Wellbeing Journal

Reveal resilient skin with the Herbal Recovery Range

  Embrace slow living and healthy-looking skin with our Herbal Recovery Range  When life moves fast, it’s even more important to slow down, pause and reflect. Discover our new Herbal Recovery range and the science behind radiant, resilient, revitalized skin.   In a world that rushes forward, we often forget the beauty of time. But while ticking off your to-do list feels good, so does embracing a slower lifestyle that promotes rest, recovery and rejuvenation.   Our Herbal Recovery range addresses exactly this, revitalizing and replenishing tired looking skin to reveal your natural, radiant glow. But how exactly does it work? Here’s how the power of nature inspired this new range .      Understanding exposome First, let’s understand what exposome is. We actually experience it every day, from the effects of harsh weather on our skin to the late nights when we’ve lost track of time after scrolling on social media. Exposomes are the lifestyle factors or environmental stressors that can affect our skin over time. While not completely preventable – these factors are a part of life after all – it’s important to understand that prolonged exposure can weaken skin moisture barrier and accelerate the skin ageing process.   Meet our NEW Recovery Blend We combined the power of four potent botanicals grown on our biodynamic^ farm in South Australia, that work together in harmony to revitalize and press reset on tired looking skin. Holy Basil | Known as the “elixir of life” in Ayurveda and a potent adaptogen, to help minimize signs of skin ageing Iris Root  | Supports skin recovery to alleviate signs of stress and fatigue Echinacea  | Has antioxidant benefits that help protect the skin from environmental stressors Black Elderflower | can help exfoliate dull skin to reveal younger looking skin.     Real results produced by nature’s remedy In a nutshell, our Herbal Recovery range provides three key benefits for healthier-looking skin: Targets the first signs of skin ageing Replenishes the skin moisture barrier Restores radiance Combining farm-grown botanicals and using our expertise in naturally effective skincare has allowed us to craft this nourishing new range that encourages you to take time for yourself, away from the hustle and bustle of life. Embrace slow living and recover from daily stressors day by day, so your skin stays revitalized, resilient and radiant.   ^Certified biodynamic by the National Association for Sustainable Agriculture, Australia. Jurlique’s products and farm are not certified by or affiliated with Demeter® USA or Demeter International.  

JOURNEY TO THE JAR: THE STORY OF OUR YARROW

In Greek mythology, the herb Yarrow was considered so powerful it was believed to bestow immortality on those who bathed in its waters. According to legend, Achilles was one such hero, having been dipped in the Yarrow-laced water of the river Styx by his mother when he was a baby. Alas, a spot was missed – his so-called Achilles heel – which would prove to be his fatal weakness in battle. Yarrow’s Latin name – Achillea millefolium – still hints at this legendary association.We’ve grown Yarrow on the Jurlique farm for many years and its ability to promote smoother, firmer skin makes it a star ingredient in many of our natural-based products, including our iconic Herbal Recovery range. Here’s a look at the journey this plant undergoes, as it progresses from seed to skin care.Breeding more seedsWe’ve recently increased the volume of Yarrow that’s planted on the farm, and to do this, our first step is always to collect the seeds from our existing plants. We then propagate the seeds in the hothouse on the farm.Room to growYarrow is a perennial plant that’s strong, resilient and grows very quickly. We like to give it plenty of room to grow, otherwise it can “choke” itself. As with all the botanicals on our organic farm, Yarrow grows without the use of synthetic pesticides or insecticides.Carefully hand-pickedWe have a dedicated team that picks each and every botanical by hand. Harvesting of the Yarrow takes place in the springtime, and only occurs when the flowers are at their peak. This maximises the potency of their active ingredients, which help reduce the appearance of fine lines and wrinkles for smoother skin and a more youthful appearance.Drying for a continuous supplyThe Yarrow’s flowers are laid flat on large racks and placed in our heated drying cupboards; it typically takes around five or six days for them to dry completely. The dried plants can be stored for up to three years without compromising their natural, skin-enhancing properties, so we always have enough on hand to ensure a continuous supply of the best quality extracts.Extraction beginsWe follow our exclusive extraction method, to capture as many vital nutrients from our botanicals as possible. This proprietary process captures the pure, potent and active essential nutrients and minerals from the plants. The Yarrow extract is then transported to our nearby Natural Beauty Plant. It’s here that this beautiful botanical becomes a key component in your favourite products like our radiance-restoring Herbal Recovery Signature Serum.

