Trade magazine Pure Beauty held it’s annual awards ceremony honouring the best in beauty and we are so pleased to announce that Manuka Doctor walked away with not one but two awards; Gold for our ApiClear Daily Defence SPF20 in the Best New Skincare Product category and Silver in the Best New Beauty Supplement category for our Manuka Plus Collagen Queen. These fantastic badges of honour are a testament to the proven quality of the Manuka Doctor products and adds to the many independent awards already won as well as glowing testimonials from our customers.

The awards, now in their 18th year, attracted a record number of entries from brands across every category, making for an exciting evening filled with anticipation. With the standard of entries at an all-time high, the Pure Beauty judging panel had the difficult task of narrowing down the shortlist, before the public cast their votes to decide the winners.

Pure Beauty’s Editor Lucy Tandon Copp said: “This year's Pure Beauty Awards epitomised everything I love about the industry. Top class brands launching innovative new products – and great company to carry the celebrations through the evening.

"Every win, from Highly Commended through to Gold, was thoroughly well-deserved, and it was a pleasure to honour all of your achievements at what was our biggest awards to date, with over 400 people in attendance.”

Manuka Doctor ApiClear Daily Defence SPF20 has proven incredibly popular with our customers and industry insiders alike. It was a runner up in the Pure Beauty Global Awards earlier in the year. So why is it so good? Well, it not only moisturises the skin but it primes and offers UVA and UVB protection all in one! The soft focus effect provides instant blurring to fine lines, wrinkles and blemishes and a matt, oil- free base.

“I love all the Manuka products I’ve used and this one is certainly no different. It’s lightweight and seeps into my skin making it feel really hydrated and protected against the harsh winter weather giving me the perfect base for makeup”

Blended with our very own authentic New Zealand Mānuka honey to help boost moisturisation and elastin. Also featuring Hyaluronic acid, a highly moisturising skincare active known for its incredible ability to retain moisture, boosting skin’s elasticity whilst giving skin a visible glow. Floral nectar, a sweet liquid obtained from the Combretum Farinosum flower, giving skin a comforting softness and Starch from the Tapioca plant which gives skin a mattifying effect and is perfectly suited for sensitive skin. For more information or to buy click here.

The awards was a first time win for our brand new Manuka Plus Collagen Queen beauty supplement which has already proven to be a huge success with our customers.

“I’m in week 3 of taking Collagen Queen (cute name!) and my skin is glowing! I suffer from small breakouts as I take a lot of medication, but since taking these they’ve come and gone so much quicker! Usually I have pigmentation where I’ve had a breakout that takes ages to go, but it’s not the case at the moment. I will definitely be repurchasing these. Thank you Manuka Doctor!”

With authentic New Zealand Mānuka honey powder MGO 300, each tablet contains 200mg of responsibly sourced marine collagen, vitamin C to contribute to collagen formation, selenium for to the maintenance of normal hair and nails plus Hyaluronic acid and Royal jelly.

You can read more about the benefits of collagen supplements here.