ABOUT
Wild Alchemy Botanicals – natural skincare, human connection
Meet the Maker
Kia ora, I’m Sandra Moetara (Ngāti Korokoro, Te Roroa) — founder of Wild Alchemy Botanicals.
My path to formulation began long before the lab, in a tiny Kiwi town where sea air, ritual, and resilience intertwined.
Today, that same intention runs through every product:
to restore, rebalance, and remind the skin how to heal itself.
Nature’s Healing Power:
My First Lessons
My first lessons in skincare didn’t come from a clinic or a textbook — they came from the icy waters of the South Pacific and an intensely bitter herb I was made to drink.
As a child, I lived with severe eczema and juvenile plantar dermatosis — cracked, inflamed, and raw.
Conventional medicine offered little relief, so my parents turned to what they knew: the ocean and the land.
Each winter morning, I’d stand barefoot in freezing seawater, the sting giving way to calm.
At home, pūhā simmered into hot, earthy broths — bitter but powerful.
Years later, I’d learn what generations before us already understood:
pūhā is rich in Vitamins A, B and C; the ocean’s saltwater is anti-inflammatory and mineral-dense.
Science confirmed what taiao had always known.
That experience became my compass.
Every formula I create holds space for both worlds —
ancestral knowledge and clinical evidence,
the wild and the precise.
From Clinic to Creation
With nearly two decades in clinical skin therapy, I’ve come to see the skin as a living, ever-changing organ — influenced by hormones, stress, environment, and the rhythms of life itself.
Across Aotearoa, Australia, and the Middle East, I’ve worked with every skin type, tone, and concern — from acne and melasma to sensitivity and collagen loss.
Wild Alchemy Botanicals formulas draw on the wisdom of science and taiao nature:
Hyaluronic Acid, Niacinamide, CoQ10, Vitamin C, AHAs, BHAs, and Glycerin meet Kawakawa, Mānuka, Kānuka, fruit extracts, and nutrient-rich plant oils — merging botanical wisdom with clinical precision.
Advanced Treatments
& Specialisations
Trained in dermal therapy, chemical peels, LED rejuvenation, and integrative skin health, I bring clinical precision to my small-batch formulations.
Each product is designed to work in rhythm with real skin — crafted with consistency, efficacy and radiance.
Clinical Expertise
& Certifications
• LHR (Laser Hair Removal)
• IPL Photo Rejuvenation
• Microneedling • Light Therapies • Sonophoresis Skin Infusion
• Customised Skin Correction Programs (Dermamelan & Cosmelan Medical Depigmentation Treatments)
• Holistic, Barrier-Supportive Skincare (both topical care and internal balance)
Legal Notice
All content and formulations are original to Wild Alchemy Botanicals.
For full details, please see our Legal Notice.