How to create a mindful ritual

Our hands hold a lot of power, serving as a bridge to our senses while connecting us to the world around us. Yet, in the midst of our daily skincare rituals, we sometimes overlook our hardworking hands. Incorporating hand care into your daily ritual presents an opportunity to show your hands some love while calming the mind and bringing a greater awareness to your senses. Here are a few tips on how to give your hands the tender, loving care they deserve: STEP 1 Wash with intention | The simple act of washing your hands can be transformed into a mindful ritual. Pay attention to the temperature of the water and the sensations on your skin, and use this time to intentionally wash away the stresses of the day. STEP 2 Nourish your hands: Jurlique's luxurious hand creams, enriched with farm-grown botanicals, are the perfect way to pamper your hands. The creamy texture provides a tactile experience that's both soothing and rejuvenating. Massage Jurlique’s Lavender or Rose Hand Cream into your hands, paying special attention to the palms and each finger, allowing the rich formulation to absorb deeply, leaving your hands soft, smooth and revitalized. STEP 3 Show your cuticles some love: Jurlique’s multi-purpose Rare Rose Face Oil, infused with Jurlique Rose Extract and a blend of plant oils, is the perfect way to nourish your cuticles. Using only a couple of drops, use your thumb to press the oil gently along the base of each nail. STEP 4  Hand massage: Take a self-care moment each day and indulge in a mini hand massage. Using Jurlique's Citrus or Jasmine Hand Cream, begin by rubbing your palms together to generate heat, then gently knead each finger and the spaces between them. Finish with soothing strokes along the back of your hand, allowing tension to melt away. Incorporating hand care into your daily ritual is an act of self-care that extends far beyond skincare. It's an opportunity to nurture your hands, calm your mind, and awaken your senses. By infusing intention, nourishment, and touch into this simple ritual, you can help improve your wellbeing and celebrate the remarkable power of touch.   Show your hands some love with Jurlique hand creams.

How to use face oil in your skincare routine

Nourishing face oils are fast becoming a skincare 'must-have'. With a silky-smooth texture, delicate aromas, blend of botanicals and long list of skin benefits, Jurlique's Purely Age-Defying Face Oil is the perfect addition to your daily skincare ritual. Let's explore some of the benefits and how to incorporate Jurlique's Purely Age-Defying Firming Face Oil into your skincare ritual.  FACE OIL BENEFITS  Jurlique's Purely Age-Defying Firming Face Oil is inspired by nature, containing a blend of botanicals to help firm and smooth while replenishing essential moisture and restoring the skin's radiance. Packed with specially selected seed and fruit oils, including Safflower Oil, Sunflower and Blackcurrant Seed Oils, Purely Age-Defying Face Oil is designed to smooth, firm, even tone and texture while hydrating and softening the skin. WHEN TO USE FACE OIL  Jurlique’s Purely Age-Defying Firming Face Oil can be used morning or night as part of your skincare ritual. Depending on your skincare needs, face oil can be used daily or as a luxurious treatment once or twice a week. For maximum results, use nightly to help deliver extra moisture and increase firming benefits. For the complete Jurlique skincare ritual, cleanse your face, apply a hydrating mist, Activating Water Essence+ and serum before applying Purely Age-Defying Firming Face Oil. Complete your skincare ritual with a Jurlique face moisturizer and eye care. Alternatively, add a few drops of face oil to your moisturizer for an added hit of hydration.  HOW TO APPLY FACE OIL  WARM  Warm 2-3 drops of Jurlique’s Purely Age-Defying Firming Face Oil between your fingertips to bring the silky oil to body temperature.  PRESS & RELEASE  Take a few moments to connect by breathing in the delicate rose and jasmine aromas. Use the flat of your fingertips to gently press and release the warmed oil to your face, neck and décolletage.  Start from the center of your forehead and move slowly out and downwards to your décolletage. Begin in the center and work out towards your temples, ears, jawline, neck and collarbones, following the natural contours of your face.  SMOOTH  To finish, gently smooth your hands over your face, neck and décolletage, working top to bottom and inside to outside. Allow botanicals to elevate your skincare ritual with Jurlique’s Purely Age-Defying Firming Face Oil. Discover the power of nature with our Purely Age-Defying Firming Face Oil  

