Love it: Verité Spa Organics Jojoba & Olive Cleansing Balm

A few months ago I was introduced to the New Zealand beauty brand Verité Spa Organics, and not long after that I fell pretty much in love with a slew of their products - almost at first sight!

Created by aromatherapist Janin Dei-Conti, the Verité Spa Organics collection is a well-edited range of products that are expertly hand blended in New Zealand in small batches in order to “maintain their potency and effectiveness”. Only the highest grade certified organic, wild crafted organic and natural ingredients are used in their production processes, and their violet glass bottles not only look absolutely gorgeous but have a practical function too. By choosing dark violet miron glass bottles, the precious plant essences are preserved for longer - and they recycle beautifully once you’re finished. Also, according to research, violet is the colour that shows the vibration frequency of 720 – 770 billion Hertz, which matches the vibration frequency of a human’s central nervous system. “I have chosen this particular glass to preserve not only the products better, but to enhance and preserve the delicate vibrational energy of the organic plant essences within so they continue to work at optimum performance on the skin until the last drop,” says Janin.

The products are all free of toxic preservatives (but they do use ecocert approved preservatives to prevent unseen bacteria growing), synthetic fragrances, colourants, parabens, SLS, pthalates, oxylates, mineral oils and petrolatum in any of their products. Oh, and they work a treat!

The latest offering that I have fallen head over heels for is their Jojoba & Olive Cleansing Balm, which is a beautifully buttery balm packed with the goodness of skin cleansing oils Jojoba, Olive, Lemon and Eucalyptus to cleanse the skin of impurities and remove make up. It is a favoutite for me in the morning as it smells and feels amazing as well as a rather decadent way to start the day, and daily use will help to balance, oily and dry skin. It is also wonderfully multitasking- it can be used to remove eye makeup, as a masque and as a shaving balm too apparently, although I am yet to test the latter! To use it, I warm a pea-sized amount of the slick balm all over my face and neck and gently massage into the skin for 2-5minutes before removing with a warm washcloth. Heavenly.

Pure luxury and composed of 99 per cent organic ingredients too - love this stuff. You can find out more about Verité Spa Organics here.