Located in beautiful Rotorua, Beauty Spa has been a Koru Naturals supplier from the very beginning of our company. Their Pure and Simple Lanolin Cream and Lanolin Cream Lotion rapidly developed a loyal following of customers that purchase these products on a regular basis. More recently, the company has released its highly successful Cynergy TK line of New Zealand wool extract skin care products. Koru Naturals is proud to represent Beauty Spa exclusively in the U.S.
For more than 15 years, founder Jill Saunders has manufactured products based on natural ingredients found only in the virgin forests of Tasmania. Jill's approach to 100% chemical-free skin care precedes and exceeds anything found in "organic" skin care products. The Professor Edward J. Fuzzworthy's gentleman's beard care gloss and the range of hair products are the mainstay of Beauty & the Bees' presence in the U.S.
Pearson & Craig, located in Auckland, is a family business founded in the early 70s. The company produces several brands based on the unique natural source ingredients and fragrances of New Zealand. Koru Naturals is proud to represent Pearson & Craig in the U.S.
Parrs Products is a family company established in 1951. It started as a small cottage industry when Margaret Parrs first manufactured dolls dressed in native costume. Margaret is now retired and today the company is run by Greg Parr, his wife, and two daughters. Over the years the company has grown to be one of the largest skincare and souvenir manufacturers and distributors in New Zealand, with a strong presence in the export market.
The New Zealand Coromandel Mountains Tea Tree Oil co. operates out of a 360 acre farm is situated in Whitianga, overlooking Mercury Bay on the Coromandel Peninsula, which is on the North Island of New Zealand. The family that owns the company has been farming organically at that location for over 22 years. Everyone who works on the farm lends a hand to help make the tea tree oil. Lack of mechanisation is vitally important because the operation
hinges on keeping the leaves intact so that concentrated oil can be extracted
from the tiny oil sacs under the leaves of the tree.
Alpine Silk originated in the rugged mountains of New Zealand's South island, where the first Merino Sheep stations were established in the 1890's. Thomas Johnstone, patriarch of the Hallifax family, noticed that the hands of the tough shearers were unusually soft. This observation led to the first use of lanolin in creams and lotions. Today, Alpine Silk is one the premier skin care brands in New Zealand.
Naturals New Zealand is Koru Natural's private brand. When we identify an unfulfilled customer need, we contract with companies in Australia or New Zealand to provide top-quality products at a reasonable price. For example, we responded to the lack of good quality pure lanolin in the U.S. by developing our Australian Golden lanolin product.
Nelson Honey is a family owned business that has over 100 years experience in the bee industry, dedicated to maintaining the highest standard for its products from a clean undisturbed natural environment free from synthetic chemicals and contaminants. Nelson Honey produces honeys blended with bee venom, propolis and berry concentrates.
Wild Ferns skincare products are developed by Parrs Products Ltd. As a result of market research and positive global trends in the cosmetic industry the products feature numerous modifications and enhancements with respect to the previous lines. Wild Ferns products are now free of paraben preservatives and mineral oil, and are packaged in new attractive containers.
Comvita is a science-based company with a range of products focused on honey. The company was founded in 1974 by Claude Stratford, who at age 63 started a business from the basement in his home making and selling a range of bee products. In the early 70s Comvita was the first company to export New Zealand Manuka honey in a jar, challenging the industry status quo of trading in “bulk” honey. Today the company is the world’s largest producer of high grade Manuka honey.
Spirits Bay Manuka honey is produced by Watson and Son, a company established in 2003 in response to the growing demand for premium Manuka Honey. Founder and CEO Denis Watson (BSc), is a scientist with over thirty years of Apiary experience. With a lifelong interest in natural sciences and a firm belief in the therapeutic power of bee products Denis has been at the forefront of innovation and development in the New Zealand Apiary Industry. Unlike other apiarists, Watson and Son specialize solely in the production of premium Manuka Honey with the goal of developing innovative healthcare products that harness the honey’s antimicrobial properties. Situated in the Wairarapa region, Watson & Son has over fourteen thousand beehives placed in some of the most remote mono-floral Manuka areas of New Zealand.
New Zealand's Great Barrier Island ("The Barrier") is an island located about 100 kilometers (62 miles) north-east of central Auckland, in the outer Hauraki Gulf. Most of the island is a nature preserve administered by the New Zealand Department of Conservation. Manuka trees are abundant on the island, which has a long history of beekeeping, documented at the Great Barrier Island Honey Museum. This local manuka honey is the starting point of the Great Barrier Island Bee Company collection. In addition to pure Barrier Island manuka honey, this line contains highly beneficial products such as sweet almond oil, beeswax, shea butter, propolis, and royal jelly. Products contain no parabens or synthetic colors and they are only tested on local Great island humans!
Tyagarah Apiaries is a beekeeping and honey producing business specializing in the harvesting and production of Active Jelly Bush Honey, Australia’s Manuka. Tyagarah Apiaries is located near Byron Bay in Northern New South Wales, where it produces fine quality honey from the pristine coastal and mountain forests of this subtropical region. Active Jelly Bush honey or Leptospermum honey, has unique medicinal properties not found in other honeys and requires different production and handling methods to maintain these potent qualities. Bees are managed naturally by organic principles, without the use of sugar feeding, veterinary pharmaceuticals or chemicals.
Production of Merino Lanolin Skin Care products began in Whangamata, New Zealand, in 1980. Based in Christchurch, Merino has grown from a small family business to a company that exports to major markets around the world.
Natural Solutions is a brand of Tairawhiti Pharmaceuticals, located at Te Araroa on the rugged and remote East Cape of New Zealand. The company has been distilling and promoting Manuka Oil since 1992 when laboratory tests identified that a small area of the East Cape of the north island contained an unusual type of Manuka tree with powerful antibacterial and antifungal properties. In addition to manuka oil, the company also produces the rich amber East cape Manuka Honey, which rates at the highest levels of activity. Koru naturals is the exclusive U.S. representative of this brand.
Kerikeri Organic Tea is New Zealand's largest certified organic and fair trade tea company, producing the freshest teas and spices direct from its plantation in Kerikeri. Kerikeri teas are certified organic by Agriquality New Zealand, IFOAM—accredited organizations including Naturland, National Association for Sustainable Agriculture, Australia (NASAA), Institute for Marketecology (IMO), and Japanese Agriculture Standards (JAS).
ApiHealth New Zealand Ltd was set up for the purpose of development and manufacturing new health bee products made with different natural ingredients, including bee venom and herbal extracts. The products have been developed not only for the purpose of disease prevention but for healing effect as well.
Jean Charles Cosmetics is an 100% Australian owned company that has been researching, manufacturing and supplying high quality skin care products for over 30 years. Jean Charles Cosmetics is internationally recognized as a unique Australian manufacturing company whose products are superior in quality and presentation. All products are manufactured and filled at the Jean Charles factory in Sydney.
Mossop's is a family business currently owned by Neil and
Wendy Mossop. The company was established over 60 years ago by Ron, Neil’s
father. Neil, at the tender age of 16 had several hundred beehives and became
self-employed until 1975 when Ron offered him a partnership, this partnership
was continued for several years until 1981, when Neil and Wendy bought Ron’s
share and formed their own partnership. Since then Neil and Wendy have improved
and grown the business in all areas, increasing turnover 20-fold. Neil and
Wendy’s goal is to keep Mossop's honey a family owned business, to keep
traditional methods to ensure the highest standard of honey is always produced
and to keep the good old fashioned personal, friendly service.