Six homegrown skincare labels worth your shelf space, from Allies of Skin’s peptide serums to Sigi Skin’s sensitive-skin range, a doctor-founded barrier line, a dermatologist’s acne kits and vegan lip care from $12.90. Prices and offers were checked on each brand’s own store on 24 October 2026.
Homegrown skincare has grown up: these labels are built for our heat and humidity, and most sell straight from their own sites.
> Quick view: best all-rounder is Allies of Skin (serums $130-$270); sensitive skin should start with Sigi Skin or Bareness; the cheapest way in is Handmade Heroes from $12.90. Catch: most offers here are spend thresholds, so build one order rather than three.
How to choose
- Start with your skin type, not the brand. Reactive skin: Sigi Skin or Bareness. Breakouts: Dr.TWL or RE:ERTH. Firmness and fine lines: Allies of Skin.
- Try small before you commit. Allies sells deluxe sizes from $18, and Handmade Heroes and DORS let you test before buying.
- Bundle to clear the threshold. Free shipping kicks in at S$38 (RE:ERTH), $80 (Bareness, Handmade Heroes) and $100 (Allies), and the gifts start at $100-$165. One combined order usually beats several small ones.
- Introduce one active at a time. Retinal, retinaldehyde and vitamin C serums work best when you add them one at a time, two weeks apart, with sunscreen every morning.
How we checked
Every price on this page was read from the brand’s own online store on 24 October 2026: product prices and markdowns from each store’s catalogue, and offers from its homepage banners. Sigi Skin’s Golden Draw dates and prizes come from its campaign banner, Handmade Heroes’ stockists from its stockist page, and founder details from ELLE Singapore’s 2026 guide to local beauty brands and the brands’ own pages. Skin Inc was left out because its site could not be checked.
