Day 13/20 Radiation Therapy ~ Skin Care that HELPS during Chemo & Radiation ~ A day in the life
Channel: Carmen Shenk
Date: 01/11/2023

Whew, I'm pretty tired today.  My apologies for the delivery and barking that happened during this video!  Timing is everything!  LOL!  

I'm hoping this skin care info will help you if you're going through this treatment, but also if you're considering putting together a care package for someone else who is going through chemo and radiation.  Since I have a autoimmune skin condition (that I can't remember the name of or spell), if a product works well for me I am happy to recommend it because if it works for me it will work for anyone.  LOL!  The last thing any of us need is for the lotion we choose to actually make things worse!

For facial breakouts caused by chemotherapy I like:
Young Living ART Gentle Cleanser which I use 2x a day, morning and night
ART Refreshing Toner is also excellent, I use it 2x a day.
ART Light Moisturizer is the third in the trio and I find that I don't need it but of course your results may vary.  My skin tends to be a little oily already.

Young Living used to be a MLM (or maybe still is) but they've made some changes and you can now go to their website and buy the products without having to be a part of a MLM.  Great for me but sucks for people who were in the MLM side of things to support their families.  I found this trio of skin care products really helpful for that breakout that I got at the beginning of chemo.

For burns caused by Radiation:
I am using Young Living Lavender hand and body lotion, which you can buy online.
They also recommend Aquaphor and Eucerin which you can find at your neighborhood pharmacy.

They gave me a prescription for Mometasone to use once a day before bed.  (Warm it in a mug of hot water to make it more spreadable.)  The rest of the time use a different lotion if needed.

If you have open peeling and weeping skin, they recommend Neosporin ointment with pain relief (lidocaine) which is super helpful in taking the edge off and helping you get comfortable.

Just don't apply lotion before your radiation appointment, they don't want you all greased up during treatment.  (understandable.)

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