Award-winning British actress, director, producer and entrepreneur, Sharon Maughan developed well being issues in 2009 as a result of a response to salicylates, often called salicylic overload.
Salicylates are compounds present in meals, drugs. In most individuals they don’t trigger any unwell uncomfortable side effects. However, people who find themselves allergic or delicate to salicylate, like Sharon, might expertise signs together with respiration issues, nasal polyps, eczema and delicate pores and skin.
Sharon had main surgical procedure and was advised to drastically restrict her salicylate consumption or danger the situation returning inside six months. Salicylates’ frequent presence in cosmetics, meals, cleansing merchandise, fragrance and extra, means many others have additionally developed reactions.
Though Sharon’s response was excessive, salicylate construct up can have an effect on victims with a various spectrum of severity over time, with it turning into extra extensively recognised by the medical career as an issue ingredient for some customers.
Following her struggles, since 2012 she has been on a journey to develop a line of skincare merchandise that may assist to supply the answer. Utilizing one of the best pure components, Sharon has developed FaceWise
Sharon stated: “After years of poisonous construct up and worsening pores and skin issues I lastly developed a life-threatening allergy to aspirin and ibuprofen. Lastly, my ENT Physician recognized a salicylate overload often called Samter’s Triad.
“I had itchy, delicate pores and skin which bought worse and extra frequent till it turned full blown pink eczema patches on my face. I additionally had allergy signs like a delicate nostril and eyes.
“The analysis led to me having sinus surgical procedure after which I felt higher and determined to undertake my new way of life controlling my publicity to salicylates with a low salicylate food regimen. Then I began searching for a low salicylate skincare because the pores and skin is the biggest organ of the physique. What goes onto the pores and skin goes into the physique.”
When looking for a low salicylate skincare choice, Sharon was stunned there was not a single skincare product line advertising and marketing itself as low salicylate.
She stated: “Salicylates are an affordable preservative used liberally in magnificence merchandise and family cleansing merchandise, so we’re extensively uncovered to them lately. Someday when speaking to a pal they stated, ‘why don’t you launch your personal line’. That’s why I’ve made FaceWise.”
Sharon continued: “Earlier than surgical procedure I used to be very unwell. After surgical procedure mixed with my new low salicylate way of life, I’m a lot better.
“I’ve discovered to consider what I expose myself to. I by no means ever expose myself to mint for instance, as it’s dangerously excessive in salicylates. I don’t even use mint toothpaste. I by no means use stripping exfoliant on my pores and skin – I might find yourself pink uncooked. I’m variety to my pores and skin and my physique.
“I’ve all the time been conscious of well being, health, diets, a transparent mind and so on as a part of my job as an actor. However this has been a brand new means of studying what works for my physique and my pores and skin well being.”
Following her private battle with salicylate overload, Sharon now has a heightened understanding of the way to restrict inner and exterior publicity and is captivated with serving to different victims reside a decrease salicylate way of life.
Sharon’s want is to current an total schooling – a brand new manner of approaching skincare, that includes kind-to-skin components as options to the components in mainstream industrial manufacturers which have contributed to her well being issues.
Her purpose is to empower skincare customers to have a selection in regards to the merchandise they use – one thing she needs she would have had.
FaceWise gives a mild and nourishing different, and is appropriate for all genders, all pores and skin varieties and ages. The model has launched a quad of merchandise for many who undergo from delicate pores and skin, and for these in search of a mild, ingredient-led choice. This consists of the Melting Cleaning Balm (£39.95), Important Eye Cream (£18.95), Moisturising Day Cream (£19.95) and Revitalising Face Oil (£21.95) at www.facewiseskincare.com.