About Us

Mo Chroí Skinkare [Mo-Cree] meaning ‘My Heart’ in Irish, founded by Lauren McKaig; founder and CEO of the thriving beauty and laser clinic – Norwich Face and Body Clinic. 

Mo Chroí Skinkare is a unique, independent Norfolk based skincare brand. Our team are focused on creating innovative, natural and cruelty-free formulas, with the goal to protect, restore, and repair every skin type and tone.

Lauren’s vision for Mo Chroí Skinkare is to empower, educate and inspire individuals worldwide, promoting beauty with style, grace and empower a culture that embraces diversity.

The creation of Mo Chroi Skinkare came as what can only be described as a “light bulb moment”. Over the past year, I have spent time training with elite skincare companies in the UK, gaining expert knowledge and an increased thirst for the best ingredients and results.

Skincare is a journey for me, and I want Mo Chroi to provide the transport…

I suffered with my fair share of skin problems in my younger years, whether it be eczema on my face acne, hormonal breakouts. I feel like my skin has been through several different stages and skin types, which has led to my self-confessed skincare addiction! Name a product or a brand, and I can assure you I have tried them all.

I spent countless hours and even worse, money, searching for a product that I thought you improve my skin. Be it to help it appear less dry and dehydrated one month, to oily and spotty the next. When I look back, my skin must have been very confused and screaming for a break:

“just be gentle with me!”  

Around this time of my skincare journey, I also had concerns with my digestion and suffered from the dreaded dairy intolerance and IBS, which consequently went on for several years.

My IBS had a horrific effect on my eating habits, which knocked my confidence and my skin even more. You really are what you eat!

My GP was fantastic and willingly referred me to several dietitians and nutritionists to resolve my issues, for which I am forever grateful. The NHS is excellent in the UK, and I cannot thank them enough for helping me. However, I will admit waiting weeks, sometimes months for an appointment seemed like a lifetime, so I decided to do some research into my condition and find ways to improve the symptoms I was receiving. I suggest you do this with extreme caution and take the information with a pinch of salt if you are not medically trained. I was already a certified dental nurse and practice manager, so I knew where to look and explore with professionals and colleagues’ assistance.

This stage of my life, however difficult, really did provide me with an incredible insight on the impact of our skin if wellbeing, lifestyle, and environment are unbalanced.

I found, which is probably common sense, the healthier I ate, the more quality sleep, the less stressed and most of all, the more water I consumed, resulting in an increase in confidence, and my skin followed suit and wanted to show everyone it’s new glow.

Even though I have used different skincare through the years, with good and bad results, I guess none of them were as important as the habits I kept.

Habits really are the foundations of everything, especially clear skin. Once I looked after my health, and my habits became a lifestyle, I felt my skin had improved no end.

With everything falling into place, and the last stop on my journey was finding the right products to compliment my new lifestyle choices. I decided made it my mission to find an amazing skincare to keep skin glowing and remain healthy as I age. Through lots of personal trialling into different brands and products, I found a love for oil on my skin and how it felt after applications.  Now, even though my skin felt too oily at times, I always loved that dewy look is achieved. Over the years, I have used good oils, harmful oils, and not to mention spending a fortune on products that promise the world, but always ended up back at my bathroom sink mixing up my own formula and finding it achieving the outcomes the fancy brands just could not reach. 

This keen interest in skincare, wellbeing and beauty grew, and at 31, I decided to open the now thriving Beauty and Laser Clinic, Norwich Face and Body Clinic. My passion and focus from the word go was to educate and empower every person who enters the clinic to embrace their bodies, even if it means tweaking the bits they do not like, so Mo Chroi perfectly fits in.

My years of personal research combined with hours of training and client feedback at the clinic, I discovered ingredients that I knew could make a difference to a variety of skin types.

I have learnt so much from online training and reading the hundreds of ingredients and information sheets. Through this education, I reached out to a fantastic company and chemist, who were able to formulate the unique products I knew I needed.

Just like that, I created Mo Chroi Skinkare and reached my destination after lots of stops along the way.

What does Mo Chroí stand for?

Mo Chroí means ‘my heart’ in Irish; a tribute to my Irish surname McKaig, and my late grandfather Lionel,  who died in February 2020, the HEART of my family. 

I’ve always dreamt of creating a skinkare brand to compliment my Norwich Face and Body Clinic signature treatments. When grandad became unwell, I would visit him in hospital and sit chatting to/at him about my plans; he always encouraged me to follow my dreams. Sadly, my grandad passed away, so I felt spurred on to create Mo Chroi is a wonderful tribute to him. I know he would have been incredibly proud of me; he always was and will continue to be, my biggest fan.

Our unique products are available online or at Norwich beauty salon, Norwich face and Body Clinic.