Made By Mom Gift Guide: Cary mom builds business around balm that eased her son's eczema
Already the creator of a successful line of all-natural cooking oils, Judit Beres is back with a new business that features all-natural lotions to soothe eczema and other skin troubles.
Posted — UpdatedBeres' balms are featured in this year's Go Ask Mom Made By Mom Gift Guide. Here's a Q&A about her latest venture!
So, this past winter, when my son's skin started erupting again, I set out to make my own calendula salve. Once I got that process down, I contacted a herbalist to ask what other medicinal herbs could help his skin. I also used my own research background and added organic hemp oil and an Ayurvedic herb that is a powerful anti-inflammatory.
I wanted to create a formula that works holistically and helps the skin regenerate by adding ingredients that help all aspects of skin healing: vulnerary (healing agent), astringent, emollient, anti-inflammatory. This is how Mothers Healing Balm was born. I was super psyched to see it helped my son's skin: He had no eczema during allergy season for the first time in nine years.
Once I had a product ready, I gave samples out in my community in return for feedback. The feedback was very encouraging, people saying that the product helped with all sort of skin conditions: dry, itchy skin and wound healing.
When I posted something in our neighborhood about the free samples, people flooded my door saying they are willing to try anything because nothing helps. It was extremely rewarding to hear that the salve helped several people. There was one mom in particular who said she has an adult son who has eczema on his hands and cannot find a job because he is so apprehensive on interviews and keeps hiding his hands.
I gave this mom a sample and followed up with her a couple months later. This is what she wrote to me: "Though he doesn't use it as recommend (twice a day), he uses it when he has flare ups and the balm does work! This winter, it will get bad and I know he will be using it a lot more!" Hearing these testimonials gives me goosebumps and makes me forget all the trial and error it took to get to this point.
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