What's in a name?
The name 'Archeus' harks back to the 16th Century, coined by the visionary physician Paracelsus. He advocated harnessing the vital force flowing through us, Nature, and the universe—the Archeus—to achieve healing and transformation. This philosophy underpins everything we offer at Archeus, guiding our commitment to human and environmental care.
"To heal we must work with the Archeus, the vital force that flows through us, nature and the universe"
Paracelsus 1493-1541
The Archeus Apothecary
Nature-Based Products to Support Your Changing Body
Established in 2013 by Georgina Langdale, Archeus is an artisanal apothecary located in Hawke's Bay, New Zealand and dedicated to crafting natural products, workshops, and coaching to support skin, body, and emotional wellbeing.
We love helping people of all ages and genders and we have huge respect and gratitude for each and every one of you. The reality is most of our customers are females over the age of fifty-five, (our oldest customer is well into her nineties!) so we do tend to focus on this time of life.
In addition to our award-winning NatFem Botanics range, we also offer handcrafted plant essences and products for artisans - all made in small batches with the highest quality ingredients and over a decade of experience in natural formulation.
Workshops and Courses
Learning that Nourishes and Inspires
From natural skincare and herbal remedy-making, to deeper explorations of ecotherapy, end-of-life care and spiritual traditions, workshops are a chance to learn new skills, connect with nature, and dig deep into the stuff that matters.
COACHING AND ECOTHERAPY
Personal Support Through Life’s Turning Points
Whether you're navigating menopause, illness, grief, or creative renewal, one-on-one sessions provide space to reflect, reconnect, and rebuild. This work combines coaching, nature-based practices, and deep listening—grounded in years of training and real-world experience.
Art and Creative PRactice
Symbolic, Timeless and grounded in Ritual
Alongside the apothecary, Archeus is also home to an artistic studio. Here, traditional techniques like watergilding and egg-tempera meet the deeper themes of soul, myth, and transformation. Commissioned
works and select originals are available.
Langdale Artisan Supplies is dedicated to creating products for traditional craftsmanship and arts including our internationally selling Gilder's Balm.
Small is Beautiful
While we hope to help as many people as we can with our handcrafted herbal products, this does not mean we are reaching for unlimited growth. We believe that by intentionally not seeking widespread commercial distribution, we are better able to maintain our standards, integrity and connection with our customers and suppliers.
Science & Tradition
We develop each product formula in response to the needs and experiences of our customers, friends and loved ones, and our own personal experience. We extensively research each ingredient and issue we seek to address. We work with cosmetic chemists for all market testing and approvals. While small and simple, our manufacturing adheres to GMP guidelines.
Organic Gardening
Archeus products are made from the finest natural ingredients we can source. Most of the ingredients are certified organic. Many ingredients are growing organically in the Archeus gardens. All waste plant material we use in the apothecary is returned to the earth as compost.
Treading Lightly
We try to keep our packaging as eco-friendly as possible and our impacts on nature are considered in every business decision we make. The Archeus Apothecary runs on solar power. We do not use ingredients or cleaning supplies that are harmful to human or environmental health.
Giving Back
Archeus is a small business with a big heart and each year we do what we can to give funds to support ecological and women’s projects. Every purchase made on our website helps make this happen.
Timeline
A brief history of Archeus
- 2013
- 2016
- 2018
- 2019
- 2022
- 2024
- 2025
SHARING THE LOVE!
NatFem Rewards Programme
We absolutely love developing and making all our offerings here at Archeus, and we love it when you come back to buy more because it tells us the magic is working.
We have established our loyality programme as a token of our appreciation for your support. Check out the details here.
Pure Goodness
Explore our range here
The Archeus Blog
Tips, Stories & Guidance for Midlife Living
I’m Fine, and Nothing Is OK
Elizabeth Padilla, director of the Conscious Dying Collective, speaks of how we may tend to community in the garden of life
Catharsis – fever, initiation and menopause as a rite of passage
Three phases of menopause - initiation, iceberg and assimilation. After perimenopause and then the cessation of periods, there is a period of assimilation in which finally body, mind, emotions and...
Buddha and Einstein in the Garden
I picture Einstein in the garden seeing forms, patterns, these extraordinary mathematical equations of grace, circles of life and death and life again.