The Best of Australian Skincare

Writer and expert4 years ago

The highlight in my recent trip to Sydney was the excitement going down lanes at Woolworths, Kmart and priceline, exploring the delectable variety of Australian beauty products, A-beauty some may call. Australia is home to unique flora and fauna, and apparently more than 80% of the continent’s flowering plants are found nowhere else in the world. A-beauty boasts many all-natural skincare brands and contain some of the most effective and efficacious botanicals.

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When thinking A-beauty, I instantly relate it to ingredients like Rosehip oil, Jojoba Oil and packaging so clean, effortlessly simple that goes right up my alley. I share with you some of my favourite Aussie brands and the products I absolutely recommend getting when you’re making a trip down under.

A’kin

A homegrown Aussie brand founded by botanical chemist Will Evans, the products stand by the brand’s ethos of utilising “pure, authentic and beautifully aromatic skincare, crafted without parabens,sulfates, artificial colours or fragrances”. The absolutely clean and hardworking products work in perfect unison to deliver its best effectiveness on your skin.

Some products I rate as must-try include the A'KIN AGE-DEFY LINE SMOOTHING DAY CREAM , A'kin Cleansing Micellar Water and A’kin Cellular Radiance Booster Oil

Jurlique

Jurlique started out in South Australia in the 1980s by horticulturist and botanist, Ulrike, and biochemist and naturopath, Jurgen Klein. Combining their strengths in growing herbs and the know-hows of creating winning skincare formulas, the translated their knowledge of botany and biochemistry to products that will cultivate the radiance and healthiness in the skin. The most iconic, natural ingredients of the brand are rose, calendula and lavender - plants that grow from the Jurlique farm in Adelaide Hills, where Jurlique first began.

My favourites: Jurlique Lavender Hand Cream, Jurlique Rosewater Balancing Mist,

Jurlique Herbal Recovery Signature Serum, Jurlique Radiant Skin Foaming Cleanser

Aesop

Aesop was founded in Melbourne, Australia. Their formulations are carefully crafted with meticulous attention to detail as they take the customer's needs to heart. We have personally tried and tested Aesop products and along with quality, the price tag is worth every penny. Our favourites include skincare and body care formulations.

The Jojoba Company

Jojoba and its bean can be extracted to what they call the “golden liquid wax”. The liquid wax is of the same molecular structure as the skin of ourselves. This means that products, like oil, will be able to penetrate deeper into the layers of our skin.

The brand prides in the effectiveness and wonders of Jojoba, and all of their products will begin with the plant, as it contains “skin benefiting properties like no other plant on earth”

Must-try skin care: The Jojoba Company 100% Natural Australian Jojoba

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