Wanderlighty with me
Kia ora, I’m Sarah, Mumma to a curious toddler, the hands and heart behind Wanderlightly, and a Kiwi now calling the beautiful Northern Beaches of Sydney home. I’m a devoted earth custodian, holistic skincare alchemist, and an educator in the art of imperfect low-waste living.
In 2014, I journeyed to Tonga to swim alongside the majestic humpback whale and witnessed the heartbreak of plastic pollution. It became the catalyst for a pledge to tread more lightly, reduce my plastic use, and live a year without it.
From that year of transformation, Wanderlightly was born. A place where I craft small-batch skincare from premium plant-based ingredients, packaged in earth-friendly packaging. Each balm, serum, and mask is created not just to care for your skin, but to honour the earth that sustains us.
Ten years on, Wanderlightly has grown into a community where we share simple, practical ways to reduce waste, however imperfectly, through workshops and products that nurture both skin and planet.
It’s my deep honour to walk this journey alongside you — weaving together earth and community, and inspiring us all to wander a wee bit lighter upon this land we share.
Our Journey
Nourishing skin + earth
Wanderlightly is a slow, mindfully created ethical brand that above all else seeks to provide nourishment to both body & earth. Through rituals & everyday self-care practices, we aim to connect you to your essential nature, mind, body, earth & spirit without compromising on sustainability. Everything we do is considered holistically & through thoughtfully created products & workshops, our purpose is to nourish both skin & earth.
Our values
MINDFUL PRODUCTS
Natural, toxin-free clean ingredients
Mindfully made in small batches to avoid overproduction
A thoroughly researched supply chain
Support regenerative farming & fair-trade practices
Organic where available (80% minimum)
Vegan & cruelty free
No water to bulk out products nor preservatives
Seconds at a reduced cost to minimise waste
Award-winning products including Social Responsibility Clean + Conscious awards
EARTH FRIENDLY PACKAGING
100% home compostable paper tubes with a plant not plastic based lining
Labels are 100% paper & free from plastic laminates that make them unrecyclable
Favour glass packaging with minimal plastic that you can reuse or recycle
Avoid secondary packaging (no outer box that ends up in the bin as soon as you get it home)
Minimal promotional material & printed on recycled matt paper to allow recycling
Packages sent plastic-free using a carbon-neutral service in repurposed & recyclable packaging
Home compostable + reusable packaging used over plastic packaging to date = 17001
SOCIAL IMPACT
5% of sales & workshops to Earth initiatives
3871 trees across Australasia
Workshops with charity organisations to educate waste reduction
Our Workshop series seeks to share our knowledge through a series of carefully created topics in person, online, through eBooks & short instructional videos based around our principles of Imperfect low waste living. Created to give both you, you workplace or family the tools to make practical & meaningful changes in your everyday life & shift the way you interact with your resources & surroundings in ways that work with your lifestyle, energy & budget.
People educated on low-waste living = 4500+