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Antipodes Ingredients
 
Ingredients
 
Join Antipodes in saluting Mother Earth’s rich bounty of botanical ingredients which are happily recognised by your skin and system, and from which Antipodes formulate genuinely effective skincare.

Antipodes products are sleek, minimalist preparations of premium plant ingredients carefully selected to nourish your skin, enabling you to connect with nature.

Plants are astonishing living entities that sustain our life - they allow us to breathe, and so set the rhythm of life.

They also contain complex compounds with skin enhancing properties such as antioxidants. These provide plants with immunity against predators and free radical damage, and provide us with some salvation against ageing.

Complementing the intensive care properties of avocado oil, Antipodes' carrier oil of choice, Antipodes use fresh New Zealand botanical ingredients blessed with antioxidants, bioactive elements and beneficial nutrients.

Antipodes introduce you to star ingredients such as their native mamaka black fern extract, which assists in cell regeneration and skin firming, and the revolutionary new anti-ager Vinanza Gold©, the quintessential antioxidant - plus more glorious and effective ingredients which have evolved in New Zealand's special environment.

Be assured that all Antipodes' botanical ingredients are extracted from sustainably cultivated plants.
 

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:

  • bursts with anti-ageing antioxidants
  • is highly compatible with our skin’s own sebum
  • has natural sun-screening properties higher than those found in other plant oils
  • contains lecithin, a natural humectant that keeps your skin beautifully moist
  • features phytosterols, a group of plant ingredients which provide protection from water loss in the skin and increase the surface lipids
  • offers salvation for all skin types from sensitive, dry to oily
  • is fabulously moisturizing, soothing and protective.

 

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:

  1. skin softening
  2. healing
  3. 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:

  1. facial moisturizing
  2. 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:

  1. moisturizing
  2. 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:

  1. firming
  2. protection
  3. 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:

  1. healing
  2. anti-wrinkle and anti-bacterial activity
  3. 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:

  1. skin conditioning
  2. 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:

  1. hydrating, smoothing and firming
  2. preventing moisture loss and sebum production.



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