Wellbeing Journal
CREATED TO NURTURE THOSE WHO NURTURE OUR EARTH
Our Rose Hand Cream has been a worldwide bestseller ever since we launched it in 1993. We spoke to our co-founder, Ulrike Klein, to find out what inspired her to create our iconic hand cream.“I did so much gardening that the Rose Hand Cream came out of necessity,” Ulrike told us.A passionate botanist, our co-founder Ulrike used to spend much of her time tending to the herbs and flowers at our Jurlique Farm. After many long hours of working the soil, she found her hands were often dry and in need of extra care.So she decided to develop a hand cream that would give her hands the deep hydration and protection they needed.“Before I went out to the garden I would put on my Rose Hand Cream,” Ulrike said. “It absorbed totally into my hands and really protected them. And I would use it afterwards as well.”The decision to make Roses the star ingredient of our new hand cream was no accident, Ulrike explained. “I grew up with Roses, so I’ve always had that connection to them,” Ulrike said. “And Roses are the queen of plants when it comes to skin care. They have a lot of soothing and softening qualities that really enhance the skin.”“And there is something in the scent of Roses that is very soothing on an emotional level. Roses connect you to nature, to beauty within; to that place we all want to be part of. And I’ve had so many people tell me ‘It’s the greatest hand cream in the world!’.”It seems many people still share that view, as Rose Hand Cream is one of our top-selling skin care products worldwide. And it still features the same heavenly Rose fragrance Ulrike helped develop more than 20 years ago, as well as an exclusive biodynamic† blend of potent farm botanicals that celebrate her love for nature.Since launching our Iconic Rose hand cream, we’ve add three further variants, Lavender, Jasmine and Citrus that have also proved to be firm customer favourites.We have recently transitioned our iconic hand creams to new recyclable packaging. Each one of our four signature hand creams still encompasses our original formula and contains a rich blend of potent herbs, all of which are grown and extracted at our Jurlique farm, in the Adelaide Hills.Ulrike KleinWhat ingredients make these hand creams our customers favourites? Our Jurlique Farm Biodynamic Blend containing:Calendula: Great for soothing redness, calming dry, irritated or chapped skin.Daisy: Refreshes, calms and rebalances oiliness.Chamomile: Rebalances dryness in the skin, calms irritations, rednessMarshmallow: Humectant that helps to hold in moisture into the skin, to intensively hydrateRosa Gallica : Softens balances and restores the skin.Sweet Violet: Excellent for rebalancing delicate and dry skin.Viola tricolour (Pansy): Good for soothing dry skin conditions.Echinacea: Soothes dry skin conditions, rebalances.Marshmallow Root Extract: Humectant that helps to hold in moisture in the skin. Contains a high level of mucilage polysaccharides which is one of the reasons why it was chosen, thus providing a good humectant effect.Discover our iconic hand creamsJurlique hand creams
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THE WHOLEFOODS PANTRY
Building a wholefoods pantry Vibrant health and glowing skin begins in the kitchen. When you have beautiful nourishing ingredients on hand you reach and create the right food rather than being tempted by quick fix, fast food options that really don’t offer much to our bodies in nutrition, fuel or flavour.One of the best things you can do for you and your loved ones to achieve abundant health is to build a whole foods pantry. When I say this and when you see my ideas on what ingredients are great to include, I want to make sure you keep one thing in particular in mind…Take baby steps.Don’t expect to