Whenever people ask, as they often do, for product recommendations for use during chemotherapy, I’m invariably honoured but hesitant. I would hate anyone to think I placed undue importance on beauty at such a time. Beauty products should be pleasurable, and can be soothing and comforting, but they’re not medicine and, as with any illness, cancer treatment is about doing as the experts direct and hoping for a positive outcome.
But I also know, having loved too many people who have had chemotherapy, that it’s a time when everything seems at sea. Familiar rituals and moments spent reconnecting with one’s body can be of value. And so if products can be adapted to newly sensitised skin, a recommendation is helpful.
