Wild Yam Cream

A daily skincare ritual with botanical roots

Wild Yam Cream is a topical cream designed to be massaged into soft skin as part of your daily routine. It combines Wild Yam, a plant with a long history in traditional botanical practice, with Vitamin A, one of the best-established skin-supporting nutrients available. The result is a cream that feels genuinely nourishing rather than heavy, absorbs well, and suits both men and women as a simple, consistent daily habit.

What Vitamin A does for skin

Vitamin A is the skin nutrient with the longest track record in dermatology and skincare practice. It supports healthy cell renewal, helps maintain the skin’s surface texture, and plays a role in keeping skin looking well-nourished over time. In a topical cream, it delivers this support directly to the skin rather than relying on absorption through the digestive tract, which is why many practitioners value it in this form for skin-specific goals.

Wild Yam in traditional plant practice

Wild Yam has been used in botanical and traditional practice for a very long time, and its inclusion here reflects Dr. van der Merwe’s roots in herbal medicine. The cream does not make medical claims about what Wild Yam does, because that is not how she approaches formulation. What she can say is that this plant has been valued by practitioners for generations, and she uses it because she trusts it. The full ingredient information is under Supplement Information.

How to use it and who it suits

Apply twice daily. Ladies use one pump; men use two. Massage the cream gently into soft skin areas until fully absorbed. It suits anyone who wants a botanical topical as part of their daily wellness routine, from women at any stage of life to men looking for a clean, plant-based daily habit. It contains no soya and no unnecessary additions, which makes it a straightforward choice for people who read labels carefully.

A note on topical application

Because this is a topical cream, the ingredients are absorbed through the skin rather than taken orally. For that reason, it works alongside your existing skincare routine rather than replacing anything you take internally. If you are using any prescription topical products, check with your healthcare practitioner before adding this cream to the same area.

Made by a practitioner, for daily use

This cream is made locally in South Africa by Dr. Hester van der Merwe, a registered health practitioner. She keeps the formulation clean: Wild Yam, Vitamin A, no soya. That is the standard she applies to every Anóthen product, and this one is no different. The full ingredient detail is under Supplement Information.