The Best Health and Wellness Products: Winners of the Nourished Life Wellness Awards
The Best Health and Wellness Products: Winners of the Nourished Life Wellness Awards
The results are in for the Nourished Life Wellness Awards! 168,000 people voted for their favourite natural beauty, health and home products awarded across 24 categories, and these are the must-have products that took out the top spots.
The Nourished Life Wellness Awards Winners
Best All Rounder Inner Health Product
The Beauty Chef GLOW Inner Beauty Essential, $65
The GLOW Inner Beauty Essential SUPERCHARGED FORMULA is a nutrient-dense powder that combines 18 Certified Organic wholefoods to promote radiant skin and a healthy gut.
The supercharged formula contains more Vitamin C^ for boosted collagen formation, extra provitamin A^ to support cellular turnover, naturally-occurring B vitamins including Biotin and added probiotics and postbiotics from the unique Flora Culture process^^. The easy to drink berry flavoured formula also includes Maqui Berries, Queen Garnet Plum and Pomegranate Fruit peel extract and Zinc to support healthy hair and nails.
Best Body Care Product
Egyptian Magic All Purpose Cream, from $9.95
The Egyptian Magic All Purpose Cream may just be the most famous beauty cream in the world! Based on the ancient Egyptian formula that women of the Cleopatra era used to keep their skin radiant, this magical cream can be used to treat almost any skin condition including blemishes, burns, scars, wrinkles, mild forms of eczema as well as maintain healthy glowing skin. It contains just 6 natural ingredients including Olive Oil, Beeswax, Bee Propolis, Bee Pollen, Royal Jelly, Honey.
Known as a natural beauty essential it is loved by Madonna, Kate Hudson, Gisele Bundchen, January Jones, Emily Blunt, Eva Mendes and renowned makeup artists everywhere. But it’s not just Hollywood who love Egyptian Magic, it is recommended by paediatricians, naturopaths, dermatologists and plastic surgeons around the world to help with scars, burns, rashes and wounds.
Every jar is handmade in the Egyptian Magic facility in Texas without preservatives or chemicals. Certified Cruelty Free.
Best Cleaning Product
Dr Bronner’s Pure-Castile Liquid Soap – Unscented Baby, from $6.55
Dr Bronner’s liquid Castile Soap in Baby Unscented provides a fragrance-free option that is gentle enough for use on delicate baby skin, or the most sensitive adult skin. Made from natural ingredients including hemp and coconut oil, it effectively cleanses without stripping the skin of its natural oils. The formulation is based on the traditional Castile recipe, and is suitable for all skin types. Follow our dilution instructions to find numerous other uses around the home.
Best Cleanser
Sukin Signature Cream Cleanser Pump, 11.95
Dehydrated, flaky skin? The Sukin Cream Cleanser will be your new best friend! Not only does it work to remove make-up, oil and dirt build up on the skin, it also nourishes your skin with a blend of natural oils including Rosehip, Avocado, Sesame and Wheat Germ Oils. An infusion of Aloe Vera, Cocoa Butter, Nettle and Horsetail leaves the skin feeling soothed, purified, and lightly hydrated.
Made in Australia. Vegan & Certified Cruelty-Free.
Best Ingestible Collagen
Nutra Organics Collagen Beauty, $31.95
Nutra Organics Collagen Beauty is comprised of pure type I and type III collagen protein that is especially suitable for beauty applications and is flavourless, odourless, and fully dissolves in any temperature liquid while retaining its benefits. Containing hydrolysed Collagen and VERISOL®, which consists of bioactive collagen peptides especially targeted at the hair, skin and nails, it supplies the body with the amino acids necessary to form more naturally occurring collagen while helping to promote skin metabolism and counteract the deterioration of the collagen matrix from the inside.
Collagen Beauty also contains Vitamin C, a free-radical scavenger that helps to protect cells while supporting both normal collagen formation and the regular functioning of skin and connective tissue, and Zinc, which is needed for normal skin, hair and nail structure and supports wound-healing. Silicone-rich Horsetail is also included, as silicone makes an important contribution to the strength of skin, hair, bones and blood vessels, and contributes to the form, flexibility and resilience of all connective tissues.
