Category: Skincare

Naturally Luxurious

28/9/2017

Madeleine Ritchie skincare traces its proud heritage to the ancient spa town of Royal Tunbridge Wells in Kent, England.

It was 1963 when Mrs Hylda Conway (Madeleine’s mother) first started making honey based creams from natural recipes discovered by her beekeeping husband.

In 1982, Madeleine Ritchie began to make the skincare products in New Zealand under the HoneyCreme brand. The formulas were enriched with pure NZ honey, local plant botanicals and pure NZ spring water. Madeleine pioneered the development of the world’s first skincare to contain Manuka Honey in 1988. And so the honeycreme story began, made of entrepreneurship and creativity, elegance and craftsmanship.

Skincare for Real Men

27/8/2017

Most businesses start at the kitchen table; DirtyMan started in the bathroom... on a building site!

The original DirtyMan, Mike Orange, noticed himself in the mirror at work one day and quickly decided he needed to look after himself a bit better. So began Mike's search for a men's hygiene and skincare product that provided exceptional results as well as being a product he would feel comfortable using.

There didn't seem to be anything that ticked those boxes, sure there were lots of men's moisturisers and facial scrubs but they seemed to be just a hand-me-down or add-on from a big brand that focused on the women's needs and wants. What's more, the men's products were all riddled with chemicals. Mike decided this had to change...

And in 2007 the DirtyMan concept was born. The range now includes moisturisers, facial scrub, shaving gel, face wash, and deodorants.

From Tragedy to Triumph!

15/8/2017

Contracting a vicious staph infection what was slowly eating away at her face, Hannah Cadwallader decided that after modern medicine couldn't help it was time to take matters into her own hands.

After hours of online research, Hannah melted manuka beeswax and applied it as a face mask, with instant but small improvements to the infection. After adding a few other ingredients to the treatment, Hannah tried it again and within 48 hours, the swelling and inflammation calmed and every day afterwards the raw look of the sores lessened until fresh new skin was growing.

After making some extra bottles of the balm and advertising in the Taupo local paper, Hannah's Bumble Balm was born with extraordinary results being experienced by countless customers.

Doing No Harm

25/6/2017

Ranchorama Remedies are produced on an 80-acre property in Waitakere, Auckland. It’s a busy place where they grow herbs, raise beef cattle and breed Tenessee Walking horses.

Miranda Adams’ day job is as violinist and Assistant Concertmaster with the Auckland Philharmonia Orchestra and despite the musical fulfilment she gets from this, playing the violin is punishing on her body, especially the neck and shoulders. This, plus a weakness for migraines and some minor skin cancer issues led Miranda to begin making her own chemical-free muscle balms, skin healing balms and sunscreens, right there in her kitchen.

The herbs are grown on the property or bought from organic sources, infused in oil and mixed with beeswax to create balms. The sunscreens use non-nano zinc oxide (non whitening once rubbed in).

Miranda is inspired by the ancient traditional power of herbs such as calendula, kawakawa and lavendar to heal many skin conditions such as rashes, ecxema and acne, also comfrey, mint, arnica and ginger for muscular pain.

It is the hope of Ranchorama Remedies that everyone who uses their products does so because they are chemical and preservative free and cannot do any harm, only benefit the user.

Keeping It Simple

29/5/2017

Made just for you in Balclutha in the South Island.

From a small 20 acre farm with goats, horses, chickens and beehives comes Simplenakedsoap. A home-grown fully sustainable skincare business.

When she’s not working on the farm, Tracy spends her spare time in the studio hand crafting, from start to finish, gorgeous goat's milk soap.

Simplenakedsoap is great for people with sensitive skin as it is made from raw goat's milk and good oils; no rubbish added and no lard or Palm oil used.

When you buy from simplenakedsoap you are receiving not only the most natural ingredients available, but the special care and attention that goes into hand crafting and cutting each individual bar.

Enjoy!

Naturally Luxurious

Skincare for Real Men

From Tragedy to Triumph!

Doing No Harm

Keeping It Simple

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