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Pandemic e-commerce boom helps Sigi Skin find early success

Covid-19 thwarts the skincare company’s US expansion plans, but boosts sales as consumers turn to online shopping

Tessa Oh
Published Wed, Oct 16, 2024 · 02:00 PM
    • Xenia Wong founded Sigi Skin when she was 23 and fresh out of university.
    • Xenia Wong founded Sigi Skin when she was 23 and fresh out of university. PHOTO: XENIA WONG

    FRUSTRATED with the complex multi-step routines touted by many Asian skincare brands, Xenia Wong started Sigi Skin in 2018 to provide customers with a simpler, yet equally high-quality alternative.

    “I realised that a lot of (brands) have a lot of skincare steps, which makes it confusing,” she said. “It makes it hard for anyone to really build a consistent skincare routine.”

    Instead of pushing out many products swiftly, Sigi focuses on perfecting the formulas for specific product types before launching them.

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