Cleaning up their act

Natural products have caught up with their synthetic cousins, writes Tama Lung

From left: Y Natural 601 Nourish Luxury Treatment HK$1,050; Elemental Herbology Moisture Milk HK$650; Noesa Total Repair Serum HK$4,380; the Organic Pharmacy Rose Plus Marine Collagen Complex HK$1,940; Omorovicza Thermal Cleansing Balm HK$790; Intelligent Nutrients Renewal Complex Skin Serum HK$1,388. Photo: Gary Ng, Common Studio

There was a time, not too long ago, when shopping for natural skincare products required a visit to the local farm or health-food store. But as more and more consumers seek to avoid potentially toxic ingredients in their cleansers and moisturisers, natural products have caught up with their synthetic cousins to become technologically advanced and increasingly luxurious.

'Natural and organic skincare is definitely the new luxury skincare,' says Anita Yuen, director of beauty for Harvey Nichols.

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