recovery oil spray

Delia Wieser (innovation consultant and mum of 4-year-old Matei) and Katharina Griesbacher (designer and mum of 3-year-old Theo and baby Noah) are the motor behind the Vienna-based Mama Matters. As their name alludes to, their ethos is to bring women experiencing motherhood into the spotlight, empowering them to practice self-care, to feel confident and stay healthy especially in the fragile months after having given birth. Giving birth to a new identity can be as demanding as giving birth to a baby, yet society and healthcare systems mainly focus on how the baby develops. Studies say that women who are informed and educated about the postpartum time and its effects before giving birth have a 50 % lower risk to develop postpartum depression. Their products support the healing process and improve mental wellbeing throughout the third and fourth trimester, and are made of organic, clean and environmentally-kind ingredients.

In their skincare range, Delia and Katharina keep the number of ingredients to the minimum needed for best results and fragrance-free – because babies are attracted by their mum’s unadorned body smell and that’s how they recognize and bond with her.

This unscented organic oil blend will help to regenerate skin cells post-pregnancy and encourage healing on C-section incisions and beyond. Its restorative recipe helps rebuild skin tissue and is easily absorbed. To be honest, it feels more like a cream rather than an oil and we could easily see it useful during the pregnancy and afterwards.

apply: by massaging into scar tissue, hands, tummy, feet and anywhere that could use some extra TLC. Massage until it is fully absorbed. Comes in an easy-to-apply pump bottle.

ingredients: coconut oil (cocos nucifera oil)*, cocoa butter (theobroma cacao seed butter)*, hemp seed oil (cannabis sativa seed oil)*, almond oil (prunus amygdalus dulcis oil)*, rose hip oil (rosa canina seed oil)*, jojoba oil (simmondsia chinensis seed oil)*, natural vitamin e (alpha-tocopherol)* (*certified organic)

store: in a cool, dry place away from heat and direct sunlight