Methven

Key Ingredients

Key Ingredients

Key Ingredients Soothe and nourish your skin with natural New Zealand ingredients.
Methven HomeSpa products are infused with native New Zealand botanicals of Harakeke, Kowhai and Kawakawa sourced from the unspoilt East Cape of New Zealand. These botanicals soothe, hydrate and soften the skin.

All products are free from parabens, sodium laurel and laureth sulphates and synthetic colours, so you can be sure that you’re giving your skin everything it needs to preserve its natural moisture balance.

Kawakawa

Kawakawa is a small shrub which grows with green leaves and sweet yellow berries. A traditional medicinal plant used to soothe and heal the skin.

Hareke Phormium tenax

Harakeke is also known as New Zealand flax and is identifiable by it’s tall, green leaves.  It is one of New Zealand’s oldest plant species with its juice and gum routinely used for healing the skin.

Kowhai Sophora microphylla

Kowhai is a small tree found throughout New Zealand forests and near rivers. Renowned for its magnificent drooping bright yellow flowers and distinctive seed pods, its bark has traditionally been used so heal and soften the skin.

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Ingredients we avoidParabens / Sodium Laurel / Laureth Sulphates / Synthetic Colours

Parabens

Parabens are a group of chemicals commonly used as preservatives found in cosmetics. They prevent the growth of yeasts, molds and bacteria and preserve the shelf life of a range of everyday products including skin moisturisers, shampoos, conditioners, soaps, toothpastes, antiperspirants and deodorants, sunscreens, make-up and pharmaceutical products that include topical skin preparations.

One scientific study reports that parabens were found in samples of breast tumors. The validity of this study’s conclusions has been debated in the scientific literature. Nevertheless, this study has fueled the belief that parabens in underarm deodorants or other cosmetics migrated into the breast tissue and contributed to the development of the tumors. However, no causal link with cancer has ever been proven and so far there is no scientific evidence to support any link with any form of cancer.

Sodium Laurel Sulphate SLS & Sodium Laureth Sulphate

Sodium lauryl sulfate is a surfactant widely used to make products foam or lather.

A number of health concerns about SLS have been raised in published reports. These studies indicate that SLS may cause a number of skin problems (for which the non-specific term is dermatitis), with some people being affected more than others

Synthetic Colors

Whether synthetic colors are completely safe or mildly damaging in the long run is unknown. Since they serve no useful purpose, they are best avoided.

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