About Melaney Crees
Melaney Crees approaches skincare as both scientist and storyteller. When her daughter’s severe allergies left her searching for gentler solutions, she turned to herbalism and went on to complete advanced training at Europe’s Formula Botanica, the world’s leading school for organic cosmetic science. Her curiosity evolved into Aureterra’s defining method—the six-week Solar Infusion™ Ritual—where botanicals are steeped in sunlight to capture their full strength.
Melaney partners with leading labs for testing and validation, while staying rooted in the rituals that inspired her beginnings. Her work is guided by a belief that skincare can be both clinically effective and deeply grounding—results you can measure, created through a process you can trust.
About our
Solar Infusion Ritual:
Aureterra comes from the Latin aurea (golden, radiant) and terra (earth). It evokes “golden earth”—the source of our name, and the source of your skin’s glow. That radiance begins with the sun. Every formula is created through a six-week ritual in which whole herbs are macerated in natural sunlight, preserving every active compound at full potency. Artificial heat lamps and quick extractions can’t replicate this. The energy of the sun infuses our oils and botanicals with a vitality that only nature provides.
Melaney Crees approaches skincare as both scientist and storyteller. When her daughter’s severe allergies left her searching for gentler solutions, she turned to herbalism and went on to complete advanced training at Europe’s Formula Botanica, the world’s leading school for organic cosmetic science. Her curiosity evolved into Aureterra’s defining method—the six-week Solar Infusion™ Ritual—where botanicals are steeped in sunlight to capture their full strength.
Where Nature, Light & Science Come Together
Experience the world behind Aureterra — a solar-infused skincare philosophy rooted in ancestral botanical craft and elevated by modern dermatological science.
Aureterra was founded on the belief that sunlight can activate botanicals more gently and intelligently than machines, preserving their vitamins, antioxidants, and phytonutrients in their most potent form. Through our six-week Solar Infusion Ritual™, we steep calendula, comfrey, chamomile, lemon balm, nettle, licorice root, and sage in natural sunlight to harness their full therapeutic energy.
Every formula is created with science-backed peptides, clinical testing, and dermatologist approval, making our skincare effective, anti-aging, and safe for use on sensitive skin — including pregnancy-safe botanical options.
With no synthetic fragrance, no fillers, and no harsh preservatives, Aureterra blends the purity of botanicals with the precision of science to restore radiance, calm irritation, brighten tone, and soften fine lines.
This is skincare where light meets lab, and where every ritual becomes a moment of healing.
