About Me
Science in the formula. Soul in the scent.
I'm Justin, the maker behind Apothecary by Justin. I'm a pharmacologist by training, with a PhD from Monash University and more than 25 years in pharmaceutical research. I'm also one of very few male chandlers and perfumiers in Australia.
Where it started. When I was eleven, I found my late father's perfume collection. I remember lifting each bottle and realising that a scent could hold a person, a place and a feeling all at once. That curiosity never left me.
Years later, my career taught me how molecules behave: how they evaporate, how they bind, how the body responds to them. In 2023 I brought the two together and started Apothecary by Justin.
How I make things
Everything is designed, blended and made by me in small batches in Ringwood, Melbourne.
- Candles are hand-poured in 100% pure vegan soy wax with lead-free cotton wicks. No paraffin, no stabilisers, no fillers.
- Perfumes are unisex eau de parfum (20–25% fragrance) and extrait de parfum (30%), blended in Australian perfume-grade alcohol from essential oils, natural aromatics, accords and absolutes.
- Reed diffusers use a natural diffuser base with no harsh solvents.
- Soap-free wash is made with Australian goat's milk, coconut oil and olive oil.
- Room sprays are pure perfume alcohol and fragrance, with no water or colour, so they won't stain fabric.
Every formula starts with a question a scientist would ask: what does each ingredient do, and why is it there? Then I test, adjust and burn-test until it's right. Only then does it go on sale.
My promise. If you don't love something, tell me. Don't like it, don't pay. Delivery is free on orders over $110 and a flat $11 below that, and orders ship from Ringwood within 7 days.
Questions, custom scents, corporate gifts or wholesale? Email justin@apothecarybyjustin.au or WhatsApp 0448 939 935.
Every note has a reason. Every scent has a soul.
100% Vegan
Sustainable soy wax
Handmade in Melbourne
Non-toxic Ingredients
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