change everything overnight. When you’ve had years with the same ingredients in your diet and you action change the best thing you can do is take it just one step at a time. Do this so you can learn, create and most importantly have fun with refreshing and evolving your health. Once you do that, the ingredients, habits and results are most likely to stay for the long term. And that is the ticket to longevity, health, happiness and finding your glow.The first step is identifying what needs to make its way out of your diet and life. Think highly refined and processed foods (packaged biscuits, cakes, pastries, chips, lollies, soft drinks, bottled sauces and marinades and other such suspects in the pantry) as a start. And where they were, it’s time to make way for some new ingredients. You will be amazed at how removing these alone will declutter your diet and begin the process of building you into your best.Next is the time to create! I like to approach the integration of new ingredients with ‘play’ in mind. That way good health never feels like a chore, and nor should it because it will enhance your life. So, the step you take once the clutter is out is to introduce one new wholefood ingredient to your pantry each week or fortnight. In that time find three ways you love to use the ingredient in different meals, with other nourishing ingredients to accompany and wonderful diversity in flavours. By doing this you build confidence. Feeling empowered by your health is honestly the greatest sensation.Now keeping those smalls steps in mind, make a promise to yourself that you will action these changes with a really positive attitude and commit to health for the long term. Clear the clutter; introduce health, happiness and new ingredients and ideas to your life. Here come some ideas for how you can build your new, glowing clean pantry.Grains + Pseudograins:QuinoaBuckwheat grain and noodlesAmaranthBrown and basmati RiceOatsPearl barleyRaw nuts and seeds:CashewsAlmondsBrazilWalnutsSunflowerPepitaSesameChiaCoconutAssortment of organic dried fruits:ApricotsIncaberriesDatesCurrantsGoji berries,CherriesPulses:LentilsChickpeaskidney beansSpelt/mung/blackbean pastaSuperfood powders:Raw cacaoMacaSpirulinaCamuLucumaAcaiSweeteners:Raw organic honeyMaple syrupCoconut sugarStevia dropsCoconut nectarVanilla bean paste or extractOils:CoconutAlmondgrapeseedCold pressed extra virgin olive oilSesameMacadamiaVinegar:Apple ciderBalsamic vinegarSpreads:TahiniAlmond, cashew, peanut and macadamia buttersTinned fish:SardinesSustainable salmonCrackers : mostly home made, but you’ll find great quality options at health food storesBuckwheat thinsOat crackersSeed snapsOrganic teasRosehipRosePeppermintDandelionChamomileSeasonings:Celtic, Himalayan and sea saltTamariPepperVeges, herbs and spices:Chilli, turmeric, ginger, cinnamon, basil, oregano I cannot live without!Tinned organic tomatoesSweet potatoOnions and garlicWhen all of these lovely ingredients are at your fingertips, you can make the right choices for your health and that includes a treat too. My nourishing Raw Chocolate Bark with Mint and Coconut is just the ticket. Combining coconut oil, raw cacao powder, maple syrup or honey, vanilla, mint leaves and shredded coconut, it’s rich in nutrition and gives you the ultimate clean, whole foods pick me up for energy and mood.RAW CHOCOLATE WITH MINT AND COCONUTMakes 1 block of chocolate 20x20cm2/3 cup coconut oil¾ cup cacao2 tablespoons pure maple syrup1/4 cup mint leaves, shredded or left wholePinch Sea salt1/4 cup Coconut flakesLine a 20x20cm cake tin or loaf tin with greaseproof paper.Place coconut oil in a small saucepan over low heat on the stove and melt.Whisk in raw cacao, sea salt and maple syrup.Pour into lined tin and sprinkle coconut and mint leaves.Place in freezer to set for 1 hour.
