The Manila Times

Lianne Lim's successful search for a cure

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dition where the skin on certain areas of the body becomes dry, cracked, rough, or scaly that sometimes devel ops into blisters that causes inflam mation and becomes uncontroll­ably itchy due to a genetic variation where the skin is not healthy enough to retain to many things.” moisture and protection from bacteria,

She continued, “I would develop irritants, and allergens. Usually, if your blisters whenever pencil lead smudged family has a history of asthma or hay on my hands and that would eventually fever, you are prone to have eczema,” spread to my arms, nose, legs, and neck when I get in contact with Kurecolor Lianne, however, has always taken markers or the strap of my camera. My matters into her own hands and this is was a serious impediment for a Fine ganic soap line she started with a friend. Arts student like me. Still I tried to “I wanted to gain control of my endure but I scratched [ the itch] until life and not be dictated by the itch. I I graduated and got my license.” wanted to truly know what I was ap

She only discovered that she had plying to my skin, the benefit of each eczema after visiting four dermatolo ingredient, and to help those who gists in a span of five were desperate to find a cure, like me. years that greatly hindered her job. their full potential to become better

“I tried to do my human beings while also having the job the best that I ability to support local suppliers and can but sometimes small businesses,” she intoned. I get distracted be cause all I want to do is scratch my arms!” she lamented. bay,” she added.

Eczema is what most Filipinos call friends and family, have all natural as , ingredient­s proven to help eczema and which refers to kids other skin problems like psoriasis. who easily get aller gies or those touted based glycerin oil, which is the best to to have sensitive keep the skin moist; natural and organic skin. She noted that while it is not con based without pesticides ( vegan) like rosehip seed, jojoba, avocado, grapeseed tremely frustratin­g. oil – all known as great help in maintain

“Eczema is a con ing the skin vitamins, natural oils that leave a barrier for regenerati­on.

Also making up the concoction are powder form clays like burdock root, and heal the broken skin cells because ants like infused peppermint tea and Himalayan pink salt and sea salt are also effective in removing dead skin properly.

But more than anything, Lianne wishes to educate the country about the reality of eczema.

“You might not know it but eczema affects around 21 to 30 percent of the world’s population, both kids and adults. [I just want to emphasize that] it is common and not contagious at all. I hope that society would embrace this skin disorder as some people with more suffering enough since it affects their us show them love and support as stress also triggers outbreaks,” she ended.

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