A WIRRAL science student who tried to end her life after ill-health cost her a job has turned things around and created beauty products to help others.
Kirsty Smith suffered from endometriosis and was riddled with fibroids and a tumour. She found it impossible to lose weight.
The 36-year-old from Birkenhead lost her job through ill health and had 13 operations. In 2016, she tried to end her life.
But instead, she turned it around and took herself to university and began to develop a product that is now selling internationally and has helped millions of women around the world.
She developed Liquid Lipo Ltd with the help of a biochemist in Bolton to remove fat from the subcutaneous tissue. The product went on win to the British Hair and Beauty Awards rising star award.
Kirsty said: "The first product, Liquid Lipo, helped with my own weight issues that nothing else seemed to work for and the last product which I have recently launched, ZX10 cured a pain killer addiction and enabled me to come off anti-depressants and all medication after 19 years.
"This led me to go and receive a WOW award in the Mini Minds Matters Awards for Inspiration in mental health and I have reached the final for SheInspires as an "Agent of change"
Kirsty has created 13 products with scientific research at the forefront.
Her company also won a Mums in Business International Growth Award 2022 and distributes globally through 600 practitioners, building a six-figure income business by helping others.
She said: "My customer trials with Liquid Lipo spanned from 2018 to 2020.
"This was 3000 customers being weighed on body mass scales to check after using formulas for five days (or four sessions) if they lost subcutaneous fat or water using formula 99 (now known as Liquid Lipo) 95% did".
Kirsty added: "This was further enhanced in 2022 by using a styku 3d scanner that uses external researchers to verify data in America.
"Again we verified Liquid lipo reduced subcutaneous and visceral verified by styku".
She said: "My main job is to create products to aid everyday problems for women. This then enables them to better understand their bodies.
"I'm a VTCT-qualified teacher allowing me to also mentor and train practitioners from my own case studies over a five-year period.
"I've also been part of a book How To Create Everything You've Never Had and proudly one of the 22 leaders in Bolton.
"We help a range of everyday women, business women, beauty practitioners plus doctors and nurses.
"This allows me to share my knowledge and examples of reducing conditions that are often forgotten about and can be easily fixed by looking at the root cause.
"My purpose is to offer solutions to problems I never received help with and ultimately save the world".
Comments: Our rules
We want our comments to be a lively and valuable part of our community - a place where readers can debate and engage with the most important local issues. The ability to comment on our stories is a privilege, not a right, however, and that privilege may be withdrawn if it is abused or misused.
Please report any comments that break our rules.
Read the rules here