Paul Sartori Hospice at Home is giving away free skincare products to cancer patients following Breast Cancer Awareness month which took place during October, thanks to the support of oncology skincare and therapy specialist Jennifer Young.

Jennifer Young is the creator of more than 300 specialist products to treat the side effects of cancer treatment on the body, available through BeautyDespiteCancer.com

In September, the organisation asked customers to nominate the small charities, hospices and cancer support groups that they found most helpful during their cancer experience.

Jennifer Young then committed to gifting over 10,000 skincare products to the nominated organisations, to help them to further support cancer patients.

Paul Sartori was thrilled to be nominated by the people they have had the pleasure of supporting over the years, and they look forward to continuing to support more people in the future.

For anyone who is being treated for, living with or recovering from cancer, skincare can be an additional source of anxiety.

Many find it extremely difficult to find products that are effective, as well as being suitable for use with increased skin sensitivity as a result of chemotherapy or radiotherapy.

The local hospice at home are now able to distribute 200 products to our community.

These include Defiant Beauty Nail Oils (4g) and Defiant Beauty Healing Hand Balms (15g). The Defiant Beauty Nail Oil is a gentle, moisturising oil designed to care for brittle nails whilst going through or recovering from the effects of cancer treatment.

Meanwhile, the Defiant Beauty Healing Hand Balm is a gentle multi-tasking balm that acts as a hand mask, nail moisturizer, and a hand cream to soothe and restore the skin.

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

“However, we could not do what we do without the hard work of the small charities and organisations, and the individuals who run them, across the UK.

“These are the people who help those diagnosed with cancer, providing support, advice and someone to talk to.

“It is always important to us that we find ways to share the work they do. We hope our Ten Thousand Gifts solves one problem for those they support, allowing the charities to help them to focus on the rest of their incredible work.”

“Thank you so much to Jennifer Young for our wonderful products. We have delivered several packs already to our clients, who have been able to treat their skin and nail conditions in the comfort of their own home during this period of lockdown,” said Heather Green, Complementary Therapy Team Co-ordinator at Paul Sartori.

If you would like to receive a Jennifer Young product you can contact Heather on the Complementary Therapy Health and Well-Being Advice Line. This is a new Paul Sartori service for adults living with a life-limiting condition and for their carers.

Telephone 07917 074300 (Monday to Friday, 9 am to 5 pm).

This new advice line would not be possible without a recent grant from PAVs Pembrokeshire, this allowed us to purchase the device and set it up.

The grant was ‘Covid-19 – Supporting Community Action Fund – Planning for the Future’.

Further information on the charity and its services can be obtained by visiting their website www.paulsartori.org, or by phoning 01437 763223.