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There is a taobao shop which has been selling a number of German made natural personal care products mostly natural skin care products.
At the moment, this shop has most of Dr. Hauschka's skin care products and several cosmetic products such as mascara, eyeliner, face powder and one or two lipsticks. Dr. Hauschka has a full range of natural cosmetics. The shop owner studies in Germany and she can get any of Dr. Hauschka's cosmetics for you if you know which products you want. She does not stock much Dr. Hauschka's natural cosmetics as she does not know which products people are interested particularlly colours. But she might be able to stock a bit more if there are interests.
www.drhauschka.co.uk is the site where people can find all detailed information about each of its products including all ingredients. The link to the taobao shop: http://shop34122862.taobao.com.
**SPECIAL THANKS FOR THIS INFO FROM Yinghui Zhang-Carraro**
If you read Chinese, enjoy a visit to her column (http://bbs.of315.com) featuring more market investigations, with news on organic product retailers and updates in Beijing.
Dr. Hauschka Ingredients
While it's great to find plant-based products available in Beijing, one thing to still consider is the level of human toxicity Dr. Hauschka cosmetics may still contain.
According to this report by the Environmental Working Group, there are several:
http://www.cosmeticsdatabase.com/company/Dr._Hauschka_Skin_Care%2C_Inc./
Organic Farm Has Natural Cosmetics
Organic Farm store has an entire line of natural cosmetics from Germany:
> Lipstick
> Lip liner
> Mascara
> Foundation
> Lip Gloss
> Eye shadows
> Blush
Testers right there for you to try.
All items are only available in their store, not available for delivery and also not on their website .
Organic Farm store- there's only one of them. It is in Palm Springs Apartments' "Lifestyle Mall", near Chaoyang Park South Gate. Address here send it in Chinese and English for free to your cell phone.
(helpful info by the lovely Liora Pearlman, Beijing Organic Consumers Moderator Mama)