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THE HEALTH BENEFITS OF CARROTS
Carrots have one of the highest contents of vitamin A of all vegetables, which is great for your skin.Jacqueline Alwill’s Nourish Bowl includes carrots, which are beneficial for your body’s overall health especially your skin, eyes, digestive system and teeth. Rich in pro vitamin A, this extract helps to moisturise and protect the skin, revitalises and softens, and helps maintain skin moisture levels.Some of the Jurlique products that include carrot root extract are Purely-Age Defying Nourishing Cleansing Oil, Blemish Cream, Moisture Replenishing Mask and Lavender Hand Cream.SHOP THE STORYBlemishCream LvHC MoistureRepln PADOil
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EXPERT EYE CARE TIPS
The skin around your eyes is one of the most delicate areas of your body – and it shows the signs of age, stress and lack of sleep more easily than the rest of your face. Here are few tips from our experts to help keep your eyes looking and feeling fabulous.Avoid salty foods and alcohol. Both cause your skin to retain fluids, leading to puffiness.Rinse your face with cold water. This also helps reduce any puffiness around your eyes.Make sure you get enough sleep. As well as helping your skin regenerate and renew itself, this also helps prevent the appearance of dark circles under your eyes.Use a specialised eye cream morning and night. Our Purely Age Defying Firming Eye Cream is specifically designed to leave skin around eyes feeling firmer, smoother and tighter to help reduce visible lines and wrinkles.Wear sunscreen. Sun exposure is one of the key causes of skin ageing. Make sure you were a broad spectrum sunscreen that’s safe to use around your eyes, such as our Sun Specialist SPF40 High Protection Cream PA+++.Wear sunglasses. Even if you’re wearing sunscreen, bright sunlight causes you to squint, which leads to wrinkles over time.Apply your eye cream using your ring fingers. These fingers have the lightest touch. Warm a small amount of cream between the soft pads of your ring fingers and press and release it onto your skin, working from the inner corner of your eye outwards.Be gentle when removing eye makeup. Respect the delicate skin around your eyes, rubbing and pulling can cause wrinkles. Purely Age-Defying Nourishing Cleansing Oil effortlessly dissolves eye makeup, massage gently around the eye area, wet fingertips to emulsify and rinse thoroughly with warm water.Shop the Story: Purely Age-Defying Range
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MEET THE KAKADU PLUM, AUSTRALIA’S UNIQUE SKIN CARE SUPERFRUIT
Originally discovered in the UNESCO World Heritage listed Kakadu National Park, the Kakadu Plum has since been revealed to be the world’s richest natural source of Vitamin C. Find out why that makes the Kakadu Plum a skin brightening superstar.To understand the strength of the Kakadu Plum, we have to go back to its origins.The Kakadu National Park where this superfruit was first found is not just a place of enormous ecological and biological diversity. It’s also home to some of the toughest climatic conditions in the world.Exposure to near-constant and extremely harsh sunlight forced the Kakadu Plum to develop a highly efficient self‐defence system in order to survive. This system is made up of a cocktail of powerful antioxidant molecules, which protect the fruit against UV – and make it the nutrient-rich botanical powerhouse it is today.Kakadu PlumThe Kakadu Plum must be harvested from the wild in some of the most inaccessible areas of north-western Australia. Because of this, the fruits tend to be handpicked by Aboriginal Australians who care for the land, and draw on generations of traditional knowledge when it comes to finding and utilising this unique fruit.Aboriginal people have lived within the Kakadu National Park and its surrounding areas for tens of thousands of years. They traditionally relied on the fruit as a vital source of nutrient-rich food, particularly during long treks or hunting trips.Today, we draw on all the powers of this Australian superfruit in our Purely White range, so we can deliver the most efficacious skin-brightening results.Shop the story: Purely White Skin Brightening RangePurely White Range
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REAL MEN DON’T PUT UP WITH RAZOR BURN
