Look Good Feel Better is a national cancer-support program run by The Cancer Patients Foundation: a not-for-profit organisation unaffiliated with any other cancer charity. Free in-person and online workshops and Confidence Kits are offered to help people with any type of cancer manage the most common physical and psychological impacts of treatment. In providing practical tips and tools, Look Good Feel Better helps connect a community of people living a shared experience; empowering them to regain control, confidence, and a sense of self.
Run by volunteer experts, Look Good Feel Better workshops are non-medical and brand-neutral, covering topics from skincare, cosmetics, and headwear options, through to grooming, fitness, mobility, and mental wellbeing. Their Confidence Kits contain a range of skincare and cosmetic products generously donated by the cosmetics industry, in addition to practical written and video guides.
Three services are available as part of the program:
In-person workshops: Group workshops covering skincare techniques to address common side-effects like dryness and sun sensitivity; makeup tips to help correct and conceal redness, sallowness, pigmentation and dark circles as well as techniques for drawing on eyebrows; and advice on headwear including scarf styling and wig selection. Each participant receives a Confidence Kit full of skincare and cosmetic products donated by the cosmetic industry, to use as tools for application throughout the workshop, and for continued use at home.
Virtual workshops: Live and interactive online workshops offering practical strategies to manage the appearance-related side effects of treatment, and improve health, fitness, mobility and mental wellbeing from the comfort of home.
Home-Delivered Confidence Kits: Confidence Kits delivered directly to the homes of those who are undergoing cancer treatment and unable to participate in a Look Good Feel Better workshop for health, travel or personal reasons. They contain a range of skincare and cosmetic products, an instructional booklet, and links to practical video guides.
The Look Good Feel Better program depends on the support of hundreds of trained professionals who volunteer their time and expertise to help deliver the program across Australia.
Look Good Feel Better is a global initiative and receives no government funding, relying on the generosity of corporate and community sponsors. Since 1990, over 190,000 Australian women, men, and young adults have been supported through their cancer diagnosis. The Cancer Patients Foundation is very proud of the positive impact generated by the Look Good Feel Better program, with over 98% of participants satisfied and willing to recommend it to others.
Each year, many of Accord’s cosmetic member companies provide support for Look Good Feel Better by donating skincare and make-up products – allowing each workshop participant to receive a complimentary Confidence Kit – as well as donating volunteer hours and gifts in kind.
Accord and its members also support Dream Ball, the cosmetic industry’s annual gala event that raises significant funds to enable Look Good Feel Better to keep doing its wonderful work.
For more information or to enquire about how to support the Cancer Patients Foundation and the Look Good Feel Better program, visit www.lgfb.org.au or email info@lgfb.org.au.
