MANUKA HONEY
Manuka Honey is one of New Zealand's most powerful natural ingredients and is world-renowned as a superfood healer.
Manuka Honey is made by bees that interact with just one species of flower from the iconic native New Zealand Manuka or Kāhikatoa tree. The Manuka grows throughout New Zealand and often found on windswept crags and cliff-tops. Fast-growing to three-to-four metres high and smothered in sweet fragrant blooms for many months of the year. These flowers are an incredible food source for a variety of pollen-loving birds and insects. When honeybees gather this nectar, the resulting honey has higher methylglyoxal (MG), so delivers uniquely potent health-boosting properties.
Manuka Honey has been hailed a wound healer and skin saviour for centuries in its native New Zealand. Long applauded as a natural medicine due to its higher antibacterial healing properties, this is what sets it apart from traditional honey. Not just good for eating, Manuka Honey is scientifically proven to promote healthy skin. Globally renowned for its antimicrobial and healing properties active Manuka Honey is approved for use in USA and EU hospitals to aid wound healing. Its unique 'Manuka factors' assists in making it one of the most biologically active and beneficial honey for the skin.
- Manuka Honey is rich in nutrients, vitamins, amino acids and minerals which hydrate, protect and nourish the skin and coat.
- Manuka Honey is a natural antioxidant, boasting high anti-inflammatory and antibacterial properties, which help to reduce red, inflamed or irritated skin, helping the skin to heal, soothe and fight free radical damage.
- Particularly for wounds, Manuka Honey is a natural antiseptic that prevents infections and speeds up healing.
- It boasts a potent dose of docosahexaenoic acid, or DHA, an Omega-3 fatty acid that helps strengthen the skin's barrier helping with sensitive skin conditions.
- It also functions as a natural humectant, drawing in and retaining moisture to the skin, helping soothe dry skin without the greasiness of oils. It is a master at sealing moisture into the hair cuticle too, resulting in a coat that is super-soft with high-shine.
Manuka honey
Common name: Manuka, Kahikatoa
Botanical name: Leptospermum scoparium
Manuka is an iconic New Zealand tree that grows throughout the country and is often found on windswept crags and cliff tops. Manuka is a fast-growing native shrub or small tree that reaches three to four meters in height and is covered in sweet, fragrant flowers for many months of the year. These flowers are an incredible food source for a variety of pollen-loving insects and birds. When collected by bees, the resulting honey has a higher methylglyoxal (MG) content, providing exceptionally powerful health-enhancing properties. The oils extracted from this plant have equally miraculous healing and soothing properties. The rest of the tree is also important for its numerous health benefits. Its medicinal uses have been acclaimed for hundreds of years among the original inhabitants of New Zealand.
MANUKA OIL
Leptospermum Scoparium Branch/Leaf Oil
A renowned antimicrobial, Manuka oil suppresses bacteria and fungi. Unlike the highly regarded Australian tea tree oil, its also anti-histaminic, anti-allergenic, and anti-dandruff. Used only in very small amounts in our products for its specific purpose to directly benefit the skin and coat.
Manuka water
Leptospermum Scoparium Branch/Flower/Leaf Water
Manuka Water is calming, astringent, anti-bacterial and rejuvenating for skin making it perfect for irritated skin. Famous for its health giving benefits it has been used for centuries for its healing properties. It is from Manuka Oil that the Manuka Water is naturally derived.