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    Comprehensive Skin Support for Chemotherapy
    and Radiation Patients

    Skin care during Chemotherapy
    and other treatments

    Sometimes cancer and cancer treatment can cause skin issues. Often these changes are simply cosmetic, but other times they may require attention such as a rash, dry or itchy skin, color changes or extreme sensitivity to light. Some skin problems resolve themselves after you finish treatment. Other issues may linger.

    What types of treatments cause skin issues?

    Many types of chemotherapy, immunotherapy, targeted therapy, and stem cell transplant may cause side effects that lead to skin issues.

    What are common skin changes during treatment?

    dry skin

    Dry Skin

    During treatment skin can become flaky, red, and sometimes painful. It’s often caused by not having enough oil and water in the layers of the skin. Common causes of dry skin include dehydration, heat, cold, poor nutrition, and side effects of treatment.

    Extremely dry skin sometimes looks like normal skin, but it may also be red, rough and flaky.

    To soothe severely dry skin, you’d take the same steps you want to relieve itch and prevent chemo rash.

    When bathing:
    • Use warm water, not hot.
    • Don’t scrub or rub too hard.· Avoid abrasive products, clothes, and sponges.
    • Add mineral or baby oil to your bath water or put it on after showering when your skin is still damp.
    • Pat yourself dry; don’t rub.

    After you bathe:
    • Use a natural botanical moisturizer twice a day, especially after a bath or shower, when your skin is still damp. Look for ingredients like Aloe Vera, Shea Butter, Botanica Hyaluronic acid, and sunflower oil
    • For extremely dry and cracked skin, use moisturizers with ingredients that help your skin retain moisture like shea butter, aloe, oat, and sunflower seed oil.
    • Shave with an electric razor rather than a blade. In your day-to-day routine:
    • Ask your cancer care team how much water or other liquid beverage is safe to drink. If it’s safe to do so, drink two to three quarts each day.· Avoid heat, especially dry heat.
    • Protect your skin from cold and wind.

    Itchy Skin

    Some treatments can cause Itching. Common causes of itching in people with cancer include dry skin, allergies, side effects of medicines, and cancer treatment. Other illnesses and certain kinds of cancer can also cause itching. Some patients experience a persistent itch in response to treatment, including chemotherapy, radiation therapy, targeted therapy, and immunotherapy. Severely itchy skin may make you restless and anxious. By continually scratching, you may also cause sores that make you vulnerable to infections.

    Here are some tips to help manage itchy skin during treatment

    When bathing:
    Use warm water rather than hot.Add baking soda, bath oil or oatmeal in a cloth or mesh bag to your bath.Bathe gently with mild, fragrance-free products and a soft cloth.Gently pat yourself dry; don’t rub.

    After you bathe:
    Use only fragrance alcohol-free products on your skin. Skin lotions and creams with natural essential oils may be helpful.

    Shave with an electric razor rather than a blade.

    Apply fragrance, alcohol-free skin lotion or cream two to three times a day, especially when your skin is still damp.

    Itchy Skin

    Dermavitality natural organic paraben free skin lotions and creams have natural essential oils and botanicals added for the therapeutic benefits.

    Hand Foot Cream for Chemo Patients - Dermavitality
    Hand Foot Cream for Chemo Patients - Dermavitality

    Hand Foot Cream for Chemo Patients

    $14.95

    Formulated with Bergamot, an essential oil that has astringent and anti-inflammatory properties, as well as an antiseptic and antibacterial effect. Essential oils and natural botanicals of Calendula and Oat Oil help calm irritated itchy skin. The ultra-moisturizing formula heals dry, red peeling cracked skin on the hands and feet. This is great for hand foot syndrome, a common side effect of some types of chemotherapy.

    Lotion for Chemo Patients - Dermavitality
    Lotion for Chemo Patients - Dermavitality

    Lotion for Chemo Patients

    $28.95

    Formulated with Calendula, Shea Butter, Oat oil and therapeutic grade Lavender Essential Oil that helps nourish and hydrate stressed skin during radiation or Chemo. Helps relieve itching, flaking, irritation and redness.

    Radiation Burn Cream for Radiation Therapy Patients - Dermavitality
    Radiation Burn Cream for Radiation Therapy Patients - Dermavitality

    Radiation Burn Cream for Radiation Therapy Patients

    $28.95

    Our natural and organic herbal oncology face helps moisturize, soothe, and hydrate skin during chemotherapy. This face serum helps calm itchy, irritated dry skin. Formulated with gentle ingredients for your face.

    daily routine

    In your day-to-day routine:

    • Keep your home well ventilated and the temperature set to a cool 60° to 70° F to avoid sweating.
    • Wear loose-fitting soft clothes that won’t irritate your skin. Consider not only their softness but also their breathability, moisture-wicking properties, and how they feel against sensitive skin. Wear clothes with natural fabrics like 100% cotton underwear or bamboo tops which helps to minimize irritation and discomfort during chemotherapy. Drink plenty of water and other fluids.
    • Get enough sleep. If the itch keeps you up at night, ask your care team or your pharmacist about whether you should take antihistamines.

