About

The Secret Behind

Why we created austere skin

Living with eczema, acute dermatitis and psoriasis can seem impossible. If you’re like us, you have products that you use religiously because you’re scared to create a reaction. Every major skincare brand has a sensitive line that is marketed to us as holy grail products, but in reality, we are left with a product that doesn’t work, broke, and a reaction that can last weeks. There is nothing worse than buying a new product that you are excited about, only to find out that it burns and irritates your skin. It is a waste of time, money and effort.

At Austere Skin we believe that you shouldn’t need to be afraid to try new products. Living with eczema, acute dermatitis and psoriasis doesn’t need to impact you #LivingYourBestLife because let’s be honest, no-one grams their hydrocortisone cream. Austere Skin products can’t cure your allergies or fix your epidermis; but what we can do is help you exfoliate, hydrate and showcase your best skin, without the reaction!

Ethics and Philosophy

What we do to help

Since our launch in April 2020, we have pledged to donate 10% of our profits or $5 NZD per mask to charities across New Zealand. So far we have donated to KidsCan, Dry July, and the SPCA.

“It isn’t easy growing a new business in the midst of a pandemic but it is very important to me that Austere Skin’s small successes are shared with our community.” 

If you would like to donate to any of the charities we have, check out the links below.

Vulnerable children living in hardship are facing their toughest winter yet as the economic impact of the Covid-19 pandemic hits home.

https://www.kidscan.org.nz/

Dry July 2020 is proudly supporting :

* Look Good Feel Better – workshops for those with appearance related side-effects of cancer.
* Prostate Cancer Foundation NZ – rollout of Prost-fit program for men affected by prostate cancer.
* Bowel Cancer NZ – telephone support from a specialist bowel cancer nurse.

https://www.dryjuly.co.nz/

SPCA helps protect over 40,000 animals in New Zealand every year. Animals who are sick, injured, abused or simply abandoned.

https://www.spca.nz/

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We're based in nelson, new zealand

Austere Skin is proud to be made in New Zealand. Our clean, green philosophy