Cancer patients in Chesterfield given beauty gifts to boost wellbeing

Working with Chesterfield Royal Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, Jennifer Young is gifting 10,000 skincare products from her ‘Beauty Despite Cancer’ range in support of cancer patients and small charities.

Over the past few weeks, Jennifer has been asking people to nominate their favourite small charities, hospices and cancer support groups, through which they will give away the natural products.

She said: “Everything we do at Jennifer Young and ‘Beauty Despite Cancer’ is about supporting individuals each day of their cancer experience.

"Reducing skin irritation and soreness, creating nurturing rituals from everyday routines and giving a sense of restoration are invaluable when you’re experiencing something as challenging as cancer and cancer treatment.

"Knowing that options are available and that you are not alone can make a huge difference to how someone feels.

"Local and national independent charities, hospices and support organisations are incredibly important in delivering that message of care and community, which is why we aim to provide sustainable support to them as well in the work that we do.

"It is important to us that the charities we help are those that reflect the experiences of our customers, and this is an opportunity to celebrate that connected support network.”

Jennifer has created more than 300 specialist products to calm the effects of cancer treatment on the skin.

Products that will be included in the giveaway are the Defiant Beauty Nail Oil and the Defiant Beauty Healing Hand Balm. The nail oil is a gentle, moisturising oil designed to care for brittle nails caused by the effects of cancer treatment.

Meanwhile, the hand balm is a gentle multi-tasking balm that acts as a hand mask, nail moisturiser and a hand cream to soothe and restore the skin.

Chesterfield Royal Hospital NHS Foundation Trust will distribute the products as gifts to cancer patients to help boost their health and wellbeing.