    Tips to help you avoid scratching your skin

    • Apply cool, wet packs to the itchy areas.
    • Keep your nails clean and short to reduce damage to your skin when you can’t help but scratch.
    • If you find yourself scratching without noticing, consider wearing soft gloves.
    • Instead of scratching the itch, try rubbing, vibration or pressure to avoid breaking the skin.
    • Get your mind off the itch by reading, watching TV, listening to music, or engaging in social activities.
    • Take anti-itch medications as directed.
    • Ask your care team for more tips and advice. Your doctor may also be able to prescribe medications and recommend over-the-counter remedies.
    • If you experience these other signs and symptoms that may come with treatment-related itch, contact your care team.

    Tips to help you avoid scratching your skin
    skin rashes

    Skin Rash

    A skin rash is a common side effect of certain types of cancer treatments. Rashes usually develop within a few weeks of receiving the treatment but can develop at any time during your treatment. “Chemo rash” simply refers to the various types of rashes that may develop in response to cancer treatment. In fact, not only chemotherapy, but also targeted therapy, immunotherapy, radiation therapy and bone marrow transplant may cause a rash. It tends to look like acne, and in some cases, it’s a sign that your treatment is working.

    Though a rash is a common side effect of cancer treatment, making some changes to your routine, while you’re in treatment, may help you avoid these side effects.

    • Bathe with a mild, low-pH cleanser.
    • Wash your skin gently, don’t scrub. Avoid abrasive cloths, sponges, and products.
    Avoid fragrances in products that touch your skin, including dishwashing liquid and laundry detergent. Choose gentle, unscented, mild formulations.
    • Avoid the sun as much as possible.· When you must spend time in the sun, wear at least SPF 30 sunscreen, sunglasses, a wide-brimmed hat and loose clothes that cover your skin.

    Use a gentle, fragrance free moisturizer with skin calming botanicals and essential oils. Demavitality chemo support formulas are made with botanicals that help calm and ease skin rash. Here is a short list of herbs in our formulas

    WHAT HERBS ARE BEST FOR SOOTHING IRRITATED SKIN?

    Calendula

    calendula oil

    Calendula also has astringent, anti-inflammatory properties that make it excellent for soothing skin irritations and burns. It’s also full of antioxidants which help protect the skin from oxidative damage.

    Oats oil (Avena sativa)

    oats oil

    Oat oil has powerful benefits for irritated skin. They’re probably most known for their ability to calm itchy skin, but they’re also great for dry, sensitive skin. Oats are also full of protein, vitamin E, antioxidants, and anti-inflammatory properties.

    Chamomile

    chamomile oil

    Chamomile is soothing to the skin when applied topically. Rich in anti-inflammatory plant compounds, this herb can help with many common skin conditions like eczema and rosacea. It’s also high in antioxidants and is great for repairing and restoring skin barrier function to help skin retain moisture.

    Marshmallow root

    Marshmallow root

    Marshmallow root contains compounds that have “mucilage,” which is a slippery substance that helps soothe skin and seal the skin barrier. Studies show that marshmallow root can be an effective treatment for eczema and dermatitis.

    Aloe Vera

    Aloe vera

    Aloe vera is a top choice to cool and calm dry, irritated skin. The jelly-like insides of this desert plant have amazing anti-inflammatory and healing properties and also act as a humectant and emollient to hydrate your skin.

    Chemotherapy and Hair Loss

    Hair Loss during chemotherapy 

    Some patients do not experience any of these symptoms but many experience things such as:

    • Itchy scalp
    • Tenderness, pain, or soreness on the scalp
    • Cradle cap (crusty or oily scaly patches) or dry, flaky scalp
    • Redness
    • The scalp feeling warm to the touch
    • Rashes in small clusters
    • Sore bumps known as folliculitis (inflammation of the hair follicles)

    Dermavitality formulated a natural and organic formulas to help with dry itchy scalp.

    hair loss during chemo

    Photosensitivity related to cancer treatments

    Several treatments, including some types of chemotherapy, radiation therapy and stem cell transplant, may make your skin more sensitive to light. You will need additional protection from the sun to prevent sunburn when you are outdoors.

    • Wear long sleeves, long pants and a wide-brimmed hat to protect your skin from the sun, especially from 10 am to 4 pm.

    • Use a broad-spectrum sunscreen (to protect against both UVA and UVB rays) of at least SPF 15 generously and reapply at least every two hours.