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Dr.D's formula: a dermatologist and a pharmacist, a herbal garden in An Giang, a workshop in Bến Tre

Dr.D's formula is where two professions meet: Nguyễn Thị Đào, a dermatologist with a master's degree who runs a skin clinic in District 10 and has treated more than 100,000 patients, and pharmacist Nguyễn Thanh Bình, the company's director. Since 2013 they have combined modern and traditional medicine to make health and beauty products from Vietnamese herbs, under the watchwords "safe, effective, affordable".

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Thiên Ân An Lộc Phát Co., Ltd. · Ho Chi Minh City – Bến Tre – An Giang · drdformula.vn

Betel leaf, Indian camphorweed and mugwort go into a bottle of oil

Dr.D's formula runs a closed loop that few cosmetics brands attempt: a medicinal garden in Kiến An, Chợ Mới, An Giang growing perilla, Vietnamese balm, mint, mugwort and heart-leaved moonseed; a workshop making cosmetics and herbal teas in Mỏ Cày Nam, Bến Tre; and the clinic in Saigon, where the products are used and refined. More than 30 products fall into five lines: health care (Libra essential oil for sinusitis and rhinitis, made from mint, basil, Indian camphorweed, cinnamon and betel leaf, the best-seller; massage oil; Thảo Mộc Trường Sinh wound-healing spray), skincare, dermatological support, everyday goods (shampoo, body wash, toothpaste) and herbal teas. In 2022 the brand received the "For the Health of the Vietnamese People" award.

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India is the home of Ayurveda, where herbal medicine is an industry in its own right. A Vietnamese brand that has travelled from folk remedies of betel leaf and Indian camphorweed to modern oils and teas has plenty of common ground with the Indian partners at Lumi Hub on the morning of 04.11.2026.

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