Georgina Tang said she also feels far more active now
Georgina Tang said she also feels far more active now
A Liverpool mum said she feels 20 years younger since using homemade natural skin and hair products. For a long time, Georgina Tang, who lives in Halewood, was “scared to look in the mirror”.
She spent a fortune on expensive anti-aing serums that didn’t have the desired effect. However, since using a new set of products, the 61-year-old said she doesn’t have anyone calling her a “middle-aged woman” anymore and “everyone is shocked” when they hear her age.
Georgina, originally from Hong Kong, told the ECHO: “I definitely feel younger, more confident and have a spring in my step – not scared at looking in the mirror like previously.”
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The former Liverpool John Moores University student started creating her own products called Yours Naturally Naturally Yours in 2014. It came after she was tucking her son, Alessio, into bed one night, and she noticed a clump of his black hair come out in her hand.
Alessio, then only a child but now 21, was going through chemotherapy to treat an incurable condition that attacks the body similar to cancer – just one of the severe conditions he deals with on a daily basis.
When he was born, the doctors at Liverpool Women’s Hospital initially believed he would not make it to his first birthday, based based on him having such complex medical needs – some of which still haven’t been diagnosed to this day.
As Alessio grew older, doctors diagnosed him with autism, ADHD, and sensory processing and communication difficulties. However, it was when Alessio went through chemotherapy for the incurable condition, juvenile idiopathic arthritis, that Georgina decided to take matters into her own hands.
Georgina, who came to the city in 1981, said: “Alessio’s fingers would crack, they would bleed really badly. It’s horrible to see your child bleed like that. It was heart-breaking, and I needed to do something myself to make it better. I made a shea butter for him with different ingredients because I have always had an interest in skincare, and within a month, it started to clear up.
“One night, when I was kissing him good night I noticed all his hair falling out on the pillow and onto my hand. I broke down and cried; I honestly couldn’t believe this was happening to my beautiful boy. He was losing his hair, and he was only young, around nine years old. He couldn’t get out of bed, and now this was happening. ”
Georgina claims she created ‘skin-kind’ hair care that Alessio used for months and believes it is the reason why Alessio’s hair is as thick and long as it is today. Realising she had a talent for creating products, her hobby turned into a full-time business to fund Alessio’s much-needed 24/7 care and eventually a “legacy for him for when she is no longer around”.
She said: “My products have provided life-changing transformations to myself and many other people. I feel like when I was in my 30s, young, free and more active.
“Before, my eyelids and muscles were sagging. Also, I had a turkey neck but now I feel radiant and glowing. Back in 2014, I was under eight stones and now I am nearly 8.5 stones, yet my face and neck are firmer and slender.”