Yes, we do offer promotional codes from time to time to our customers but currently we are not offering any. The best way to get promotional codes is to sign up to our newsletter, we’ll for sure send out a post about any offers.
We recommend you use cotton wool or Q-tips to apply the Acne Healing Extract directly onto acne, pimples and spots. The Acne Healing Extract is not a tonic to wash the whole face with, it should only be used directly on blemishes. We recommend you apply it three to six times per day and to shake it before use. You should apply the extract before you use the Facial Glow moisturiser in the morning. It only needs a few seconds to dry and should be left on the blemish (not washed off) before applying the Facial Glow. It is important to use the Acne Healing Extract consistently every day for a period of time. You can expect to see results after 1-3 weeks of consistent use. It doesn’t work for everyone, but we have seen thousands of results during the 10 year period that is has been a bestseller in Iceland.
No, our products are not certified organic. Anna Rósa handpicks the wild herbs in the pure wilderness of Iceland. She harvests in many places all over the country. She, of course, takes good care to harvest only in places that are far away from pollution and have not been treated with chemical fertilizers but they are not certified organic. That would simple be an impossible task considering the variety of places from which she picks the herbs.
Yes, we are indeed a sustainable brand and we are proud of it. We use 100% responsible and recyclable packaging and we strive for being sustainable in every detail.
Yes. Anna Rósa makes every single product personally by hand and handpicks all the wild Icelandic herbs we use. (We believe this is the secret ingredient!)
Our moisturisers and ointments have a shelf life of 2 years from production and we guarantee a minimum shelf life of 6 months after opening. We produce small batches frequently, so in most cases you will receive an extremely fresh product. Moisturisers and ointments keep well at room temperature and do not need to be kept in a refrigerator. The Acne Healing Extract has a shelf life of 5 years, keeps well at room temperature and we guarantee a minimum shelf life of 1 year after opening.
Currently Anna Rósa Skincare Collection is only available from this online shop. We do not sell to retail shops outside of Iceland and currently we have no plans to do so.
Yes, all the moisturisers and the Acne Healing Extract are vegan. Bliss Healing Balm is the only exception since it contains organically certified beeswax, which is a byproduct of bees. The beeswax we use is cruelty-free. We most certainly don’t test our products on animals and never will. They have, however been tested on thousands of Icelanders (plus all our friends and family) for the last 10 years with excellent results.
No, we don’t currently offer any samples. We are a small company with limited resources and at the moment it is not feasible for us to offer samples. However we do hope to offer them in the future, it is definitely one of the goals we are working towards.
Yes, all our moisturisers, ointment and Acne Healing Extract are perfectly safe to use during pregnancy and nursing. In fact, our popular Bliss Healing Balm is used to prevent stretch marks in pregnancy and is also excellent for sore nipples and vaginal yeast infections! Additionally it is very effective for diaper rash so you definitely want to keep it around for both pregnancy and nursing!
Yes, two of our products Bliss Healing Balm and Divine Healing Cream are used a lot for children and are completely safe.
We manufacture all our products by hand in our Reykjavik Studio.
We use almond oil in the Pure Hand Care so those with an allergy to almonds need to avoid that product. We don’t use peanut oil at all in our manufacturing facilities. We do use shea butter in all our moisturisers and balm. Shea butter is derived from the Shea tree nut, but it is not known to cause any allergies according to scientific investigations. All our products have detailed descriptions of ingredients on the packaging and online.
No, we don’t use any chemical fragrance or perfume in our products and we never will! We do use small amounts of natural and organic essential oils in our moisturisers and balm. We don’t use any isolated ingredients from essential oils in our products, the essential oils we use are always in their most natural form. The Acne Healing Extract does not contain essential oils. We use the essential oils for both the pleasant smell, but more importantly, for their medicinal purposes.
No, none of our products contain sunscreen and we don’t have any plans for using it. However, many customers have let us know that both the Divine Radiance and Facial Glow have acted to protect the skin from the sun. We do not recommend that you try this out in strong sunshine for any length of time, bear in mind that the majority of our customers live in Iceland where there is not a lot of strong sunshine!
Yes, Anna Rósa does, every single one of them! Of all the work she does, this her favourite part, being alone in the Icelandic nature with the plants.
Anna Rósa handpicks all the wild Icelandic herbs used in our skincare collection. We source other material from trusted suppliers that we have had a strong relationship with for many years. We buy almost all ingredients either organically certified or wildcrafted. In the product’s description of ingredients we mark with an asterisk those products that are certified organic or wildcrafted. In our complete list of ingredients, you can click on each ingredient and see the country of origin and if it is certified organic or wildcrafted.
