I Survived Breast Cancer—These Are the Gentle, Effective Products I Now Rely On

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To me, one of the most inspiring qualities is the ability to make something beautiful out of a devastating situation. Alina Mehrle, the founder of Ameōn, definitely possesses this trait. In 2018, on her 30th birthday, Mehrle was diagnosed with breast cancer.

She persevered through chemotherapy treatments but didn’t anticipate that the medicine would make her skin so dry and sensitive. She looked for solutions beyond Botox and injections and turned to natural skincare products, but everything either burned or irritated her skin. “It’s already a difficult situation to be vulnerable, completely bald, and very fragile, but not knowing what to do is a new level of anguish,” she explains.