Jurlique’s Ultimate Gift Guide

Discover our full range of gift sets for the holiday season As the festive season begins, so does the search for the perfect skincare stocking filler or gift. Explore gifts—crafted from nature—with our collection of nurturing skincare gift sets, featuring bundles to soothe hands, nourish skin and awaken the senses.   A gift for the adventurer For jet setters and road trippers always up for an adventure, travel-sized skincare is the way to go. Our Rose Travel Essentials provide the perfect rose-powered skincare combo to keep hands smooth and skin glowing, offering a relaxing moment of self-care while on the go. Discover our Rose Travel Essentials A gift for those always on the go Ideal for busy co-workers or friends who are always on the go, our Hydrating Rose Duo provides the perfect skincare pick-me-up during a busy day. This rose-powered duo contains a travel-sized Rose Hand Cream and Rose Love Balm to help hydrate and soothe both hands and lips. Discover our Hydrating Rose Duo A perfect hand care stocking filler Ensure soft hands this holiday season with the perfect stocking filler or secret Santa gift. Each Hand Care Discovery Set includes three Rose Hand Creams and three Lavender Hand Creams to help hydrate and nourish hands. Pick a scent to suit each family member or friend. Stocking fillers sorted! Discover our Hand Care Discovery Set A gift for those with nature’s touch Our uniquely scented hand care treats, containing botanical extracts, are the perfect stocking filler for all the nature lovers in your life. Each set includes a nourishing Rose, Lavender, Citrus and Jasmine Hand Cream, providing a hand care treat for each of your favourite co-workers, friends or family members. Discover our Hand Care Treats A gift for the smooth operator For those special people in your life who need a little TLC, you can’t go wrong with a set of rose-powered bestsellers. This ritual set features a selection of our most-loved products, including a Rose Shower Gel, Rose Body Lotion and Rose Hand Cream, providing a skincare ritual that will leave the body and hands feeling nourished, smooth and soft. Discover our Rose Hand and Body Ritual A gift for those who love a natural glow For co-workers or friends with their finger on the pulse of all things beauty, surprise them with a gift set that will give them that sought-after natural glow. Jurlique’s Hydrate & Glow Ritual Set is the perfect pick with a soothing essence, balancing mist, hydrating serum and nourishing cream for glowing, soft skin. Discover our Hydrate & Glow Ritual Set A gift for the hydration seeker For loved ones always in need of a moisture boost— elevate their daily skincare ritual with a botanical infused bundle including a hydrating essence, Herbal Recovery serums and signature moisturising cream that aim to refresh and revitalise the skin. Discover our Revitalise Ritual Gift Set A gift for the age-defier Our Rejuvenating Ritual is a nature-inspired skincare set that promises a relaxing moment of self-care while refreshing and rejuvenating the skin. Each set includes an essence, eye and face serum and restorative rich cream that delivers an intense boost of moisture for fresh, firm and radiant skin. Discover our Rejuvenate Ritual Gift Set A gift for the cool, calm and collected For those people in your life that always seem so relaxed (and those who don’t), a beautifully scented candle is the perfect way to calm the senses and enhance a soothing self-care ritual. Allow the botanical scents of Jurlique’s farm in the Adelaide Hills to create the perfect festive atmosphere with our Christmas Candle that can be bought as an addition to a ritual skincare set. Purchase with one of Jurlique’s gift sets

