The views expressed in this article are solely those of the author, do not substitute this with professionals advice. Always consult your/a doctor before beginning any new skincare regime.