Our Story

	Welcome Welcome to our website and thank you for taking the time to come and have a look, we trust you will find a natural skin care product range that you will be very happy with. Blanchett Active Botanicals is a Matakana family based business where the products are carefully handcrafted. All the photos showcase our property where we are blessed with a lake full of White Lotus during the summer and an Olive grove which keeps us busy in the Autumn....
	Olive trees Because the main ingredient in our natural skin care products is cold pressed Extra Virgin Olive Oil, free from parabens, mineral and synthetic disruptive compounds, they need to be stored and treated like a great olive oil. Pure essential oils add wonderful fragrances and their unique beneficial qualities to our products. We grow and harvest Comfrey and Calendula, to infuse in the Olive Oil, for their wonderful botanical qualities and also use other added value natural ingredients....
	Lotus flowers, leaves and pods Lotus Seed extract repairs cells at a protein level, promotes skin elasticity, tone and improves the texture of the skin. It also is a wonderful anti-aging ingredient so we are using it in our skin care for the face range as well as the White Lotus Spa Collection....
	Development of the White Lotus Spa Collection Fascinated ourselves with the Lotus, we have spent months developing the spa collection and are now able to share the mystery and beauty of this fragrance and the benefits of the Lotus seed extract. Like our other products, they are natural and plant based using certified Organic Extra Virgin Olive Oil and Lotus Seed extract as the two main featured ingredients....