Imagine a brand so in tune with nature, it harvests its ingredients in alignment with the moon and the stars. Imagine a brand that has studied plants for nearly 100 years. In 1921, Weleda was founded in Switzerland on the belief that people are part of nature, grounded in a commitment to carefully orchestrate formulas that work with the body’s rhythms to awaken skin’s natural functions.
Weleda is still creating those products today, that recognise the power of the natural world to balance mind, body and spirit allowing beauty to shine through.
Not unlike today’s start-up culture, Austrian philosopher Dr Rudolf Steiner, Dutch doctor Ita Wegman (one of Europe’s first female medical doctors) and German chemist and pharmacist Oskar Schmiedel collaborated with a small and enthusiastic team of scientists. In 1921, they created the first synergistic products orchestrated to reconnect the body with its natural rhythms.
NATRUE certified
Weleda’s NATRUE certified face, baby, body, hair and oral care products are produced using sustainable production processes and environmentally friendly practices. NATRUE requires that no cosmetics be tested on animals and enforces this prohibition.
Weleda’s products are free from synthetic compounds or toxic chemicals. Instead, the brand uses flower, fruit and root extracts, minerals and essential oils, each one carefully selected and orchestrated to work with your body’s own systems. With respect for the earth, Weleda believes in protecting its farms and building fair trade partnerships.
Weleda is the world’s leading manufacturer of certified natural cosmetics and anthroposophic pharmaceuticals. The product portfolio comprises more than 1,000 pharmaceuticals worldwide and a wide range of extemporaneous pharmaceutical preparations, as well as 120 natural and organic cosmetics. They are developed based on a unique understanding of people and nature. For decades, nearly 1,000 substances from nature have formed the foundation of our products, which contribute holistically to the health and wellbeing of people.
Biodynamics
Weleda’s 50 acres of Biodynamic gardens in Germany – The Weleda Biodynamic Gardens in Schwabisch Gmund, Germany – are one of the largest in Europe.
On Weleda’s farms and garden sites – in Europe and around the world – biodynamic practices are implemented wherever possible. Developed in the 1920s, it was one of the first agriculture movements. Recognised as a holistic, ecological, and ethical farming system, biodynamic agriculture includes gardening, food and nutrition, as well.
The teachings of biodynamically-centered agriculture have been practised worldwide for nearly a century. The basic idea is that the farm itself is a living organism – a self-sustaining system that creates and sustains life, and supports and heals itself.
Biodynamic agriculture means that farming, seed production and landscape maintenance follow cosmic principles, following the rhythms of nature and the earth. In that way, companies can produce excellent raw materials while replenishing and maintaining the land and its living communities from microbes to wildlife.
Since the beginning, Weleda has respected the environment and natural resources. Its standards for sustainable packaging are as close as possible to regenerative design. Not only must it protect the life energy and potency of the ingredients, but it must be manufactured from sustainable materials and be recyclable once its packaging life is over.
Weleda lead plants
The plants we call lead plants are the heart of our products. We aim to unlock the inner benefits of each unique plant so it can work in harmony with your body’s own restorative abilities. This connection between nature and people is the key to understanding the plant’s beauty, balance and restorative benefits. Weleda’s lead plants include almond, arnica, birch, calendula, citrus, evening primrose, oat, iris, lavender, rosemary, wheat, pomegranate, etc.
The plants are prepared as quickly as possible after harvest. Weleda’s farmers carefully clean the roots, peel the bark, hand-select the blossoms and leaves. Some plants are kept whole – to treat the whole being – while others are separated into roots, seeds, leaves, fruits and flowers to focus their energy where it is needed.
Weleda products are available in more than 50 countries. The company employs 2,554 people1 worldwide to develop, produce and market its products. The Swiss stock corporation has its headquarters in Arlesheim (Switzerland) and its largest branch in Schwäbisch Gmünd (Germany). The Group furthermore includes 24 companies in 20 countries.
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