Dr Hauschka

Quick bio: Dr Hauschka is one of a handful of cosmetics companies to receive BDIH certification. The BDIH is a federation of German manufacturers that has created the "Certified Natural Cosmetics" Seal which only 100 over manufacturers worldwide have. The use of botanical and organic raw materials is essential in gaining certification.

Try: Dr Hauschka's Med range, which is free from synthetic dyes, fragrances and preservatives.

Those with sensitive lips will love Dr Hauschka's Labimint Acute Lip Care ($32, 5ml) which cools and soothes the lips from the very first sign of tightness.

Its Med Skin range of Ice Plant Body Care Lotion ($85, 200ml) and Ice Plant Intensive Cream ($78, 50ml) is intended to relieve and soothe dry or sensitive skin.

Find it: At beauty counters at Tangs Orchard, Tangs VivoCity, SuperNature, The Living Pharmacy, and Sephora stores. Visit www.drhauschka.com.sg for more information.

Jurlique

Quick bio: The Australian skincare company has been on a mission to provide the purest skin care through natural products for 25 years.

All the ingredients in Jurlique's products are grown in biodynamic farms in Australia, as well as its in-house 153-acre herb farm where it grows 30 different varieties of herbs, making its products 95 to 98 per cent natural.

Its herbs and flowers are also hand-picked from its farms and are dried using natural processes.

Try: Jurlique's Limited Edition Herbal Recovery Gel ($234, 100ml).

The botanical concentrate is infused with a rich blend of herbs and precious plant oils to restore, firm, hydrate and revitalise ageing skin.

The limited-edition glass bottle is 100 per cent recyclable.

Find it: Available at all Jurlique counters and spas at Tangs Orchard, Tangs VivoCity, Robinsons Raffles City and Wheelock Place #04-02. Visit www.jurlique.com.au for more information.

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