For men with sensitive skin, the daily shave can be a real pain. But it doesn’t have to be that way.If you’re a man who shaves regularly, chances are you won’t need us to tell you how painful it can be. Shaving rash, ingrown hairs, razor bumps and increased sensitivity are just a few of the traumas shaving can inflict on your skin.But by integrating a little manly skin care into your shaving routine, you can reduce – and possibly even avoid – all of the above.Step 1: Exfoliate first“Using a granular exfoliator such as our Purely Age-Defying Refining Treatment before you shave helps lift any hairs that haven’t quite broken the skin yet,” said Rebecca Nicholls, Global Education Director at Jurlique.“This promotes a smoother shave, reduces razor burn, and helps prevent ingrown hairs from developing afterwards.”Step 2: Use plenty of shaving foamShaving foam helps reduce the friction your razor places on your skin. And you don’t have to stick to traditional shaving creams.“You can use something like our Balancing Foaming Cleanser instead,” said Rebecca. “As well as reducing irritation, its gentle yet effective natural ingredients will clean and moisturise your skin while you shave.”Step 3: Soothe your skinNow that you’ve finished shaving, it’s important to cool, hydrate and calm your skin.“Our Calendula Redness Rescue Soothing Moisturising Cream is perfect for this,” said Rebecca. “Its unique Comfort Complex is specifically designed to soothe skin and reduce redness.”“It’s also rich in essential fatty acids and antioxidants to protect and hydrate your skin, and help it recover from shaving.”Shop the Storyb01-100200-front-087-balancing-foaming-cleanser.1415240435Balancing Foaming Cleanser – $45.00crrc-108900-front-153-calendula-redness-rescue-soothing-moisturising-cream.1415239180Calendula Redness Rescue Soothing Moisturising Cream – Prices from $50.00p09-105700-front-127-purely-age-defying-refining-treatment.1415239574Purely Age-Defying Refining Treatment – $42.00
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WHY AFTER-SUN CARE IS SO IMPORTANT
We all know how important it is to protect our skin from the sun. But what about the role of after-sun care? It gets far less attention – but it’s essential to healthy skin.There’s no doubt spending time in the sun can be great for your wellbeing. But if that little bit of sun becomes too much, a whole slew of skin problems can result – from wrinkles and premature skin ageing, to hyperpigmentation.And while using a broad-spectrum sunscreen is vital, we shouldn’t rely on sunscreen alone to give our skin all the protection and care it needs from the sun, said Jurlique’s Ultimate Beauty Expert, Rebecca Nicholls.“Sunscreen works by filtering UV radiation with a barrier that absorbs and/or reflects the UV rays away from the skin,” she explained. “The higher the SPF and PA ratings, the smaller the amount of UV radiation getting through.“But no sunscreen can provide 100% protection from UV radiation. And what does get through accumulates, and may lead to sunburn if you stay out in the direct sun for too long.”What’s more, you don’t necessarily have to be sunburnt to suffer long-term damage. “Tanning is your skin cells in trauma. Even a light tan is a sign you’ve been exposed to too much sun.”This is why Jurlique decided to include an after-sun product in its new Sun Specialist skin care range, Rebecca explained.“Post-sun treatment is essential in helping to prevent today’s sun exposure from becoming tomorrow’s visible damage,” she said. “Our After Sun Replenishing Moisturising Lotion is designed to help comfort the skin and replenish moisture loss due to excess sun exposure.”HOW TO GIVE YOUR SKIN THE AFTER-SUN CARE IT NEEDSTake a cool shower or bath. This will help soothe your skin and prepare it for Step 2.Apply a nourishing and comforting after-sun lotion. “After Sun Replenishing Moisturising Lotion to help keep your skin moist and supple, ” Rebecca said. “Its natural ingredients will alsohelp protect your skin, and soothe the effects of overexposure to the sun.”Give your skin time to recover. Avoid using harsh or irritating cleansers or treatments for at least the next few days. And if you can, delay waxing or shaving until your skin has healed.Protect your skin from further sun exposure. It’s never a good idea to expose already damaged skin to more sun. Try using a broad-spectrum sunscreen that also deeply moisturises your skin, such as our Sun Specialist SPF40 High Protection Cream PA+++.Shop the Story: Sun Specialist Range
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YOUR BEST SKIN… AT ANY AGE
