Evolution

Having spent 8 years working in financial services in London and Hong Kong and then re-training to run my own landscape design practice, one question I’m always asked is how and why did I come to set up a company specializing in sensitive skin care products. The answer is not a simple one, but the story does start back in 2007 when I damage my back whilst landscaping a client’s garden.

As a result of my injury I was unable to work for several months and eventually had to have surgery. It was during this time that I started to re-think my career options once again. Quite what the initial triggering event was, I don’t know, but I do remember early on reading, researching and learning about the healing properties of various plant extracts and oils that have been used by various cultures to help various skin complaints. I found it all fascinating.

Gradually I started speaking to friends and family and later the general public at large about sensitive skin. Soon I realized that the number of people who choose to buy sensitive skin products but who don’t really know what they are buying, is huge. It was then that I started to look into the formulating, manufacturing, testing, marketing and legal aspects of setting up a skincare brand to determine what the challenges and costs would be.

 After 4 years of intensive research, false starts, frustration and juggling two businesses, the first four senzimi products were ready. We hope you enjoy our products and many thanks for taking the time to visit our site.

Tim Davies, Managing Director

About us

Senzimi was created to help and support people with dry and sensitive skin and scalps. The senzimi brand incorporates a range of natural products that can be used as part of a daily skin and scalp cleansing, nourishing and protection routine.

Back to basics

The idea to establish senzimi came about whilst talking to family and friends who have skin condition symptoms typically associated with eczema, rosacea, psoriasis, hyperpigmentation and general hypersensitivity. Taking this one step further we then decided to interview members of the general public. One issue shone out above all...consumers are confused!

The combination of supposedly high-tech cosmetics and the current swing towards natural and organic products has lead to confusion and mistrust in the labelling and descriptions of sensitive skin products. Consumers don’t know whether a product really is suitable for their skin or just designed to appear that way.

Transparency is key 

There is a lot of confusion over ingredients and what the various brands really stand for. Our stance on these and other issues is clear: we believe in transparency.

People with sensitive skin are likely to be better informed about their skin than those with normal skin, so it makes sense that they may also know what ingredients and products to avoid. We prefer to provide all the facts in a clear, understandable format, and then let you draw your own conclusions.

Purchasing sensitive skin care products no longer needs to be painful!

We've done our homework

From day one, our focus has been on talking and listening to men and woman about their skincare requirements and researching and testing which historical and contemporary active ingredients are available to help. We work with independent cosmetic scientists to develop our products who then subject them to rigorous testing - both in a laboratory and as part of a formal dermatological testing program. It takes time, but we believe the results speak for themselves. Put simply, we feel we understand a little about your skin and preferences and are well placed to determine and test which ingredients work best.

Talk to us

We make an effort and try to communicate with you through our blog, on facebook, and through our regular emailed newsletter, but here at senzimi we believe communication is a two way process. We rely on your feedback to know what we're doing right and wrong, and we want you to be a part of our business going forward, so if you have any comments - good or bad – please let us know!