Why you need: Original & Mineral in your life

I’ve been a huge fan of Australian all-natural haircare brand O&M – Original and Mineral – for quite a few years now, and urge you to check it out. They are true pioneers when it comes to creating hair products that care for your body and the planet, as well as actually bloody working – a surprisingly rare combination! I was introduced to the brand by Lucy Marr when I was pregnant with my son Wolf and looking to truly steer clear of anything with an ingredient list that read like a science project, and O&M was the brand she held up as being the best in the business. The O&M product range has been available at selected salons across Australia, the US and New Zealand for some time now, and is proudly free of sulphates, parabens, MIT, phthlates, Triclosan and Proplene Gycol. The range also contains a UVA protectant, helping to keep hair healthy and happy. Even their award winning packaging is both recyclable and ridiculously good-looking, and their product list is growing by the day.

It has always been a little hard to track down in New Zealand though… until now! After a new distribution deal was struck, Original & Mineral is now available at top salons nationwide - including Servilles and Stephen Marr – so more of their good-looking, great feeling love can get out there. O&M has developed a cult following with celebrities like Miranda Kerr, Rachel Zoe and Cameron Diaz over the years, as well as with fashion designers such as Bianca Spender, Samantha Wills and Camilla with good reason – the stuff really works.

Two of their products I haven’t tried but am keen to get my hands on are the Seven Day Miracle - an intense moisture masque for damaged hair – and Frizzy Logic (pictured), which uses a unique blend of native Australian ingredients like cold-pressed certified organic Argan Oil and Macadamia Oil to calm and smooth your hair, protect it from humidity, and add shine. A great duo for the Great Humid New Zealand summer if ever there was one!