At Hark & Zander, every ingredient has a reason to be there.
We combine carefully selected botanicals with proven active ingredients, chosen for what they can actually do for your skin.
Our focus is on supporting the skin barrier, restoring hydration, calming visible redness and targeting concerns such as dryness, texture, firmness and radiance.
Because an ingredient doesn't earn a place in our skincare simply because it's natural.
Sativelle™ is our proprietary botanical complex, developed for sensitive, reactive and changing skin.
At its heart is New Zealand-grown kōaka (HempHeart), naturally rich in essential fatty acids including an almost ideal balance of omega 6 and omega 3.
Designed to support the skin barrier, restore hydration and help sensitive skin feel calmer, stronger and more resilient.
Our skincare is developed and tested in a leading New Zealand cosmetic laboratory, where each formulation is carefully assessed for performance and stability.
We combine carefully selected botanicals with proven active ingredients, using science to guide what goes into each formula and how those ingredients work together.
For us, it isn't about choosing between nature and science.
It's about using the best of both to create effective skincare that works beautifully with sensitive, reactive and changing skin.
What makes Sativelle™ different begins with the kōaka seed.
Rather than pressing the whole seed, the outer shell is removed to reveal the tiny cream-coloured heart inside, about the size of a sesame seed. Only this heart is cold-pressed, producing a beautiful golden oil naturally rich in essential fatty acids, including an almost ideal balance of omega 6 and omega 3.
This New Zealand-grown kōaka (HempHeart) oil is combined with grapeseed oil to create Sativelle™, our proprietary botanical complex and the cornerstone of Hark & Zander skincare.
Its naturally rich fatty-acid profile makes it particularly valuable in our formulations for supporting the skin barrier, helping retain hydration and keeping sensitive skin feeling calm, comfortable and resilient.
Sativelle™ may sit at the heart of Hark & Zander, but it doesn't work alone.
Each formula combines Sativelle™ with carefully selected botanicals and targeted active ingredients chosen for what that product needs to do.
Across our range you'll find skincare favourites including hyaluronic acid, Vitamin C, bakuchiol (a plant-derived retinol alternative) and olive-derived squalane, alongside New Zealand kawakawa, sea buckthorn and other botanical ingredients.
Our formulations also feature targeted active complexes including Sepilift™, Myralys™ and OceanDerMX®, selected to help address concerns such as hydration, texture, firmness, radiance and the visible signs of ageing.
It's not about adding the latest fashionable ingredient. It's about bringing the right ingredients together, in the right formula, to deliver results while supporting sensitive and changing skin.
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