Yes they do. The Bliss Healing Balm contains certified organic non-GMO Vitamin E as the only preservative. The Acne Healing Extract contains ethanol which acts as a preservative. Our moisturisers, which contain both oil and water, need a safe preservative to effectively inhibit the growth of mould, fungi, bacteria and yeast. We use a formula that the Soil Association, UK’s leading organic certifier allows in certified organic products. The formula includes a mixture of Benzyl Alcohol, Phenoxyethanol, Potassium sorbate and Vitamin E. All the ingredients in this mixture rate low on EWG (Environmental Working Group) Skin Deep hazard score for cosmetics. We uses less of the preservative mixture than recommended in our moisturisers since various herbs also act as preservatives.
Yes, we buy almost all ingredients either organically certified or wildcrafted. In the product’s description of ingredients we mark with an asterisk those products that are organically certified or wildcrafted. In our complete list of ingredients you can click on each ingredient and see which country it comes from and if it is organically certified or wildcrafted.
We do not use any ingredients containing gluten but we are not a certified gluten-free facility. Our moisturisers and balm contain certified organic Vitamin E oil which is derived from non-GMO soy sources.
Many! There are tons of ingredients we don’t use and never will.
You can pay for your purchases by credit/debit card. We accept payment by Visa, Mastercard and Maestro cards.
Yes, we offer free shipping for orders above €150 for the following countries only:
- United Kingdom
- Ireland
- United States of America
- Canada
- Denmark
- Finland
- Norway
- Sweden
- Germany
- France
- The Netherlands
- Belgium
- China
- Israel
We deliver our products worldwide with the Icelandic Postal Service. They collaborate with various shipping carriers in each country.
We will offer you a refund on unopened products returned to us within 30 days of an order arriving, provided they are in their original re-saleable condition. We can only refund non-used products with an unbroken seal. We only offer refunds for purchases made through our online store: annarosaskincare.com. Please read our Shipping and Return policy for further steps you need to take if you want to return a product to us.
We will send you the tracking number once your order has been processed and the link to follow at the Icelandic Postal Service.
We are very sorry, but we do not allow returns on products that have been used. We are a small company and we don’t have the same resources as the bigger companies when it comes to returning goods.
Due to COVID-19 we can’t offer shipping worldwide. Currently we only ship to the following countries:
- Denmark
- Finland
- Norway
- Sweden
- Germany
- France
- The Netherlands
- Belgium
- United Kingdom
- Ireland
- United States of America
- Canada
- Austria
- Bulgaria
- Croatia
- Czech Republic
- Estonia
- Faroe Islands
- Greece
- Greenland
- Hungary
- Italy
- Lithuania
- Luxembourg
- Poland
- Portugal
- Romania
- Slovakia
- Spain
- Switzerland
The price we show on our website is excluding any VAT or custom charges at the time of checkout. This is stated in our Terms & Condition that everyone has to agree to prior to purchasing any product on our website. However, you may be charged these by your own customs and excise institutions. It varies greatly between countries if there are any additional customs fees or taxes in the recipient country. We are not responsible for any additional customs fees or taxes your country may require.
We deliver our products worldwide with the Icelandic Postal Service. Delivery depends on the country, usually it takes 3-10 days within Europe and North America, but it takes longer for countries further away, commonly 2-4 weeks. We will send you a tracking number once your order has been processed so you can follow the journey of your package.
We can highly recommend using the Bliss Healing Balm for preventing stretch marks and vaginal infection, which are pretty common during pregnancy. Once breastfeeding starts, the balm is excellent for sore and cracked nipples, for diaper rash and any dry patches on the baby’s skin. The Divine Healing Cream gives powerful hydration and is perfect for the whole body, both for the expectant mom, new mom and baby! We have created the Healing Duo Value Set for you which includes both those creams at a special price.
The most popular product and a bestseller in Iceland is the Acne Healing Extract, which Anna Rósa created originally for her then teenage son (and all his friends!), when they had blemish-prone skin. It has proven highly effective for treating and preventing acne, spots and pimples. We have created the the Acne Duo Value Set for you which includes both the Acne Healing Extract and the balancing moisturiser Facial Glow.
We can highly recommend using the Bliss Healing Balm for any kind of itching, inflammation and skin irritations. The Bliss Healing Balm is such an all-purpose magic balm that we thought seriously about calling it “for everything, everywhere”. In the end we thought Bliss would describe it best, knowing that when healing occurs it can feel like such bliss.
We can highly recommend the very popular moisturiser Divine Radiance for redness and rosacea. It wasn’t originally created for rosacea, but over the years countless women in Iceland have told us that it really works for reducing redness and inflammation. Additionally, many women with rosacea have blemish-prone skin and have found the Acne Healing Extract excellent for treating and preventing acne and spots.
In her private clinic, Anna Rósa often has patients with eczema and psoriasis. Many years ago, she created the Divine Healing Cream and Bliss Healing Balm for those patients. Through years of treating them, Anna found that the ideal formula for most of the patients was to use the Balm in the morning and evening, and apply the Divine Healing Cream several times during the day. We have created the Healing Duo Value Set for you which includes those two creams at a special price.
