From the age of 3 months old, I developed an allergy to many foods. Including nuts, eggs, legumes, and kiwi fruit and also had multiple environmental allergies. I have eczema-prone skin, so our parents tried many medical interventions. They found herbal medicine and sea saltwater from the ocean were the best medicine for my skin. Our mum is Chinese, so Traditional Chinese Medicine was introduced to me from a young age. This improved my gut health and the saltwater calmed my skin irritations.

Between the ages of 8-12 years old, I had fortnightly immunotherapy injections. To desensitise my response to specific allergens and help prevent an allergic reaction. As I’ve aged and after 5 years of immunotherapy treatment, I’ve outgrown some of my allergies. However, nuts still causes anaphylaxis for me. Growing up, my skin was still highly sensitive and I had to be careful with what I put on my skin. At the time, I was limited with a choice of products I didn't react to. This resulted in using products that included ingredients I couldn’t pronounce. Fast forward a few years, natural skincare products have become widely accessible. However, many natural skincare brands still include nut-based ingredients. This limited me with choice. We created Wyuna Botanicals to provide clean, natural products for allergy-prone skin.