Why do we love Mānuka oil so much?

Mānuka oil – it sounds so familiar, and yes, it’s from the same plant as the mānuka honey, but it’s made and produced very differently. Mānuka oil has a familiar earthy herbaceous aroma.

Research* shows that Mānuka Oil is a potent ingredient, loaded with antibacterial, anti-inflammatory, antifungal, antiviral and antioxidant properties.

*Research sources cited below.

Tim Murray-Leslie smiling into the camera while working on his mānuka farm

We distil our own Mānuka oil that is 100% certified organic and naturally produced from wild plants on our farm. Our plants are harvested by hand, which allows us to select the best parts of the tree to create the finest quality organic Mānuka oil.

New Zealand’s leading organic certifier, Bio-Gro New Zealand, is our Organic Certifier of our Mānuka oil and includes the USDA Organic and IFOAM organic certification programmes. In fact, we are the first certified organic producers of Mānuka Oil in the world.


The Mānuka oil is then infused into our therapeutic skincare range, with other natural ingredients which compliment our oil to provide you with an effective natural product free from nasty chemicals.

Fresh mānuka oil being poured from one glass beaker into another surrounded by mānuka flowers

THE MANY BENEFITS OF MĀNUKA OIL

Research shows that due to its antibacterial, anti-fungal and anti-inflammatory properties, Mānuka oil can promote healthy skin and fight off any bacterial growth that is often the cause behind skin conditions.

A close up of a pregnant woman putting Manuka Biotic lotion on her baby bump
A close up of a woman's hands putting Manuka Biotic lotion on her baby
A woman smiling into a mirror holding a small glass bottle containing organic mānuka oil

Mānuka oil also

  • Help combat acne
  • Soothes skin inflammation, such as nappy rash, cradle cap, sunburn and eczema, when infused in skincare products
  • Is powerful when used to help soothe scalp irritations
  • Is an effective for use on athlete‘s foot, ringworm, cold sores and nail infections
  • Relieves and calms insect stings, bug bites, and reduces inflammation
  • Relieves cold and flu congestion and block sinuses by steam diffusion or vaporising
  • Can be used to disinfect minor cuts, abrasions and wounds
SOURCES

1. Maddocks-Jennings, W. et al. (2005) A fresh look at manuka and Kanuka Essential Oils from New Zealand, International Journal of Aromatherapy. No longer published by Elsevier. Available here.

2. Douglas, Malcolm & Klink, John & Smallfield, Bruce & Perry, Nigel & Anderson, Rosemary & Johnstone, Peter & Weavers, Rex. (2004). Essential oils from New Zealand manuka: Triketone and other chemotypes of Leptospermum scoparium. Phytochemistry. 65. 1255-64. 10.1016/j.phytochem.2004.03.019.

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