Turning despair into hope

Article JACINE DRUMMOND

As a mother, there is nothing worse than seeing your son feel embarrassed or ashamed. My son is now 18 but when he was five he developed severe eczema over his legs, arms and buttocks.

He looked contagious due to the constant infections he developed from scratching. People would stare at him when we went shopping and my heart cried for my child, who after seeing dermatologists for 18 months, to be only given steroids and antibiotics as a solution. The moment we stopped either, the eczema returned. I knew I had to find an answer to this. I had no clue if I could even do it, I wrote it down in my journal that I had made a cream that annihilated eczema.

I discovered a yeast ferment that increased the amount of hyaluronic acid the skin produced and helped to strengthen the skin barrier, which prevented the skin from losing moisture. It had also been used in burns to facilitate healing. This ingredient was thousands of dollars per kilogram and at the time I simply did not have the money in my business to pay for it. After discussion with my husband, he agreed to pay for the ingredient out of our savings, as he was also upset at the state of our son’s skin.

Little did I realise that this was the beginning of my journey of helping people with skin issues. When I first started, my formulas where pretty basic, having self-taught myself cosmetic chemistry. However even with my basic chemistry knowledge, I was making an impact in people’s lives. As the years went on, they became more advanced, with me finally becoming a cosmetic chemist three years ago.

In 2018 one of the ingredients became unavailable without purchasing a large quantity, which left me with a dilemma. Instead of sinking into despair I declared to the universe that I will be shown better ingredients. Literally this is what happened, with our CPR cream being now a CULT product and one of our best sellers.

I did not realise that my clients had nicknamed me ‘the skin girl’ in my earlier journey, with even dermatologists where I lived being aware of me. I did not get told this until nearly 10 years later. I have now been nicknamed from clients ‘The Fairy Godmother of Skin’, with many clients seeking me out for a solution for their skin dilemmas. Many have been told by dermatologists that there is nothing that they can do for them, however I have always grown up with the belief that nothing is impossible and when you ask for guidance, the universe always shows you the way.

If you are struggling with your skin or have an issue you can’t seem to fix, I would invite you to reach out to us. Many of our breakthrough products have come from people asking us to help them. You can contact us at: jacine@roccoco.com www.roccoco.com