Skincare FAQ

In 2011, Manuka Doctor launched the world’s first ever award winning Purified Bee Venom (PBV™️) and Certified Mānuka Honey high performance skincare range, which harnesses the power of the highest performing ingredients from the hive. All of our clinically tested skincare formulations are refined, concentrated and 100% bee friendly plus there’s a product to suit every skin type and occasion!

As with any new product we recommend a patch test before use.
Do not use if you have an allergy to bee stings or any of the listed ingredients.
All our products are designed and safety tested with an assumption that the consumer could be pregnant or breast feeding when using them, however we would always advise you always consult with your doctor before use.
All of our products have been Dermatologically tested. Avoid direct contact with eyes.

Patch testing is generally recommended to see whether any ingredient causes an allergic skin irritation reaction.
We recommend a small patch test before using any of our products.
Do not use our products should you have an existing allergy to bee stings or any ingredients listed in the product. Ingredients can be found on the product pages of our website.

If you have an allergy to bee stings then we recommend that you do not use Manuka Doctor products.

We do not test our products on animals and our bees live happily in open, natural surrounds and are not affected by how we source their venom.
So while we just love that bees naturally produce the honey and venom that help give us beautiful looking skin, we take careful steps to ensure bees are not harmed in the process. For bee venom collection, a glass pane, with a light electrical current running through it, is placed near our bees. The current attracts the bees to sting the glass, which leaves the venom on the surface. Because it’s glass, the bees don’t lose their stinger, nor are they harmed in anyway.

Manuka Doctor harnesses ingredients from the hive and customises nature's purity to provide unique formulations which are refined, concentrated and 100% bee friendly. We strive to provide the appropriate balance of essential ingredients and by adhering to the highest standards in ingredient selection and manufacturing processes we can assure our customers the best quality formulations that have the technical backing of expertise research and independent laboratory testing. Manuka Doctor puts customer needs and concerns at the core of everything it does resulting in high performance skin care regimes that deliver genuine benefits for the ultimate in skin confidence, every day. Whilst we cannot claim that all of the ingredients used in our skincare products are certified natural, we strive to ensure that they are as close as possible without compromising on product efficacy.
Certified natural by Biorius, formulated and made in New Zealand with our Manuka honey and/or Manuka Oil.
None of our products contain SLS, Parabens & Phthalates.
Manuka Doctor is committed to using certified sustainable palm oil in its formulations, as it is a healthier and safer alternative to petrochemicals and requires significantly less land than coconut for an equivalent yield. Our products do not contain palm oil in its pure form however some of the raw materials do contain palm in their manufacture. We therefore use ingredients from suppliers that are members of the RSPO (Roundtable for Sustainable Palm Oil).
With the rise of plastic in our oceans, Manuka Doctor is committed to ensuring that our facial scrub products use naturally derived biodegradable scrub particles which are ocean friendly.