🌿 Say YES to Kawakawa: Skin Benefits, Uses & Natural Healing Power

What Is Kawakawa?

Kawakawa (Macropiper excelsum) is a native plant of New Zealand, traditionally known as medicinal plant, which used in Māori herbal medicine for its amazing healing properties. Often found along the coastal shores of the North Island, this small tree with heart-shaped leaves is a powerhouse of bioactive molecules that provide benefits for healing skin, calming inflammation, and relieving discomfort.

What makes it even more fascinating is that the best time to pick Kawakawa leaves is when insects have nibbled at them. This is when the plant is naturally producing more active ingredients to defend itself—offering the most potent concentration of nutrients and analgesic properties for us to harness.

Kawakawa Skin Benefits – Nature’s Remedy for All Skin Types

Used for generations as a natural skin healing product, Kawakawa balm and Kawakawa oil are now a staple in natural skincare for their effectiveness in treating a wide range of conditions including:

• Eczema cream alternative for itchy skin conditions, eczema on face, and eczema in newborns
• Relief for inflamed skin, skin irritations, and chapped skin
• Natural support for broken skin, minor cuts, bruises, and skin infections
• Soothing relief from insect bites and fungal issues
• Safe and gentle on delicate baby skin

Our Kawakawa moisturiser products are made with organic ingredients and natural ingredients, slow-infused in-house over 6–8 weeks to extract the full potency of the plant’s healing elements

What Is Eczema?

Eczema is a chronic skin condition that causes itchy, dry, inflamed skin, and is often triggered by environmental allergens, stress, or harsh chemical skincare products. It affects people of all ages, including babies and children, and can be especially distressing when it appears on the face or hands.

Eczema vs Psoriasis – What’s the Difference?

Though often confused, eczema and psoriasis are quite different. Eczema typically results in red, dry, and itchy patches, while psoriasis presents as thicker, silvery, scaly skin. Both are inflammatory, but the root causes differ.

Fortunately, Kawakawa balm and Kawakawa oil can offer natural relief for both by calming inflamed skin, supporting barrier repair, and delivering ingredients that support skin healing.

Traditional Uses of Kawakawa in Māori Medicine

Early Māori recognised over 30 uses for this incredible plant. From treating rheumatic pain, boils, and kidney issues to aiding digestion, the Kawakawa tree was seen as a sacred plant of spiritual and physical healing.

Traditionally, different parts of the tree—bark, roots, leaves, and berries—were used to:

• Ease coughs and colds
• Heal abrasions and minor wounds
• Provide pain relief through analgesic properties
• Act as a natural anti-inflammatory and antiseptic

Even today, Kawakawa tea is used as a gentle detoxifier and digestive aid.

Why Choose Our Kawakawa Range?

We’re proud to offer a complete Kawakawa body care collection with magical healing properties, handmade in New Zealand using slow-infusion techniques and clean formulations that prioritise blend of ingredients over synthetic fillers like steroid creams.

Every batch of our Kawakawa balm, oil, and luxurious body moisturisers is infused in-house using wild-harvested Kawakawa leaves, extra virgin olive oil, and other botanical oils rich in antioxidants and skin-loving compounds.

Our Kawakawa Natural Product Range Includes:

🌿 Kawakawa Balm – Deep relief for eczema, cracked skin, healing cuts, adult skin complaints, itchy skin issues, dry skin conditions and targeted healing
🛁 Kawakawa Body Oil – Great for massages, baby care, sensitive skin and all-over hydration
🧴 Kawakawa Hand & Body Lotion – Lightweight, water-based, perfect for daily use
💄 Kawakawa Lip Balm – Soothes chapped lips, eczema patches, and dry areas
💚 Kawakawa Body Butter – Light and fluffy, creamy hydration for dry or irritated skin

Note: While our Kawakawa Hand & Body Lotion is ideal for daily hydration, those with severe eczema or very dry skin may benefit more from our richer options like the balm, body butter, or oil for deeper nourishment.

Final Thoughts

Whether you’re seeking relief from eczema, battling bug bites, managing skin irritations, or just wanting a daily moisturiser that actually works instead of counter creams —our Kawakawa skincare range offers a gentle yet powerful approach to natural skin healing.

Say YES to Kawakawa balm, oil, and more—and experience the difference of traditional wisdom blended with modern skincare science.

👉 Explore our Kawakawa collection now and give your skin the natural care it deserves in a thoughtful packaging.