What goes in. What stays out.
YourZone is formulated and made in New Zealand with seven botanicals in a light cocoa butter and glycerin base. Every batch is made in a certified facility and independently tested. Here is the evidence, with sources you can check yourself.
Seven plants, one balance.
Each plant is listed with its botanical name. Follow the link to its record at the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (Plants of the World Online), the reference botanists use.
01ArnicaArnica montanaA mountain daisy from Europe, used in body care for generations.
About 60 to 100 kg of flowers for 1 kg of extract.Kew botanical record
02St John's WortHypericum perforatumGolden summer flowers, steeped to a deep red oil.
About 50 to 100 kg of plant for 1 kg of extract.Kew botanical record
03Witch HazelHamamelis virginianaA winter-flowering shrub known for its light, fresh feel on skin.
About 100 to 150 kg of plant for 1 kg of extract.Kew botanical record
04SpearmintMentha spicataGives the fresh, cool first touch you notice within seconds.
Kew botanical record
05CloveSyzygium aromaticumDried flower buds that add warmth to the herbal scent.
Kew botanical record
06CamphorCinnamomum camphoraPart of the cool-to-warm feel. Botanists now also list it as Camphora officinarum.
Kew botanical record
07Cocoa seed butterTheobroma cacaoA soft base that absorbs without a greasy finish.
Kew botanical record
+The baseCocoa butter and glycerinNo steroids, no medicinal ingredients. A cosmetic cream for everyday care.
See the SGS reports
Plant-to-extract figures are raw-material conversion ratios, not the plant content of a single jar. Yields vary by material and process.
Why cool, then warm?
Your skin senses temperature through tiny receptors. Plant compounds such as those in mint and camphor are known to interact with them, which is why a botanical cream can feel cool first and then gently warm.
The cold receptor TRPM8 was identified using menthol, a compound from the mint family. The discovery of the body's temperature receptors was awarded the 2021 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine.
Read the Nobel Prize summary- About 0 to 10 secondsA fresh, cool first touch from spearmint and camphor.
- About 30 secondsThe feel turns to a gentle warmth. 50− is brighter, 50+ is softer.
- Within minutesAbsorbs on its own, no massage needed, no greasy finish.
- About 15 minutesThe natural herbal scent fades, so it suits work and formal settings.
Tested by SGS, independently.
SGS is one of the world's largest testing and certification companies. Both formulas were sent to SGS Taiwan's Ultra Trace and Industrial Safety Hygiene Laboratory.
See it for yourself.
Tap any document to view it full size. SGS reports are issued in Chinese by SGS Taiwan; the first page of each is shown.
Want the full reports? Ask us and we will email complete copies.
Officially New Zealand.
Sunkiss Beauty is a licensee of the FernMark Licence Programme, New Zealand's government-backed mark of origin, run by New Zealand Story. YourZone has been made in New Zealand since 2003.
- Origin
- FernMark licensee
- Since
- 2003, New Zealand
- Facility
- GMP · ISO 9001 · ISO 14001
- Testing
- SGS, third party