What Is Paw Paw Cream? (And What Should Be in a Good One)
Paw paw cream is one of those things every Australian household seems to own — a soft, skin-loving cream made from the tropical paw paw fruit (Carica papaya). The fruit’s natural enzyme, papain, along with its vitamin C, is why paw paw earned its place in Aussie bathroom cabinets generations ago: it helps soften, smooth and condition the skin. But here’s the thing most people don’t realise: not all paw paw creams are made the same way — and the label tells the story. Read the label: what’s actually in most paw paw products Plenty of the famous paw paw tins and tubes at the chemist are built on a petroleum jelly base — often well over 90% — with a small amount of fermented paw paw mixed in. Petroleum jelly isn’t from a plant; it’s a by-product of the oil industry. It works by sitting on top of your skin as a greasy seal. A true natural paw paw cream is different: it’s designed to absorb, carrying the fruit’s goodness into the skin without the greasy layer. What we put in ours instead Our Paw Paw Magnesium Body Cream is made with fresh Australian paw paw in a plant-based formula — no petroleum at all — blended with magnesium and aloe vera. It’s vegan and cruelty-free: no beeswax, no honey, no animal ingredients. How our cream is made differently Three choices set our creams apart, and every one of them is on the label. First: where most creams start with plain water as the main ingredient, ours starts with certified organic aloe vera juice. Second: the whole formula carries less than 1% preservative — genuinely rare on today’s market. Third: the paw paw itself is real Australian paw paw extract, sourced from Australian organic growers — never a powder imported from overseas. Made in New South Wales, Australia. What’s inside a really good paw paw cream? Across our range you’ll find the paw paw backed by a team of skin-loving naturals: organic aloe vera juice, jojoba oil, shea and cocoa butters, coconut, macadamia and camellia oils, native quandong extract, chamomile, lavender and ylang ylang oils, and natural vitamin E. Our face cream adds hyaluronic acid to the mix. Every ingredient is listed openly on our ingredients page. Which of our creams is right for you? Paw Paw Magnesium Body Cream 200ml — the everyday all-rounder: natural paw paw cream plus magnesium and aloe vera, for body, hands, elbows, heels and anywhere skin needs softening. Our most popular product. Paw Paw Face Cream with Hyaluronic Acid 125ml — the facial specialist: lighter, with hyaluronic acid for that plump, hydrated feel. Plenty of our customers keep both — one on the bathroom shelf, one on the bedside table. Everyday ways people use paw paw cream Dry lips — a light layer any time they need softening Elbows, knees and heels — the rough-skin trouble spots Hands and cuticles — especially after washing up or gardening All-over moisturiser — gentle enough for the whole family, light enough for everyday How cosmetics are regulated in Australia (and why our wording is careful) In Australia, skincare sits under real rules. Creams that claim to treat or cure skin conditions are regulated as medicines by the Therapeutic Goods Administration (TGA); honest cosmetic makers stick to what a moisturiser truly does — soften, smooth, moisturise and condition. That’s exactly how we describe ours, and it’s why you’ll never see wild medical promises on a Real McArthur label. If a paw paw product somewhere makes big healing claims, that label is worth a second look. Quick answers Natural, vegan, petroleum-free — paw paw cream the way it should be.Shop our paw paw creams → Keep reading: paw paw ointment vs natural cream · why our range is built on certified organic paw paw
Magnesium Cream: Why We Blend Magnesium Into Our Paw Paw Cream
Magnesium cream has become one of the most searched-for skincare products in Australia — a body cream with magnesium blended into it. If you’ve seen tubs of “magnesium sleep lotion” and “magnesium body butter” appearing everywhere from pharmacies to gift shops, you’ve watched the trend grow. Here’s the full, honest story of the mineral behind it — and why we blend it with paw paw. A quick history of magnesium Magnesium has been part of daily life for over 400 years. The story goes that in 1618, a farmer at Epsom in England noticed his cattle refused to drink from a certain spring — the water was bitter with what we now call Epsom salts (magnesium sulfate). Those salts made Epsom famous, and people have been soaking in magnesium baths ever since. The mineral itself was first isolated in 1808 by the chemist Sir Humphry Davy, and it takes its name from Magnesia, an ancient region of Greece. Not bad for something most people first meet in a foot soak. What magnesium actually is Magnesium is one of the most common elements on Earth — it’s in the ground beneath us, dissolved through every drop of seawater, and it even sits at the very centre of chlorophyll, the green in every plant leaf. In people, it’s an essential dietary mineral: your body uses it constantly, and you get it from foods like leafy greens, nuts, seeds and whole grains. Where the magnesium in creams comes from The form used in skincare is almost always magnesium chloride, and most of the world’s supply comes from natural brines — mineral-rich waters from ancient underground seabeds and salt lakes, the most famous being deep European deposits laid down millions of years ago. The brine is purified and concentrated into magnesium chloride flakes or liquid. The forms magnesium comes in Magnesium chloride — the skincare one: creams, “magnesium oil” sprays (not really an oil — just concentrated brine) and bath flakes Magnesium sulfate — Epsom salts, the classic bath soak Dietary forms (citrate, glycinate, oxide and others) — the tablet and powder forms sold as supplements; talk to your pharmacist about those, that’s their department, not ours How a magnesium cream is made The magnesium chloride is dissolved and blended through the cream’s water phase — and in our case, that phase isn’t plain water at all: we use certified organic aloe vera juice instead. Then it’s emulsified with natural oils and butters, together with our real Australian paw paw extract — sourced from Australian organic growers, never an imported powder — and finished with less than 1% preservative, which is rare on today’s market. The full list is open for anyone to read on our ingredients page. Why we put it in a paw paw cream When we created our Paw Paw Magnesium Body Cream, we wanted to bring together two things Australians already love: the traditional skin-softening paw paw, and the modern magnesium cream ritual. As far as we know, nobody else in Australia makes a paw paw and magnesium cream — it’s genuinely our own. Many of our customers make it part of a wind-down routine — after the evening shower, before bed — a few minutes of looking after your skin at the end of the day. Let’s be straight about what it is (and isn’t) Our cream is a cosmetic. It moisturises, softens and conditions the skin — and it does those things well. It is not a medicine, and it isn’t intended to treat any condition. We’d rather tell you that plainly than dress it up — you’ll always get the honest version from us. Quick answers One cream, two Australian favourites — paw paw and magnesium, together.Shop the Paw Paw Magnesium Cream → Keep reading: what belongs in a good paw paw cream · natural paw paw cream vs petroleum ointments