30/08/2026
SSE didn’t begin with a business idea.
It began with my Ah Ma(Grandmother).
That year, Ah Ma was 90.
As she grew older, her skin became increasingly dry and fragile, and the itching often left her feeling uncomfortable.
It was especially difficult at night. Sometimes, the itching kept her from sleeping well. She would scratch until the skin on her hands became red and sore.
Seeing her in such discomfort was difficult for us. We tried different skincare products, but we struggled to find something that truly made her feel comfortable.
Then my family and I had a simple thought:
Why don’t we try making a Body Butter for Ah Ma ourselves?
There was no grand plan behind it.
All we wanted was for her skin to feel less dry and for her to sleep a little more comfortably at night.
So we began experimenting and making adjustments, little by little.
Eventually, we created a Body Butter that Ah Ma enjoyed using.
I still remember what she said after using it:
“This is good. It feels comfortable.”
It was such a simple sentence.
But it stayed with me.
Because that was when I slowly began to realise something—
When someone grows older, becomes ill, or requires long-term care, we naturally think about many important things.
Medicine.
Food.
Medical care.
Everyday support.
Of course, all of these matter.
But there are also smaller things that can easily be overlooked.
Things like:
Does their skin feel comfortable?
Later, through conversations with people working in charities and community care, I began to realise that Ah Ma was not the only one experiencing this kind of everyday discomfort.
Older people, patients, and those who require long-term care may also experience discomfort caused by dry skin.
But when there are so many more urgent needs to attend to, these “small discomforts” are often not the first things people notice.
I began to believe:
Some forms of care may seem small.
But small does not mean unimportant.
And from there, something that had begun simply as an act of care for Ah Ma slowly found a name—
SSE.
SSE is short for Ah Ma’s name.
Her name continues to remind me:
Why all of this began.
It wasn’t because I wanted to start a skincare brand.
And it wasn’t because I began with some grand social mission.
In the beginning, it was simply because we loved someone,
and we wanted her to feel a little more comfortable.
Over time, the care that began with one person slowly reached more people.
Today, SSE continues to pay attention to the small comforts that can so easily be overlooked in everyday care.
What we do may not be something big.
A jar of Body Butter cannot solve all the difficulties someone may be facing.
But if it can bring someone a little comfort and remind them that even these small needs are seen and cared about—
to me, that little bit matters.
SSE began with Ah Ma.
From bringing comfort to one person, to extending care to many more.
May the little things we do
help bring a little less suffering
and a little more warmth
to the lives around us.
SSE | Softening the Edges of Life.
SSE，不是从一个商业点子开始的。
它始于我的阿嫲（奶奶）。
当年，阿嫲 90 岁。
随着年纪增长，她的皮肤变得越来越干燥、脆弱，也经常因为搔痒而感到不舒服。
尤其到了晚上，有时候痒得睡不好，她会忍不住一直抓，手背抓得发红，甚至抓伤。
看着她这么不舒服，我们试过不同的护肤品，却一直找不到真正让她觉得舒服的。
后来，我和家人有了一个很简单的想法：
不如，我们试着为阿嫲研发一款适合她的 Body Butter。
没有什么宏大的计划。
当时想的，只是希望她的皮肤不要那么干，希望她晚上可以睡得舒服一点。
于是，我们开始一点一点地尝试和调整。
后来，终于研发出了一款阿嫲喜欢使用的 Body Butter。
我一直记得，她用过之后对我们说：
“这个很好，擦了舒服。”
很普通的一句话。
但对我来说，却一直留在心里。
因为那时候，我才慢慢意识到——
当一个人年老、生病，或需要长期照护时，我们很自然会想到很多重要的事情。
药物。
饮食。
医疗。
生活上的照顾。
这些当然都很重要。
可是，还有一些看起来很小的事情，很容易被忽略。
例如：
肌肤舒不舒服。
后来，在与一些慈善机构和社区照护工作者交流的过程中，我才发现，原来 Ah Ma 并不是唯一一个面对这些日常不适的人。
一些长者、病患，以及需要长期照护的人，也可能面对皮肤干燥所带来的不适。
只是当生活中还有许多更迫切的需要时，这些“小小的不舒服”，往往不会是大家最先注意到的事情。
但我开始相信：
有些照顾看起来很小，
小，并不代表不重要。
也就是从这里，原本只是为了 Ah Ma 而开始的一件小事，慢慢有了一个名字——
SSE。
SSE，是阿嫲名字的缩写。
这个名字，也一直提醒着我：
这一切最初为什么开始。
不是因为我想创立一个护肤品牌。
也不是因为一开始就有什么宏大的社会使命。
最初，只是因为我们爱一个人，
所以希望她可以舒服一点。
后来，这份原本给一个人的关心，慢慢走向了更多人。
今天的 SSE，希望继续关注那些在日常照护中，容易被忽略的小小舒适。
也许我们做的事情并不大。
一罐 Body Butter，也无法解决一个人生活里的所有困难。
但如果它能为一个人带来一点舒适，让他知道，就连这些细微的需要，也有人在意——
对我来说，这一点点，就有意义。
SSE 从 阿嫲开始。
从一个人的舒适，到更多人的关怀。
愿我们所做的多一点点，
能让身边的生命少一点痛苦，
多一点温暖。
SSE｜让生活，少一点难受，多一点温柔。
