Already diluted
Blended into jojoba at a strength meant for daily use. Nothing to mix, nothing to guess.
Northeast Tasmania
One of the newest oils in the world.
Kunzea ambigua is a scrubby, white-flowered shrub that grows wild along Tasmania's northeast coast, and Tasmania's Aboriginal people have used it for thousands of years. Commercially, though, it has only been steam-distilled since the 1990s — which makes it one of the youngest essential oils in trade despite being one of the oldest in use. It's still wild-harvested rather than farmed.
Eucalypt and honey
Fresh and resinous rather than medicinal. It doesn't announce itself the way tea tree does.
Skin and muscles both
Congested patches and post-shave skin, or rubbed into shoulders, calves and the back of the neck.
Why this one isn't neat
An essential oil is not a face oil.
Almost everything we sell is a single pressed oil at full strength. Kunzea can't be. It's steam-distilled, not pressed, and undiluted essential oils are far too concentrated to put on skin — used neat, it's an irritant rather than a treatment.
Plenty of shops hand you the neat oil and leave the dilution to you. We do it ourselves, in jojoba, which is a liquid wax rather than a true oil and so keeps for years instead of months. Two ingredients on the label, and both of them named.
They're relatives — kunzea, tea tree and eucalyptus all sit in the Myrtaceae family — but they're different species with different profiles. Kunzea is high in alpha-pinene and 1,8-cineole, and it smells of eucalypt and honey rather than carrying tea tree's medicinal punch.
Because it's an essential oil rather than a pressed one. Neat essential oils are too concentrated for skin. Diluting it is the only responsible way to sell it ready to use.
Jojoba. It's technically a liquid wax rather than an oil, which means there's very little in it to go rancid — so the bottle keeps for years rather than months.
On congested patches and after shaving, yes. Avoid the eye area entirely, and go sparingly the first few times.
Yes — that's half of what it's for. A few drops massaged into shoulders, neck or calves after a long day or a hard walk.
Not without medical advice. Essential oils carry different considerations from pressed oils, and we'd rather you check with a doctor than take our word for it.
Noticeable for the first few minutes, then it settles. Fresh and resinous, closer to a walk through bush than anything clinical.
What's in it
Simmondsia Chinensis (Jojoba) Seed Oil, Kunzea Ambigua Branch/Leaf/Twig Oil.
Two ingredients — the kunzea is diluted in jojoba at a strength meant for daily use, the same blend you'll find in the Australia Collection. Patch test before first use, especially if you react to eucalyptus or tea tree. Not for use on children or during pregnancy without medical advice. Keep away from eyes. For external use only.
If it's not for you
We offer a 30-day return window for all unused products.
Simply contact us and we'll process your return.