
About Archeus
An intentional and artisanal apothecary dedicated to working with the healing power of nature to support the health and wellbeing of women, with a focus on the changes that occur in menopause, midlife and beyond.
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WHO WE ARE
Established in 2013 by Georgina Langdale, Archeus is an artisanal apothecary located in Hawke's Bay, New Zealand and dedicated to crafting natural products to support skin, body, and emotional wellbeing. We recognize the significance of menopause as a pivotal life phase, and it has become a core focus of our work.
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WHAT WE DO
We create a high quality, handcrafted natural products that support your physical health and wellbeing as you experience the changes that come with hormonal shifts and health changes.
Our products are created to help with the stuff that isn't sexy, like vaginal dryness, but is part of being a woman at this time of life.
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WHY WE DO IT
At Archeus, we wholeheartedly believe in empowering you through hormonal changes, and every phase of life by offering products and experiences that nurture your body, mind, and spirit. Our aim is to ensure you feel strengthened, supported, and inspired during your own transformational journey.
2022 - Finalist Best New Intimate & Sexual Care Product, Pure Beauty Awards
2018 - Good Magazine Beauty Industry Winner
2018 - Finalist Premium Skincare Product, Global Pure Beauty Awards
2015 - Finalist Sustainability Champion, SBN Awards
2015 - Finalist Best New Natural Product, Pure Beauty Awards
2014 - Start Up Start Up Star Award
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
Our Core Principles
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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 intentionaly not seeking widespread commercial distribution, we are better able to maintain our standards, integrity and connection with our customers and suppliers.
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SCIENCE AND 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.
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WELLBEING IS HOLISTIC
We believe that true health and wellbeing incorporates care for body, mind and spirit. That is why our offerings not only include the NatFem Botanics range of products, but also our Archeus plant essences. These products are complemented by Georgina's life transition coaching, mentoring and clinical hypnosis services.
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HONOURING MIDLIFE AND BEYOND
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.
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FRIENDLY CUSTOMER SERVICE
We love connecting with our customers, the health professionals and selected retail outlets we work with, and our suppliers. Georgina will respond to your emails as quickly as she can. You can email her here.
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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.
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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.
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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. This has included giving funds and helping out in working bee's at the Argyll East primary school. Those kids are true eco warriors! We have donated to the Kew Gardens Millennium Seed Bank Project and Robert McGowan's Tiwaiwaka Project, and to Womens Refuge.

Georgina Langdale
Archeus Founder & Coach
As a woman in midlife and a herbalist, coach, teacher artist and author of 50 Things to Help when Life Changes, , Georgina's passionate about working with nature to help other women as they navigate life transitions.
Growing up in the countryside in England and New Zealand created deep bonds with the healing power of nature, and from an early age she tapped into this connection for her own healing and wellbeing.
Georgina's professional career went on to include working in radio, television and print She's held senior roles including running a cultural communications agency in London, working for the Royal Botanic Gardens of Kew, and the United Nations Environment Programme in Germany.
Returning to New Zealand to care for her ageing parents created the impetus and opportunity to establish her business Archeus in 2013.
Georgina's passion for caring for pople, plants and planet has seen her develop an ethos around supporting people thought key life transitions including menopause and end of life.
Committed to sharing knowledge she has run numerous workshops and online courses over the years in topics rangng from herbalism, plant energetics and ecotherapy, to end of life care. She regularly teaches internationally and has coaching clients in New Zealand and around the world.
In 2018, Good Magazine gave her an award recognising her work helping people navigating life transitions.
In addition to creating the products here at Archeus, Georgina provides coaching and other offerings at GeorginaLangdale.com