You can’t stop the clock but you can definitely slow down its impact on your skin.BE SUN-SAFEYou’ve heard it before, but the importance of protecting yourself from UV rays can’t be emphasised enough. The key? Being vigilant at all times, not just when you’re spending large chunks of time outdoors. “It’s estimated that up to 80 per cent of skin ageing can be attributed to photo ageing from incidental sun exposure,” says Jurlique’s Ultimate Beauty Expert, Rebecca Nicholls.And don’t just be sun smart in summer – it’s important to protect your skin year-round. “Just 20 minutes of incidental sun a day adds up,” says Rebecca. “Over a year you will see that this is equivalent to two weeks of unprotected exposure.”AVOID SUGARThose dark smudges under your eyes aren’t just from a lack of sleep. Toxic by-products produced when we process sugar (called glycation) can also cause those dark circles, as well as wrinkles and sagging. Cut down your intake by avoiding processed foods and sugary drinks. Boosting your intake of highly satiating foods, such as protein and fibre, will also help to fight cravings.BE SLEEP SMARTSkimping on sleep can cause blood vessels to dilate, leading to tell-tale puffiness and dark shadows under the eyes. The effects of sleep deprivation aren’t just skin deep – sleep allows our bodies to rest, repair, and regenerate cells – all crucial to slowing the ageing process.MAKE FRIENDS WITH OMEGA-3Studies have shown that omega-3 fatty acids protect our cells from ageing by slowing down the shortening of telomeres, the markers of biological ageing found at the end of chromosomes. To make sure your cells receive the benefits of omega-3, you could take a fish oil supplement and boost your intake of omega-3-rich foods such as salmon, sardines and walnuts.FIGHT FREE RADICALSAntioxidants help fight against free radicals, which can damage the skin and cause premature ageing. “Free radicals are everywhere,” says Rebecca Nicholls. “They occur naturally in our body and are also left behind by smoke, pollution and the sun’s radiation.”Free radicals damage skin cells through the process of oxidation – substances that help prevent this damage are called ‘anti-oxidants’. “There’s dozens, if not hundreds, of different antioxidants. Naturally occurring antioxidants can be found in many of the plant and natural ingredients that are used to formulate Jurlique products,” says Rebecca.START NOWThere’s no time like the present to slow down your skin’s ageing process. Jurlique has an age-fighting range to suit your stage of life.AT A GLANCE: JURLIQUE’S ANTI-AGEING SOLUTIONSYouth DefenceBest for: Fatigue, fine lines, dehydrationTry: Herbal Recovery Signature SerumAge RepairBest for: Wrinkles, loss of elasticity, uneven skin toneTry: Purely Age-Defying Firming and Tightening SerumAge ReclaimBest for: Sagging, deep lines and wrinkles, uneven skin textureTry: Nutri-Define Superior Retexturizing Facial Serum
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DOWN TO THE PORE – 9 FACTS YOU NEED TO KNOW
Our Ultimate Beauty Expert, Rebecca Nicholls, shares how to properly care for your pores.1. A pore is an opening on the skin which allows sweat, oil and other hormonal secretions to be transported to the surface layers of the skin.2. Genetics play a role determining pore size. Does your mother or father have large pores? Then there’s a good chance you might too.3. Lighter and fairer skins tend to have smaller, finer pores than darker skin tones or oil rich skins.4. Pores change over time. As skin matures and loses firmness pores will also appear to stretch or look more obvious.5. Dehydrated skin will also make pores look more visible as the skin stretches and emphasises pore size.6. Cleaner pores are less obvious than pores that are clogged with makeup, dirt or oil. Regular cleansing and exfoliation are the key, while a weekly treatment mask will also help.7. A blackhead is a small plug of oil, possibly combined with dead skin cells, that sits in a pore and oxidises causing the oil to discolour.8. NEVER squeeze a blackhead (no matter how tempting!). Squeezing pimples or blackheads can also damage pores which will make them more obvious in size.9. Clean skin that is regularly exfoliated is the best way to treat and prevent blackheads. Squeezing does not help and only increases the chance of a localised infection which will then turn the blackhead into a pimple and make it much more visible.AT A GLANCE: JURLIQUE’S PORE-PERFECT PRODUCTSFor fresh clean skin try Rose Moisture Plus With Antioxidant Complex Moisturising Cleanser which not only cleans the skin but also has very gentle exfoliating properties.Daily Exfoliating Cream will help to gently remove dead skin cells and reveal smooth, clear skin.For targeted areas of congestion and multiple blackheads try Blemish Cream to help rebalance and conceal or Purifying Mask at night to help address excess oil and uneven skin texture while gently exfoliating.
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