ATHONITES offer the following payment options:

• Credit card
• Paypal
• Cash on Delivery (Available only for Greece)
• Bank Transfer (Available only for Greece)

Entering credit card information on this site is secure. For security purposes, your billing name and address must match the credit card information used for payment. All orders placed on www.athonites.com are encrypted to protect any credit card information that is submitted at the time of the order.

We accept orders from EU countries, UK, and USA. From any other countries please send us an email to info@athonites.com

Greece(ACS Courier)
For orders up to 48.99€ shipment cost is 3.50€
Free shipping for orders 49.00€ and above

EU Countries(UPS)
For orders up to 78.99€ shipment cost is 25.00€
Free shipping for orders 79.00€ and above

Rest of World(UPS)
For orders up to 158.99€ shipment cost is 25.00€
Free shipping for orders 159.00€ and above

Delivery period is estimated 3-7 working days, according to final destination and time period.

Your order is prepared within 48 hours from order placement.

ATHONITES ship your orders in collaboration with ACS and ELTA-courier at Greece and UPS
in all other regions worldwide. Due to Covid special circumstances there may be occasional delays in deliveries.

ATHONITES ship your orders in collaboration with ACS at Greece and UPS in all other regions worldwide. Due to Covid special circumstances there may be occasional delays in deliveries.

After shipment, orders are usually delivered within business days. Actual delivery time depends on shipping distance and may vary by postal code and is verified through order placement.

You will receive a shipping confirmation via email as
soon as your package leaves our store. This email will contain a link to track the shipping status of your delivery.

You may cancel or return your order (in part or whole) within 20 days from shipping without providing any justification. The returned
product must be unopened, in its package, and therefore in a immaculate resalable condition.

In any case of return please contact customer service in order to get the relevant return number and follow the necessary procedure. Before scheduling a return, please email us at info@athonites.com or call us at
+30 2111900601 to give you return instructions.

You will be reimbursed in the same way as you paid for your order. Returns are applicable for products received in a good condition. Products must be presented in their original packaging without having been used, along with the gifts sent with the order, if applicable. Shipping costs incurred for product returns will not be refunded. In case of company fault original shipping fees and return shipping fees will be refunded.

Mount Athos, the historic, holy peninsula in Greece, with fertile soil, subterranean richness and microclimate is one of the most exclusive ecosystems on earth. It has been declared a UNESCO World Heritage Site but is also part of the NATURA 2000 network: the EU’s biggest and most ambitious ecological program, which ensures preservation of the natural environment of the Athonite peninsula

Each herb, leaf or blossom is a unique and highly potent masterpiece that is hand-picked by monks, with care and respect, and is stored in strictly controlled conditions. All herbs and plants are either organically cultivated or wild harvested

Their oily extracts are organically certified and only extra virgin olive oil is used as a solvent. Their oily extracts are organically certified and only extra virgin olive oil is used as a solvent

When better for the skin or the environment, we add selected, certified and ethically sourced active cosmetic ingredients. We formulate only with certified ingredients evaluated by aCert

Our herbs are wild harvested or cultivated with Good Agricultural Practices on the purest soil and are fully traceable at each step. We only use organic-composted manure free of synthetic chemicals and pathogenic bacteria. No use of any pesticides or any conventional form of agriculture. All cultivations are certified as organic by renowned organizations and are carefully monitored by agronomists

We create our own water for our formulations.
All water in our products is a unique aqueous infusion of 5 organically certified and wild harvested herbs from Mount Athos, carefully chosen for their strong antioxidant and anti-inflammatory properties that enhance the anti-pollution and anti-ageing action of each formulation. The water used for the infusion comes from the natural springs of Mount Athos

The herbal mix is composed of:
- Rosmarinus Officinalis Leaf
- Vitis Vinifera Leaf
- Plantago major Flower/Leaf/Stem
- Calendula officinalis Flower
- Sideritis Sp. Flower/Leaf/Stem

We add only natural preservative systems in all our formulas.
In water based formulas we add 99.6% natural preservative.
In waxes and oils we add 100% pure & natural Cosmos-validated preservative

We only use natural perfumes or essentials oils.
And sometimes we choose to not add any at all when it is better for the formulation

Utilizing the finest, purest ingredients from this unique eco-system, we formulate with 84 to 100% natural origin ingredients and we are evaluated by aCert.
Almost all our formulas have received both natural and organic certifications for cosmetic products.
All our formulas are dermatologically tested and developed with leading chemists and pharmacists

Our formulas are clean, and amongst many excluded ingredients they are free from parabens, sulfates, phthalates, GMO, toxins, fillers, mineral oils, petroleum, petrochemicals, SLS, SLES, silicones, artificial colors

Recycling always – more than 95% of our packaging is already either fully or partially recyclable and we are working towards 100% as soon as possible, thus reducing the environmental impact
We use glass and aluminium for our primary packaging
We use recyclable PET when we cannot do otherwise to ensure safety and functionality.
We use craft paper, for our packaging and delivery boxes.
We avoid leaflets and use QR codes.
We use recycled paper for shipping

Our products are made in Greece in one of the leading and oldest manufacturing industries in the cosmetic field (based in Athens since 1864) following the directions of the ISO 9001:2015

We are a cruelty-free brand and we do not test on animals.
This is formally prohibited by European Union regulations since 2004

We use no animal ingredients except bee products, such as organic chestnut honey, organic beeswax and propolis