We Heart Lindi Skin
Submitted by The Stupid Cancer Blog
The trend around treating skin care side effects from cancer treatment is growing:
About 64% of all people diagnosed with cancer will be alive 5 years after diagnosis (versus 53% in the 80s and 50% in the 70s).
All types of cancer treatment cause skin side effects, including radiation, chemotherapy, and new “targeted” therapies, like EGFRs:
* “Chemotherapy damages rapidly diving cells, a hallmark of cancer cells. In the process, healthy cells that are also rapidly dividing - such as skin cells - are also damaged.” (Women & Cancer, Spring 2006, “How Your Skin Responds to Cancer Treatment” by Dayna Deuter, p. 35)
* “About two weeks after radiation therapy begins, the skin begins to redden and becomes very dry and itchy. Occasionally, it may peel…” (Informed Decisions: The Complete Book of Cancer Diagnosis, Treatment, and Recovery, 2nd ed., Harmon J. Eyre, MD, et. al., p. 186.)
Since the onset of cancer care, there has never been a skin care line specifically created to ease the effects of chemotherapy and radiation therapy until now…introducing Lindi Skin. Developed by CEO Lindy Snider and a team of doctors and scientists - and with the input of cancer patient focus groups, Lindi Skin has pioneered a new category in skincare. Combining the latest medical information with innovative skin care ingredients, the brand delivers one-of-a-kind superior products aimed at infusing a bit of control back into patients’ lives.
With its mission to meet the overwhelming needs of people in treatment, Lindi Skin develops highly effective products that will help patients go through their most troublesome time. Specifically formulated with a proprietary blend of natural ingredients that calm, cool, pamper and hydrate cancer-compromised skin, Lindi Skin helps to restore skin to a more normal appearance.
The collection of soothing balms, body washes and lotions, face serums, eye hydrators, lip balms and skin coolers was created to help improve patients’ quality of life - both physically and emotionally.
“These products, although great for any skin type, are specifically designed to help those in cancer treatment,” explains Snider. “Patients tell us things like, ‘just because I have cancer, it doesn’t mean I stopped being me!’” Lindy continues, “Patients are in treatment because they believe they will survive. They want to live as normally as possible. We help them do that and give them tools they need to fight back.”
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