Living Nature
New Zealand · Est. 1987 · Mid-range
Living Nature is a New Zealand skincare and makeup brand founded in 1987 by Suzanne Hall. She was looking for a fix for her own skin problems. New Zealand native plants gave her the answer. The company is still the country's original certified natural beauty brand. Everything is made at its own site in Kerikeri, in the Bay of Islands. The power comes from a supplier that runs on wind and hydro. The site even collects and filters its own rainwater. Certification matters here. Products are certified by BDIH in Germany and to the global COSMOS standard. Manufacturing is GMP certified. The brand carries the Buy New Zealand Made mark. Formulas are built on native plants. Those include Harakeke flax gel, Mānuka honey, Mānuka oil, Kūmarahou and Tōtarol. There are no parabens, no synthetic alcohols and no palm oil. Where palm derivatives are needed, they are RSPO certified. Scent comes only from natural plant essential oils. Many products are vegan friendly. The brand says clearly that some contain honey, beeswax or bee venom. Outer boxes are PEFC certified card, fully recyclable, printed with soy inks. Bottles moved from polypropylene to PET so kerbside recycling is easier. Top products include the Daily Protect Facial Lotion SPF 20 and the Balancing Night Gel. The Hydrating Glow Exfoliant, Active Brightening Serum and natural lipsticks are also popular. For New Zealand beauty, certified natural beauty, organic beauty or sustainable beauty, Living Nature has almost forty years behind it. Few natural brands can point to a record that long.