Regular use of Beauty Collagen may result in firmer and smoother skin, improved skin surface structure, fewer wrinkles and nail growth that is stronger and faster.
Australian made and owned. Ethically sourced and manufactured. Gluten-free.
Best Complexion Product (Makeup)
Eco Tan Face Tan Water, $39.95
This unique & best selling Face Tan Water from Eco Tan will help you build a beautiful, gradual, natural-looking tan over the face and decolletage. Apply with a cotton pad after cleansing over 1-2 nights to add a subtle to deeper bronze tone to your complexion (allow a few hours to fully dry before applying your serum and night cream).
Made with all-natural, certified organic ingredients, including Vitamin C for brighter looking skin and soothing Aloe Vera to lightly hydrate, this Face Tan Water is suitable for all skin types, including mature, fair, olive, sensitive and acne-prone skin.
Made in Australia, Certified Organic, Vegan, Certified Cruelty Free & Gluten-free.
Best Eco-Friendly Product
Weleda Skin Food Body Butter, from $15.95
Weleda Skin Food Body Butter has a beautifully rich whipped texture that glides on easily and is quickly absorbed into the skin. It is formulated to provide instant relief and long-lasting hydration and nourishment to dry skin without leaving behind any greasy or oily residue.
Containing all-natural ingredients, including Sunflower Seed Oil, Cocoa Seed and Shea Butters, and Rosemary, Chamomile and Calendula Extracts, it is designed to soothe and moisturise dry skin and leave it feeling smooth and supple. Weleda’s unique combination of botanical oils, butters and waxes also helps to protect the skin from drying out as it leaves a lingering hint of Sweet Orange, Lavender and Balsam fragrance.
Made in Germany, NATRUE 100% Certified Natural, GMO & Cruelty Free, Vegan, Certified Biodynamic & Fair Trade. Packaging in a glass jar, created from 85% recycled glass. Reuse your jar after use!
Best Eye Treatment
100% Pure Coffee Bean Caffeine Eye Cream, from $24.95
The 100% Pure Coffee Bean Caffeine Eye Cream is rich in caffeine and the anti-inflammatory properties of Organic Green Coffee Beans, Green Tea and Rosehip Oil to help improve the appearance of puffy eyes, wrinkles and dark circles. This nourishing and hydrating formula also contains Aloe Vera and Rose Water to improve the appearance of dark circles by increasing circulation to brighten the under eye area. This anti-ageing eye cream helps smooth fine lines and provide a more awake and youthful glow.
Famously used by Kate Hudson as one of her “”can’t live without”” products and featured on the Dr OZ show as a ‘Breakthrough to Eliminate Wrinkles’, it also earned the 2015 “”Highly Recommend”” Natural Beauty Award from Nature & Health Australia.
Results of a clinical 4 week study commissioned by 100% Pure:
- 97% saw a reduction of puffiness
- 87% saw a reduction of dark circles
- 93% say it reduced the appearance of fine lines & wrinkles
- 100% say it improved skin hydration & moisturisation
- 93% say it improved skin firmness/elasticity
Best Face Treatment & Best Facial Moisturiser
Weleda Skin Food,from $15.95
Weleda Skin Food is a landmark product in the history of natural skin care. Formulated in 1926, its makeup has remained unchanged for almost a century; evidenced by its overwhelming success and popularity.
Being a Weleda product, of course you can count on its pedigree – 100% natural and only containing the purest of plant and flower extracts. Oils of Chamomile, Calendula and Wild Pansy soothe and calm rough dry skin, whilst lanolin, sunflower and sweet almond oil provide a natural barrier against environmental stresses. This is the epitome of multi-purpose balms; and over the decades has gained firm fans all over the world who use it for a multitude of purposes. Just a few are:
- As a face mask for dehydrated skin
- As a makeup primer under mineral powder
- As an eye cream to reduce puffiness
- As a protective balm around nose and lips in cold weather
- A hand and nail / cuticle conditioner
- As a barrier cream for fake tanning – massage into dry areas before use
- As a problem area revitaliser – apply to any area of dehydrated skin
- As a split end treatment – apply to ends of hair before bed
Once you’ve discovered the power of this little green tube you’ll never want to be without it. We offer two sizes so you can keep one on your bedside table or bathroom and a mini size in your handbag.
