avocado oil
Green gold: true treasure for your skin
The oil Antipodes love and trust to use as a base across their range is nature at its most effective - the dazzling emerald green oil of the avocado pear.
Naturally extracted from avocados abundant in the subtropical north of Aotearoa New Zealand, the potent avocado oil Antipodes use is of some of the world’s best. It is 100% pure, 100% natural and 100% cold-pressed extra virgin.
The avocado is regarded as one of the world’s handful of ‘super-foods’ because it is blessed with high levels of Vitamin E and chlorophyll, which gives plants their green color.
Both are powerhouse antioxidants which collect and neutralize free radicals - highly reactive molecules or unstable compounds in the body which can destroy cells and DNA, leading to skin damage and unwanted ageing.
Luscious avocado oil is also rich in the essential fatty acids Omega 3 and Omega 9 to assist in keeping your skin strong and hydrated. Plus it's packed with Vitamins A, B1, B2, and D.
Our 100% pure avocado oil:
harekeke
Phormium tenax
The tall, flame red blooms of harekeke or New Zealand flax attract the majestic tui, with its glorious birdsong, and its nectar was once used to sweeten Mâori food. It grows abundantly in urban and rural areas, especially in swamps and grassland.
Beauty Benefits
Assists in:
- skin softening
- healing
- bacterial prevention.
Natural Science
The gum in the leaves of harekeke contains D-xylose and D-glucuronic acid. Its seeds are rich in linoleic acid, while its roots contain chrysophanol and emodin (anthroquinones).
kawakawa
Macropiper excelsum
Known as the Mâori pepper tree, this is a small shrub which grows in shady gullies. Kawakawa’s Pacific green heart-shaped leaves emerge from purple black stems and its aromatic orange berries are dined on by native birds when ripened.
Beauty Benefits
Assists in:
- facial moisturizing
- filming and protecting.
Natural Science
Kawakawa contains myristicin related to eugenol.
kowhai
Sophora microphylla
With bell-shaped golden flowers and petite green leaves, the kowhai is found in many urban gardens as well as native parklands. It especially attracts the fantail and the tui.
Beauty Benefits
Assists in:
- moisturizing
- anti-microbial action.
Natural Science
Kowhai leaves contain a complex mixture of flavonoid C- and O- glycosides, while the tree’s bark and seeds contain alkaloids.
mamaku
black fern
cyathea medullaris
The large black tree fern is a strong symbol of New Zealand nature. With its distinctive curled frongs mamaku provides evergreen canopy in the forest and has great visual appeal. Mâori baked it in earth ovens (or hangi) to resemble a baked apple, and hung it from flax string for dried food.
Beauty Benefits
Assists in:
- firming
- protection
- cell growth activation.
Natural Science
The forest dwelling mamaku contains various types of glycosides.
manuka
Leptospermum scoparium
Small white or reddish pink manuka flowers - a favourite of the honeybee - cluster on spiky branches with tiny dry leaves on this iconic New Zealand tree. Self-regenerating, it is used for various medical purposes including the internationally renown bioactive UMF manuka honey.
Beauty Benefits
Assists in:
- healing
- anti-wrinkle and anti-bacterial activity
- astringency.
Natural Science
The essential oil from the leaves of manuka found on New Zealand’s East Cape contains polyphenolic compounds including tannin ellagic acid.
pohutukawa
metrosideros excelsa
This is the New Zealand Christmas tree, because in December its vibrant red blooms start flowering on its spreading branches right across the country.
Beauty Benefits
Assists in:
- skin conditioning
- antiseptic action.
Natural Science
Pohutukawa flowers contain ellagic and gallic acid.
vinanza gold
vitis vinifera
Introducing a revolution in skincare: Vinanza Gold©.
From a clever adaptation of nature, this mighty new extract from the seeds of New Zealand’s award-winning boutique sauvignon blanc grapes is natural anti-ageing at its finest.
Aotearoa New Zealand’s intense light penetrates their clear skies, meaning their grape vines work overtime to produce antioxidants - their natural defense mechanism against the extraordinarily high UV levels.
Seeds from their Marlborough region’s premium grapes contain up to double the levels of polyphenolic antioxidant compounds compared to grape seeds grown anywhere else in the world.
Beauty Benefits
Assists in:
- hydrating, smoothing and firming
- preventing moisture loss and sebum production.