5 Holistic Wellness Tips for the Holiday Season

Maintaining holistic wellness practices over the festive period can often be a challenge. With so many social activities, getaways to plan, and Christmas shopping to do, it’s not surprising that healthy eating, self-care, and exercise fall by the wayside. To help keep your mind, body, and soul nourished over the holiday season, here are our top 5 tips. Keep Moving Our exercise plans tend to go out the window with the arrival of the festive season. Whether you are jetting off on holiday or have the whole family coming to stay, it is often difficult to fit in a much-needed workout. If you can't hit your favorite yoga class or a session at the gym, try and change it up with fun family and friends activities, whether bike-riding, beach volleyball, or a round of cricket in the garden. Elevate your Beauty Ritual The holidays can often wreak havoc on our skin with so many celebrations and indulgences. Consider your skincare goals for the season. Perhaps you want glowing party-ready skin or a nourishing treatment to hydrate thirsty skin? Updating your daily skincare ritual by adding an essence, serum, or treatment can give you the perfect boost to reach your holiday skin goals.   Stay Hydrated With so much merry-making, mulled wine, festive cocktails, and glasses of celebratory bubbles, it is easy to become dehydrated. To help, start the morning with a glass of cold water with lemon and ensure you drink at least 8 ounces of water per day. Remember that dehydration can also take its toll on the skin, so this is the time to up the ante on your hydrating skincare rituals. Think hydrating mists, serums, lotions, creams, and nourishing overnight masks and treatments. Book a Spa Day The festive season can often deplete our energy, leaving both mind and body exhausted. If this is the case, it's often best to leave it to the professionals. Book a Jurlique spa experience and indulge in a signature facial, nourishing body treatment or treatment package for head-to-toe relaxation and rejuvenation. Practice Mindfulness With body and skin sorted, it is time to focus on the mind. Stress is all too common over the holidays, so it's important to nurture your mind during this busy period. Schedule five minutes of meditation per day—turning off your phone, tuning out the world and allowing a moment of calm to set you up for the day ahead.

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ACTIVATE YOUR AMAZING

The secret to rejuvenation is not complicated. The power to revitalise, renew and even reinvent is, of course, built in to Nature itself. Sometimes, like now at Chinese New Year, you simply have to press pause on the noise and hustle and tune into it.If you’re going to make a mantra for the new year, make it this: remember natural rituals…SURROUND YOURSELFFeeling a part of Nature has also been linked with life satisfaction. Call this your reminder to sit under the green protection of a tree, touch the soil of an organic garden, breathe fresh air under a wide, clear sky. That’s happiness.Rose Body Oil: Immerse your skin and senses in the pure, delicately-scented nourishment of hydrating Rose, rebalancing Macadamia and protective Safflower oils.REFOCUS ON YOUR RITUALSAwareness of present moment is easy – it’s consistency that is key.Effective skincare has always been about respecting steps. As a toning, soothing mist following cleanser, our Activating Water Essence revitalises the radiance of your skin with Nature’s most powerful hydrating and enriching botanicals – while also preparing you to absorb the maximum benefit of serum.Press it into your complexion with your palms and take a deep, slow breath. See? The simple secret to pure, clear, radiant revitalisation – as Nature intended.

BOTANICALS FOR SOFTER SKIN

Many complexion concerns focus on the skin’s visible appearance: lines, wrinkles, redness, pigmentation and dullness. It makes sense – these are, of course, the qualities we’re most likely to notice when looking in the mirror. But equal attention should be given to the way your skin feels. Is it rough, tight or dehydrated? Let’s see how you can overcome both.Achieving skin that feels soft, hydrated and well-balanced takes commitment and regular use of the right botanical ingredients. That’s the true wonder of the Rose – this gorgeous flower craves six hours of sun per day and yet boasts delicately soft petals with unique hydrating properties.One of our favourite Rose varieties grown on the Jurlique farm in South Australia is Rosa gallica. Not only does it have the most sublime scent, it’s also known for its superior hydrating properties, capable of restoring the skin and leaving it feeling soft and supple.While Rose is gentle enough for most skin types, those with very sensitive skin can benefit even more from soothing botanicals, like our farm-grown Calendula. This botanical is rich in antioxidants and oleanolic acid, which helps to calm the complexion and soothe even the most sensitive skin. It’s also ideal for skin that reacts to environmental aggressors.For skin that’s very dry or dehydrated, a botanical oil, such as Rose Hip or Safflower, is full of essential fatty acids to deeply nourish. They provide immediate relief from dehydration and over time, help restore balance to the skin so that it feels softer and looks smoother. Once sub-par skin will finally feel satisfied – as will that face in the mirror.Where to find these botanicals…Rose Moisture Plus Moisturising Lotion contains Rosa gallica extract to hydrate and soften skinhttp://www.jurlique.com.au/rose-moisturising-lotionCalendula Redness Rescue Soothing Moisturising Cream deeply hydrates and soothes skinhttp://www.jurlique.com.au/calendula-redness-rescue-soothing-moisturising-creamSkin Balancing Face Oil is enriched with nourishing Rose Hip and Safflower oilshttp://www.jurlique.com.au/skin-balancing-face-oil-new