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Try ARU

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The same cream that has bought comfort to families for over 30 years

ARU cream jar 120ml

Soothing Borage Cream

For itchy, eczema-prone skin

Suitable for babies & children

Fragrance & Lanolin Free

Trusted by families for over 30 years

Since 1993


Prepared in Cornwall using Rosie's original recipe.

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Why Families Have Trusted ARU

SOOTHES THE ITCH

"It literally changed my life."

Every benefit you'll read about ARU has been echoed by the people who have used it. Families returned not because of clever marketing, but because the cream became part of their lives. The experiences shared over three decades remain the strongest proof of what ARU has always stood for.

Comforts dry, itchy skin and helps break the itch-scracth cycle

GENTLE ENOUGH FOR GENERATIONS

Aru cream on hand

""My grandson now uses it too.""

Made without added fragrance and designed to comfort delicate, irritated skin.

DEEPLY MOISTURISING

"It was the only cream that helped"

A rich cream that helps replenish moisture and comfort dry, tight skin.

SUITABLE FOR ECZEMA, PSORIASIS AND IRRITATED SKIN

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The Humble Plant At

The Heart of ARU.

After years of living with severe eczema, Rosie was determined to find something gentle enough for her own skin. She explored many traditional herbs and natural ingredients before discovering borage oil, the ingredient that would go on to become

the heart of ARU.

"When skin is already struggling, ingredients matter."   

 

- ROSIE LAING

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​ARU  became popular through word of mouth.

Created by Rosie Laing to soothe her own severe eczema, as more people discovered the cream, newspapers shared Mum's story, and health food shops across the UK began stocking ARU.

Rosie ARU newspaper article 1998
Rosie Laing circa 1990s
Original ARU leaflet circa 1993

For over 30 years, people have contacted ARU with stories of comfort, relief and gratitude.

Soon, handwritten letters began arriving from families who wanted to thank Mum for the difference ARU had made. She kept every one she could, and those letters remain one of the most treasured parts of ARU's story today.

Letters to Rosie ARU
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"It's imperative to treat skin conditions with respect."

- ROSIE LAING

Meet Rosie

​Before ARU became a cream trusted by generations of families, it was one woman's determination to find comfort for her own skin.

Rosie's own experience shaped a simple philosophy, read Rosie's essential advice for your skin.

Rosie making ARU circa 1990s
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A NOTE FROM
Sapphire

Sapphire Aru Cream

When Mum passed away, so many people got in touch asking if ARU would ever return.

Many had used it decades earlier and wanted it again for themselves, their children and even their grandchildren.

Today, ARU continues from Cornwall, where I'm honoured to carry Mum's work forward with the same care and purpose that inspired her over 30 years ago—bringing comfort to families who have trusted ARU for generations, and those discovering it for the first time.

— Sapphire

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Every jar of ARU is

carefully prepared and packed in Cornwall using

Rosie's original recipe.

 

 

While its home is now in Cornwall, the philosophy remains unchanged:

creating a gentle cream, made with care,

to bring comfort to dry, itchy skin.

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ARU packaging
ARU jar and leaflet in
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Questionnaire
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Try ARU

The same cream that has bought comfort to families for over 30 years

Aru cream jar 120ml

Every jar carries a little of Rosie's story, and a little of yours too.

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