Meet the Founder

Smart skincare, from nature, for the whole self.

FIGGI was created from lived experience, formulation discipline, and a deep understanding of sensitive, changing skin. Dr. Jeanne's personal experience of illness and seeing how the mind-skin connection can affect the skin led to her formulation philosophy: Skin does not need to be fought. It needs to be understood.

Formulated by Dr Jeanne Retief, PhD — South African-born founder, cosmetic chemistry trained, and sensitive-skin focused.

Awards & Recognition

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Featured in

SkinDeep

dermascope The authority on professional skin care

FINE magazine

SCOTTISH woman magazine

Medium

The Founder Story

A Personal Journey into the Mind-Skin Connection.

FIGGI began with skin that did not always behave as expected — sensitive, reactive, dehydrated, and changing with stress, hormones, age, illness, and life.

For Dr. Jeanne, that experience became formulation intelligence: a belief that sensitive skin does not need to be fought, stripped, or overwhelmed. It needs skincare that knows how to work with it — calm, intelligent, and built around the quiet strength of South African Green Rooibos.

Founder Philosophy

“Sensitive skin should not be excluded from intelligent, luxury skincare.”

— Dr. Jeanne

From personal need to formulation philosophy

A calm ritual, shaped by science.

Dr. Jeanne’s own experience with skin that could feel reactive, dehydrated or easily unsettled helped shape the way FIGGI was built — with restraint, precision and respect for the skin barrier.

Instead of chasing aggressive trends, FIGGI focuses on calm, intelligent support: hydration, antioxidant care and elegant formulations designed to feel luxurious without overwhelming the skin.

For skin that feels everything.

FIGGI is designed for skin that can feel sensitive to life, climate, stress, routine changes or overly active products. Skin that needs intentional calm designed to work with it, not against it.

Founder principles

What Dr. Jeanne believes skincare should be.

01

Mindful Luxury.

Sensitive skincare should still feel refined, modern and desirable. Not stripped of luxury.

02

Skin Needs to be Understood.

FIGGI respects the skin's intelligence. Re-inspiring the skin to do what it does best, naturally.

03

Formulation Discipline.

What is left out matters as much as what is put in. Its a formulation decision that affects mind, skin and body.

04

Founder-led, product-first.

FIGGI is built around purposeful formulation, not trend-led noise or unnecessary complexity.

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