Frankie Apothecary

Frankie Apothecary was created when a desperate Mum crafted our famous Kawakawa Balm to care for her daughter who suffered with eczema and very sensitive skin. The story was such a common one; itchy dry patches on her knees and back led to tears every night, as she would wake with blood on her sheets from scratching.

After years of doctor visits, allergy tests, eliminating foods and trying every cream under the sun, she was at her wits' end! Determined to bring her daughter some relief, she spent hundreds of hours researching what was working overseas - a process that finally led her back to her own heritage and to embrace the wisdom of rongoā and native New Zealand Kawakawa.

With the creation of Frankie’s amazing Kawakawa Balm, her daughter's dry, itchy, irritated skin cleared within a week. Skin flare ups were then held at bay with regular applications of the Kawakawa Balm and regular Oat Bath Soaks.