Made in Germany, NATRUE 100% Certified Natural, GMO & Cruelty Free, Certified Biodynamic & Fair Trade, packaged in recyclable tube.
Best Facial Serum/Oil
The Jojoba Company Ultimate Youth Potion, $44.95
The Jojoba Company Ultimate Youth Potion with CoQ10 and L22® contains a blend of pure Jojoba and plant oils that provide a full spectrum of vitamins, antioxidants and essential omegas. This facial oil is enriched with The Jojoba Company’s patented L22® formula (Jojoba, Macadamia oil and Squalene) which mimics the skin lipid profile of a healthy 22-year-old to help hydrate, firm and restore your skin’s complexion.
Australian owned and made. Vegan, Gluten-free, Palm Oil-free, Cruelty-free.
Best Fake Tan
Eco Tan HEMPITAN Body Tan Water,$39.95
Eco Tan HEMPITAN Body Tan Water is made from only organic and natural ingredients, and offers significant skin benefits while delivering a super-dark tan in a convenient, spray-on formula. It is the world’s first organic HEMP Body Tanning Water, and is non-comedogenic, dries instantly, has a gorgeous scent, and provides beautiful, long-lasting colour. Suitable for all skin types, it contains a blend of organic Hemp Seed Extract, Cacao Powder and Hyaluronic Acid, which work together to help soothe irritation, balance the skin, and provide deep and lasting moisturisation.
Made in Australia. Vegan, Certified Cruelty Free & Gluten-free.
Best Hair Product
Ethique Heali Kiwi Solid Shampoo for Touchy Scalps,$24.95
Ethique’s Heali Kiwi Shampoo offers a soothing cleanse for dandruff-prone scalps, promoting overall hair and scalp health. This product is suitable for those with dry hair and flaky scalps and works to gently remove build-up.
Ethique designed Heali Kiwi to combat scalp conditions by killing the microbes that can cause problems. A carefully formulated blend of Kiwifruit, Coconut, Karanja, Manuka and Neem oils combined with Oats, Calendula, and Lavender and Lime essential oils to cleanse hair and scalp from the roots down.
This shampoo bar is safe to use on colour treated hair.
Each bar is the equivalent of three bottles of liquid shampoo.*
Made in NZ. Certified carbon neutral company. 100% biodegradable. Compostable packaging. Certified Palm oil free. Certified cruelty free & Vegan.
Best Home Product
BioBag Compostable Bin Liners, $4.95
These innovative BioBag Compostable Bin Liners have been specially designed to line kitchen compost caddies and household bins, and are made from plant starch that has been sustainably sourced. Created to break down at the same rate as food scraps, they are completely compostable in both well-functioning home compost systems and commercial systems that are supported by council kerbside (green bin) collections.
Unlike degradable and landfill biodegradable bags that simply break down into thousands of particles of polluting microplastics, BioBags comply with the Australian Standard for compostability, which means they genuinely biodegrade into plant food and soil fertiliser. Offering the strength of regular plastic bags they are an easy, hygienic and environmentally friendly solution for both household and commercial kitchens and, as they will also break down in landfill, make an excellent alternative anywhere a bin liner is used.
Available in 4 sizes.
Best Lip Product
Hurraw! Organic Lip Balms, $6.95
These Hurraw! Organic Lip Balms deliver smooth, creamy-like-butter hydration to lips and are loaded with skin-protecting antioxidants. A blend of fair-trade, raw ingredients including Sweet Almond Oil, Coconut Oil, Meadowfoam Seed Oil, Cocoa Butter and Jojoba Seed Oil, these hydrating balms leave your lips lovely and smooth. Individually poured into the petite tubes, they fit conveniently into your pocket for regular top-ups throughout the day.
