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Sapphire – Blue Tansy & Ginseng Cleansing Gel – Pantheon Apothecary
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Best Face Cleanser for Oily Skin 2025
$81.00
Sapphire face cleanser effectively removes dirt and makeup with a luxurious skin-feel. It contains calming blue tansy and rejuvenating NZ-grown ginseng root extract, leaving skin clean, refreshed and silky without dryness or tightness.
Clean Ingredients / Materials
Formulated with excellent clean ingredients.
Ethical Practices
Pantheon Apothecary prioritises organic ingredients and supports local growers by sourcing herbs, hydrosols and oils from them whenever possible. The brand favors local distributors over seeking cheaper options overseas and purchases in smaller quantities to minimise waste. They exclusively use traceable, high-quality essential oils from sustainable producers, avoiding mass-market options that harm the environment and exploit growers. Operating as a microbatch business, they maintain freshness and control quality by manufacturing everything in-house, including specialty extracts. They hire assistants at above-living wages and contribute to community charities and fundraisers. Their skincare products and ingredients are cruelty-free, with ethical certification to ensure the safety and ethics of lab-made ingredients, while also avoiding palm oil unless using RSPO-certified sources.
Sustainable Practices
Pantheon Apothecary prioritises quality and reusability in its packaging, featuring 'forever jars' meant for reuse and recyclable refill pods for all products. The brand implements a buy-back program for glass bottles to facilitate their return to production instead of recycling. Online orders are shipped in recyclable boxes with compostable packing materials. When sourcing raw materials, they opt for local and organic options where possible and ensure sustainable practices from guaranteed harvest growers for imported ingredients like frankincense resin, paying fair rates. They prioritise reducing carbon footprints by selecting local New Zealand or Australian suppliers and use DHL’s Go Green carbon credit system for international shipping. Ongoing product development includes exploring biotech, upcycled and regenerative ingredients while strictly avoiding endangered botanicals and mass-market essential oils, opting instead for traceable, high-quality essential oils from sustainable producers.
Social Impact
Pantheon Apothecary engages in various social responsibility initiatives, including donating money and products to local charities and fund-raising efforts throughout the year. The brand hires assistants at above living wage rates and supports small growers by sourcing traceable, sustainable, high-quality materials. They prioritise local distributors over overseas sourcing for raw materials and strive to purchase organic, fair trade, and guaranteed sustainable ingredients whenever possible. Additionally, they offer free natural health advice in-store, provided by qualified herbalists, beyond their product offerings.
Product Reviews by Experts
This one totally caught me off guard- in the best way! I’ve never used a cleanser quite like it! It starts as a gel and turns into this creamy milk when you add water. My skin felt so fresh after and not tight at all. Plus it’s refillable and waterless, which is such a cool touch- Big fan! I really love how intentional they are with every part of their process. From using organic, locally sourced ingredients to making everything in micro-batches, it’s clear they care about quality and ethics. The fact that they avoid mass-produced oils, pay fair wages and give back to their community is also so refreshing to see in the beauty space!
I love the scent and the blue gel looks amazing! I appreciated the small ingredient list. I also like that the brand uses organic ingredients and that they use refillable packaging.
I appreciated the colour and consistency of this product and I also really loved the ingredients used!
Sapphire – Blue Tansy & Ginseng Cleansing Gel – Pantheon Apothecary
$81.00
This one totally caught me off guard- in the best way! I’ve never used a cleanser quite like it! It starts as a gel and turns into this creamy milk when you add water. My skin felt so fresh after and not tight at all. Plus it’s refillable and waterless, which is such a cool touch- Big fan! I really love how intentional they are with every part of their process. From using organic, locally sourced ingredients to making everything in micro-batches, it’s clear they care about quality and ethics. The fact that they avoid mass-produced oils, pay fair wages and give back to their community is also so refreshing to see in the beauty space! I love the scent and the blue gel looks amazing! I appreciated the small ingredient list. I also like that the brand uses organic ingredients and that they use refillable packaging. I appreciated the colour and consistency of this product and I also really loved the ingredients used! Sapphire face cleanser effectively removes dirt and makeup with a luxurious skin-feel. It contains calming blue tansy and rejuvenating NZ-grown ginseng root extract, leaving skin clean, refreshed and silky without dryness or tightness.
Categories: Best Face Cleanser for Oily Skin 2025
$81.00
This one totally caught me off guard- in the best way! I’ve never used a cleanser quite like it! It starts as a gel and turns into this creamy milk when you add water. My skin felt so fresh after and not tight at all. Plus it’s refillable and waterless, which is such a cool touch- Big fan! I really love how intentional they are with every part of their process. From using organic, locally sourced ingredients to making everything in micro-batches, it’s clear they care about quality and ethics. The fact that they avoid mass-produced oils, pay fair wages and give back to their community is also so refreshing to see in the beauty space! I love the scent and the blue gel looks amazing! I appreciated the small ingredient list. I also like that the brand uses organic ingredients and that they use refillable packaging. I appreciated the colour and consistency of this product and I also really loved the ingredients used! Sapphire face cleanser effectively removes dirt and makeup with a luxurious skin-feel. It contains calming blue tansy and rejuvenating NZ-grown ginseng root extract, leaving skin clean, refreshed and silky without dryness or tightness.
Categories: Best Face Cleanser for Oily Skin 2025
This one totally caught me off guard- in the best way! I’ve never used a cleanser quite like it! It starts as a gel and turns into this creamy milk when you add water. My skin felt so fresh after and not tight at all. Plus it’s refillable and waterless, which is such a cool touch- Big fan! I really love how intentional they are with every part of their process. From using organic, locally sourced ingredients to making everything in micro-batches, it’s clear they care about quality and ethics. The fact that they avoid mass-produced oils, pay fair wages and give back to their community is also so refreshing to see in the beauty space! I love the scent and the blue gel looks amazing! I appreciated the small ingredient list. I also like that the brand uses organic ingredients and that they use refillable packaging. I appreciated the colour and consistency of this product and I also really loved the ingredients used! Sapphire – Blue Tansy & Ginseng Cleansing Gel – Pantheon Apothecary
Sapphire face cleanser effectively removes dirt and makeup with a luxurious skin-feel. It contains calming blue tansy and rejuvenating NZ-grown ginseng root extract, leaving skin clean, refreshed and silky without dryness or tightness.
Categories: Best Face Cleanser for Oily Skin 2025
This one totally caught me off guard- in the best way! I’ve never used a cleanser quite like it! It starts as a gel and turns into this creamy milk when you add water. My skin felt so fresh after and not tight at all. Plus it’s refillable and waterless, which is such a cool touch- Big fan! I really love how intentional they are with every part of their process. From using organic, locally sourced ingredients to making everything in micro-batches, it’s clear they care about quality and ethics. The fact that they avoid mass-produced oils, pay fair wages and give back to their community is also so refreshing to see in the beauty space! I love the scent and the blue gel looks amazing! I appreciated the small ingredient list. I also like that the brand uses organic ingredients and that they use refillable packaging. I appreciated the colour and consistency of this product and I also really loved the ingredients used!You Might Also Like