Oncology-informed skincare
Cancer treatment changes your skin in ways almost nobody prepares you for. Care during and after treatment should be gentle, unhurried, and led by someone trained for it. I am oncology certified, and this is what that means in practice.
Nobody warns you about your skin.
There is so much else to absorb that skin feels like the smallest thing on the list, until suddenly it isn't. Until it's dry in a way no cream touches, or reactive to products you've used for years, or so changed that you don't recognise your own face.
It matters. Not because appearance is the point, but because feeling like yourself is part of getting through it. That's what this care is for.
What oncology certification means
It means specific training in how cancer treatments affect the skin, and in what is and isn't appropriate to do while someone is in treatment or recovering from it.
Practically, it means I know which ingredients and modalities to avoid entirely, how to adapt pressure and product for compromised skin, how to work safely around ports and scar tissue, and when the right answer is to do very little.
It also means I will talk to your care team when that's useful, and I will never proceed with anything your oncologist hasn't cleared.
Severe dryness
Skin that feels tight, papery, and unresponsive to the products that used to be enough.
Heightened sensitivity
Stinging, flushing, or reacting to formulas that were never a problem before.
Changes in texture and tone
Dullness, uneven pigmentation, and a change in the way skin holds light.
Radiation-affected skin
Localised areas needing particular gentleness, both during treatment and long after.
Loss of brows and lashes
Often the change people find hardest, and one we can talk through together.
Simply not feeling yourself
A reason on its own. You don't need a skin complaint to deserve an hour of care.
How these appointments work
- We talk firstWhere you are in treatment, what your team has advised, what you're finding hardest. Nothing happens until I understand that.
- Clearance comes firstIf you're in active treatment, I'll want your oncologist's sign-off before we proceed. I'm glad to communicate with them directly.
- Gentle by defaultNo aggressive exfoliation, no heat-based modalities, no actives that don't belong on compromised skin.
- Your paceWe can stop at any point, shorten the session, or spend the whole hour talking instead. There is no wrong way to use the time.
- PrivacyAppointments are one-to-one in a private treatment room. You will not be in a waiting area with anyone.
- Home care that's realisticSimple, tolerable, and few enough steps to actually do on a difficult day.
You do not have to arrive with a goal. Comfort is a good enough reason to book.
For caregivers, and for after
If you're caring for someone in treatment, a gift card for this appointment is often more welcome than flowers, and there's no expiry pressure on it.
And if you finished treatment months or years ago and your skin still hasn't returned to what it was, that's worth an appointment too. Post-treatment skin changes can persist long after everything else has moved on, and they respond well to patient, appropriate care.
If your skin has become reactive and stayed that way, sensitive and reactive skin covers what tends to help. And if you're not sure what you're dealing with, start from skin concerns.
Gentle products for sensitive skin
Barrier Restore Hydrating Cleanser
A gentle, non-stripping cleanser formulated to support a compromised barrier. Cleans without disrupting, which is the right starting point for skin that has become reactive or fragile.
Shop the cleanserRestore + Glow Vita-Skin Serum
A restorative serum that supports hydration, tone, and radiance without aggressive actives. Designed for skin that needs rebuilding rather than stripping back.
Shop the serumI am a licensed, oncology-certified esthetician. I do not diagnose or treat cancer or any medical condition, and nothing here replaces guidance from your oncology team. My role is comfort-focused skin care that works alongside your medical treatment, with their approval.
Start with a conversation
Tell me where you are and what you need. We'll work out together whether now is the right time, and what would help most if it is.