A SKINCARE company that uses green tea to help overcome scarring is celebrating after their products have been picked up by Boots.

Science of Skin (SOS), which is produced in St Helens, has secured the deal with the high street beauty giant three years after being founded by two medics on a mission to help heal wounds.

Produced at specialist beauty manufacturers Surefil in Parr and headed up by CEO Emma Blackman, from Croston in Lancashire, the flagship Solution for Scars cream was formulated to help reduce scarring caused by everything from chicken pox and acne to injury, surgery and even burns.

The secret ingredient in their products is derived from green tea, which has been clinically proven to help reduce the redness and thickness of scars.

It was developed by SOS founders, Dr Ardeshir Bayat, a skin biologist at the University of Manchester and leading cosmetic surgeon, Douglas McGeorge MBE of Chester and uses all vegan ingredients.

The products will initially be stocked at 28 of Boots stores in Ireland and it is also available wholesale on Amazon as its own website and selected on-line beauty retailers.

Emma, said: "We’re delighted to be launching with Boots, it’s the culmination of a lot of hard work by everyone in the team.

“It really feels like we are at the cusp of something exciting. It is making a difference to people with a product that actually works.

“Scarring is often the last thing that people think about after an injury or surgery, but can be the thing that stays with people for the longest as a reminder of what happened to them.

“The reviews we get from customers show time and time again the brilliant results the products achieve to help reduce the signs of scarring.”

Solution for Scars is available online by visiting www.scienceofskin.com/solutionforscars and is priced at £18.99 for 30ml.