Made in the USA. Certified Cruelty-Free & Vegan.
Best Mascara
100% Pure Black Tea Ultra Lengthening Mascara,$34.95
The 100% Pure Black Tea Mascara is an all-natural mascara that lengthens, separates and glosses lashes. Naturally coloured from Black Tea leaf pigments, Cocoa and Blackberries, this delicious smelling mascara is packed with healthy lash loving ingredients. It also contains conditioning ProVitamin B5 and Vitamin E. This gentle smudge resistant mascara is suitable for everyone, including those who wear contacts or have sensitive eyes.
Made in California. Certified Cruelty Free by both PETA and Leaping Bunny. Packaged in post recycled plastic/glass and printed with biodegradable soy ink.
Best Mum & Baby Product
Modibodi Period Proof Maternity Brief,$27.50
The Modibodi Maternity Brief sits just under the hips and offers a V-shaped dip in the waistband that provides comfort for growing bellies. This is an ultra-absorbent and comfortable style for pre and post bump – perfect for expecting Mums with pregnancy leaks. This style features the Modifier Technology in Light – Moderate Absorbency (up to 10ml – 2 tampons or 1-2 teaspoons), a slim and discreet liner that is moisture-wicking, antibacterial, absorbent, breathable and stain-resistant. Wave goodbye to mishaps and say hello to leak-proof underwear!
Removing the need for disposable liners, Modibodi Maternity Briefs are reusable and made from beautifully soft Bamboo Viscose. These briefs can be hand or cold and gentle machine-washed.
Australian Owned Company.
Best Natural Deodorant & Best Vegan Product
No Pong Fragrance Free, Vegan,$9.95
No Pong Fragrance Free, Vegan and low Bicarb formula contains nourishing Vitamin E, making it an excellent alternative for sensitive skin. The new Vegan formula has a beautiful smooth texture with no added fragrance so you can wear it confidently on its own or layer on with any scent you like.
No Pong uses naturally antibacterial ingredients like Coconut Oil to eliminate bacteria and body odour and Cornstarch to help absorb moisture.
Body odour is the result of the bacteria on our skin feeding on the sweat from our glands. The natural ingredients in No Pong Fragrance Free, Vegan formula creates a water-resistant environment where odour-producing bacteria can’t survive, making this anti-odourant a healthy alternative to traditional, chemical-based deodorants.
No Pong packaging comes in a fully recyclable tin that can be easily opened by pinching the sides to release the lid. Reuse your tin afterwards to store small bits and bobs like jewellery and hairpins.
Made in Australia. Cruelty-free, Plastic-free, Gluten-free, Vegan. Contains Soy.
Best Personal Care Product
Modibodi Period Proof Sensual Lace High Waist Bikini – Black, $29
The Modibodi Sensual Hi-Waist Bikini is a seriously pretty and seriously comfy style – it keeps you dry and leak-free. With a soft lace waistband and higher leg that sits on the hip, this style is one of their best-sellers and your new best friend! It protects you on lighter period days and provides a little extra back-up when you’re working on your pelvic floor.
This stylish little number by Modibodi features a built-in liner in a Light to Moderate absorbency (up to 10ml – 2 tampons or 1-2 teaspoons), or a Heavy/ Overnight absorbency (up to 20ml – 3-4 tampons or 4 teaspoons) to absorb period blood, light bladder leaks or discharge. Breathable, moisture-wicking, absorbent and antibacterial, the liner is barely detectable and wonderfully discreet.
It is made from luxuriously soft Bamboo fabric, and the built-in liner ensures you can avoid using wasteful disposable liners. The high waist makes these ultra comfortable and flattering, and the lace edge detailing adds a stylish and chic finish. The bikini fits just like regular underwear, can be hand washed or cold machine washed on a gentle cycle and is reusable. The Modibodi range provides the ideal solution for those who are looking for an alternative to traditional feminine hygiene products.
Australian Owned Company.
