Why Editors Can’t Get Enough of Susanne Kaufmann Skincare

And yes, you can say this for a lot of brands out there, but something about Susanne Kaufmann skincare hits different. The brand is, I’ve already mentioned, luxe. The price points are high but perhaps not quite as high as some of the other major players in high-end skincare (for example, Dr. Barbara Sturm or La Mer). The difference however between those skincare brands (which I do love, don’t get me wrong), is that Susanne Kaufmann’s high price points feel totally justified. To begin with, the products are all formulated and created in Kaufmann’s hometown in Bezau, Austria. A small nestled away in the Alps, Bezau is home to some of nature’s greatest resources—and you better believe a whole load of them end up in Susanne Kaufmann products. The pine that sits inside the bottle of Mountain Pine Bath Oil, for example, is hand cut from pine trees just up the hill from the Susanne Kaufmann production house.

And that leads us nicely onto the sustainability credentials. The production house itself is all run on totally renewable solar energy. The luxury glass bottles are made from recycled (and fully recyclable) glass, and many of the products have refills available in which all of the plastic packaging is not only recycled but also fully recyclable (this is very difficult when it comes to lightweight plastics). The brand recently ditched all of its labels due to sustainability considerations and changed all of its exterior packaging to simple cardboard made from recycled paper. And yet, the brand still feels luxe. 

Truthfully, I’m not sure there is a skincare brand out there that does skincare quite like Susanne Kaufmann and I think that’s the reason we editors have taken such a shining to it. You might not know the ins and outs, but when you’re using it, you know it’s something worth holding on to. 

Keep scrolling for the 12 Susanne Kaufmann products you should really get to know—trust me, you won’t regret it.