Mum’s relief after a $90 face oil helped reduce her four-year-old little girl’s deep scar in just five weeks after a traumatic dog bite
- A mum has used a skin oil to heal her daughter’s facial scars in five weeks
- Prue Floyd’s daughter Emilia was bitten by the family dog in a freak accident
- The bite left scars from the four-year-old’s left ear to the bottom of her nose
- Nila Botanics Life Skin Illuminating Oil was used to lift the look of the scars
Four-year-old Emilia was bitten on the face by the family dog in a freak accident while playing in a backyard in August, leaving her with a deep scar down the left side of her jaw.
Her mother Prue Floyd, 33, from Melbourne, rushed to her daughter’s side to find her and a friend’s deaf dog in shock before paramedics arrived to rush the child to the hospital.
Emilia had accidentally fallen on the back of the 10-year-old Dalmatian x Staffordshire terrier which bit her in a ‘knee-jerk’ response.
After reconstructive surgery and stitches, Prue turned to organic skincare brand Nila Botanics which eased the appearance of the scars after five weeks, much to her relief.
Four-year-old Emilia (pictured) was bitten by the family dog while playing in the backyard
![The dog had bitten the entire left side of her tiny face, leaving scars from her ear to the bottom of her nose](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2021/11/16/04/50538723-10206489-image-m-38_1637035571019.jpg)
![But Melbourne mum Prue Floyd, 33, started using the Nila Botanics Life Skin Illuminating Oil which eased the appearance of the scars after five weeks](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2021/11/16/04/50538725-10206489-image-a-39_1637035693365.jpg)
The dog had bitten the entire left side of her tiny face, leaving scars from her ear to the bottom of her nose (left). But Melbourne mum Prue Floyd, 33, started using the Nila Botanics Life Skin Illuminating Oil which eased the appearance of the scars after five weeks (right)
‘It looked like a crime scene,’ Prue told FEMAIL.
‘We never had any trouble before, the dog often slept alongside the kids, but sadly we had to put it to sleep the following day… I didn’t tell Emilia why.’
Prue turned to the Nila Botanics Life Skin Illuminating Oil after a mutual friend recommended the brand.
![After four weeks the Nila Botanics Life Skin Illuminating Oil (pictured) thinned the scar tissue and the markings near her mouth](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2021/11/16/05/50538727-10206489-After_four_weeks_the_Nila_Botanics_Life_Skin_Illuminating_Oil_pi-a-31_1637040165976.jpg)
After four weeks the Nila Botanics Life Skin Illuminating Oil (pictured) thinned the scar tissue and the markings near her mouth
The $90 product thinned the scar tissue and the markings near her mouth are almost unnoticeable.
‘I’m going to continue to use it and order more when I’m almost out because I’m honestly so shocked, like the front of her face was a hole. And now you can barely see the scar,’ Prue said.
The brand initially sold haircare products when Melbourne founder Rochelle Currie, 32, suffered from postpartum hair loss in 2018.
‘I was rediscovering hair oil treatments my grandmother would use on me, and turned the remedies into products,’ she told FEMAIL.
‘But after we launched a customer used the products on her skin and suggested extending the range to include skincare.
In 2020 she reformulated the brand with a huge line of skincare options now available online.
One vital ingredient found in several buys is king coconut to nourish and moisturise the skin for a deep hydration.
![Nila Botanics initially sold haircare products when Melbourne mum and founder Rochelle Currie, 32, (pictured) suffered from postpartum hair loss in 2018](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2021/11/16/23/50538721-10206489-Nila_Botanics_initially_sold_haircare_products_when_Melbourne_mu-a-4_1637106661291.jpg)
Nila Botanics initially sold haircare products when Melbourne mum and founder Rochelle Currie, 32, (pictured) suffered from postpartum hair loss in 2018
Despite the traumatic experience, Prue said her daughter ‘hasn’t changed’ and is excited to start school next year.
‘We talk to her about her scars and she’s aware it’s there, but she doesn’t hide it,’ she said.
Only a week and a half after the ordeal Emilia also wanted a puppy-themed dog party to celebrate her fifth birthday.