Best Protein Powder
Amazonia Raw Protein Isolate Vanilla, $45.95
This Amazonia Raw Protein Isolate in Vanilla contains 72% sprouted protein from Golden Pea and activated Brown Rice, making it the ideal way to increase your daily intake of protein and support the repair of muscle and tissue.
With a pleasant, natural taste, this low-carb, low-fat formula is created to be easily digested and readily absorbed by the body thanks to the addition of plant-based digestive enzyme, Bromelain. Now with a smoother texture and improved flavour profile.
Made in Australia. Certified Organic, Gluten-free, Vegan.
Best Sexual Health Product
Noosa Basics Organic Intimacy Oil, $22
This Noosa Basics Intimacy Oil is a lightly moisturising, fragrance-free personal lubricant containing a luxurious blend of certified organic oils. Safe for delicate areas, its velvety texture is designed to enhance intimacy and pleasure.
Made in Australia. 100% Certified organic oils. Vegan.
Best Sunscreen
Life Basics SPF 30 All Natural Facial Sunscreen, $26.95
The Life Basics SPF 30 all-natural sunscreen has been created for daily use on the face and body. It is a lightweight, non-greasy and easy-to-apply lotion at a very reasonable price. It is also suitable for use on children.
This is a reef-friendly, broad-spectrum sunscreen, containing the active ingredient Zinc Oxide. We have also included Calendula Extract for its anti-inflammatory properties, Green Tea for its antioxidants and Rosehip Oil to help nourish your skin, along with the beautiful calming scent of Rose Geranium. This is untinted and designed to leave a satin finish, ideal for applying on its own or under makeup.
Reapply every two hours or more often when sweating, and always reapply after swimming, exercising or towelling.
Made in Australia. Cruelty-free & Vegan. Tocopherol (Vitamin E) free. Reef-friendly.
Most Innovative Product
KORA Organics Turmeric Glow Moisturiser,$78
KORA Organics Turmeric Glow Moisturiser is a nourishing and ultra-hydrating vegan facial moisturiser designed to target the appearance of hyperpigmentation, dark spots, dullness and fine lines & wrinkles. Formulated with Certified Organic Turmeric extract, Licorice extract, Rosehip Oil, Marine Algae, Desert Date and Maracuja Oils this beautiful golden moisturiser helps brighten and soften your skin.
Suitable for all skin types.
Once your jar is empty, help reduce waste by keeping your jar and filling it with the refill pod.
Key benefits:
- Boosts moisture to smooth and plump your skin.
- Helps to restore weakened, damaged or stressed skin.
- Helps to minimise the appearance of fine lines and wrinkles.
- Made with proprietary liposome technology and fermented probiotics that delivers anti-aging benefits to your skin to brighten, calm and strengthen.
Key Ingredients:
Desert Date Oil
High in essential fatty acids to hydrate and condition your skin plus helps to boost moisture and plump your skin.
Rosehip Oil
Excellent source of nutrients and essential fatty acids (omegas 3 & 6) to help
soften the visual effects of stressed skin. Helps brighten and promote a more even skin tone.
Marine Micro Algae
A powerful source of proteins to provide soft, hydrated and supple skin. Also a good source of essential fatty acids and carotenoids to help improve the appearance of your skin.
Lipsome (Turmeric, Licorice, Noni Fruit)
Liposomal encapsulation of this unique blend enhances the bioavailability of ingredients to provide nourishing and conditioning benefits to your skin.
Made in the USA. COSMOS Certified Organic. Vegan. Fragrance Free (Contains no artificial or synthetic fragrance.
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Jolene
Jolene enjoys writing, sharing and connecting with other like-minded women online – it also gives her the perfect excuse to ignore Mount-Washmore until it threatens to bury her family in an avalanche of Skylander T-shirts and Frozen Pyjama pants. (No one ever knows where the matching top is!) Likes: Reading, cooking, sketching, dancing (preferably with a Sav Blanc in one hand), social media, and sitting down on a toilet seat that one of her children hasn’t dripped, splashed or sprayed on. Dislikes: Writing pretentious crap about herself in online bio’s and refereeing arguments amongst her offspring.
