Elisabeth Sigmund – Chapter 10

The pharmacist Rudolf Plantener, Elisabeth Sigmund and the chemist Dr Reinhard Schoppmann (from left to right) formed the first development group for the new ‘WALA skin care’ in 1964.
The pharmacist Rudolf Plantener, Elisabeth Sigmund and the chemist Dr Reinhard Schoppmann (from left to right) formed the first development group for the new ‘WALA skin care’ in 1964.

Cooperation with WALA: the development of Dr. Hauschka Skin Care

After returning from India, Elisabeth Sigmund came into personal contact with WALA, the beginning of Dr. Hauschka Skin Care.

Her many experiences of the theatre during her time in Jena and with her own theatre group in Stockholm gave Elisabeth Sigmund a strong affinity for make-up. She therefore completed a course in historical stage make-up. In 1967, she suggested the development of make-up to WALA and worked on the topic with the WALA developer Wolfgang Roth-Bernstein, who focussed on work with durable colour pigments of plant origin. In 1981, the first Dr. Hauschka lip and lid shades came onto the market. In 1999 the complete Dr. Hauschka make-up range was launched, from lipsticks to eye shadows, mascaras to kajal eye pencils. Just like Dr. Hauschka facial care, the make-up contains valuable nurturing plants and natural ingredients.

Cosmetics that fit in with WALA

For some time, Dr Rudolf Hauschka (1891–1969), the founder of WALA in Eckwälden, had been looking for special skin care products that would fit in with WALA. These were to extend the range of WALA medicines that had existed since 1935 in the area of healthcare. He sent letters to anthroposophical doctors and cosmeticians outlining his search. Elisabeth Sigmund had been ordering preparations for her skin care products directly from WALA in Eckwälden since the 1950’s. That possibly explains why she too received a letter in 1962. After receiving her 11-page reply, Rudolf Hauschka immediately invited her to visit him. In summer 1962, she travelled to Eckwälden with her husband at the beginning of their holidays in order to present her skin care concept in person. The entire WALA management team, including the developers and doctors, was so impressed by her presentation that she ended up having to stay for her entire holidays.

Between Sweden and Eckwälden

In 1963 and 1964, Elisabeth Sigmund travelled to Eckwälden on multiple occasions to spend several weeks working with the WALA developers. The rest of the time, she worked from Sweden. The WALA developers regularly sent her test ranges of the manufactured products with varying formulations, which she tested on both her beauty salon customers and herself. She sent letters back to Eckwälden with her observations.

Healing skin care by Elisabeth Sigmund

In June 1967, ‘Dr. Hauschka Healing Skin Care by Elisabeth Sigmund’ was launched. The first range included cleansing cream, face toner, facial oil, nourishing face milk, day cream, rose cream, skin treatment, lip balm, eye compresses and silk powder. In 1972 the new skin care line changed its name for legal reasons to Dr. Hauschka Skin Care Products by Elisabeth Sigmund. In 1978, this then became Dr. Hauschka Skin Care. In July 1967, all expectations had been exceeded, with 5,000 packages of the new skin care products being sold, even to countries such as South Africa and Sweden, where Elisabeth Sigmund provided the local importers with support and training. As newly developed preparations were being sold, WALA developed existing and new products further, for example skin care products for blemished skin.

Relocation to WALA

The Sigmund’s were still living in Sweden but the calls for them to relocate to Eckwälden became increasingly persistent. Only Elisabeth Sigmund was able to answer the growing number of customer letters with questions about the healing cosmetics, but the time taken to get a response from Sweden led to delays. In 1969, after 20 years in Sweden, the Sigmund’s left behind the life they had built there and began again for the third time in Eckwälden. Karl found a permanent position at WALA, while Elisabeth Sigmund took care of customer enquiries, visited trade fairs and held presentations, as well as working on further product developments.

WALA received euphoric feedback from the first users of the healing skin care products. For example, an anthroposophic doctor from Freiburg said: “These preparations are a pure joy to use and I can fully recommend them to my many patients. I have never experienced such good quality in the cosmetic sector.”
WALA received euphoric feedback from the first users of the healing skin care products. For example, an anthroposophic doctor from Freiburg said: “These preparations are a pure joy to use and I can fully recommend them to my many patients. I have never experienced such good quality in the cosmetic sector.”

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Elisabeth Sigmund, co-founder of Dr. Hauschka Skin Care, visited WALA in Eckwälden for the first time in 1962. The chemist Rudolf Plantener worked closely with Elisabeth Sigmund to develop Dr. Hauschka Skin Care products. Karl Kossmann, who was then a commercial employee at WALA, later became the managing director and created the WALA Foundation. Here, he is unfolding a sheet of paper containing beeswax with added medicinal plants – a simple method of caring for the lips.
Elisabeth Sigmund, co-founder of Dr. Hauschka Skin Care, visited WALA in Eckwälden for the first time in 1962. The chemist Rudolf Plantener worked closely with Elisabeth Sigmund to develop Dr. Hauschka Skin Care products. Karl Kossmann, who was then a commercial employee at WALA, later became the managing director and created the WALA Foundation. Here, he is unfolding a sheet of paper containing beeswax with added medicinal plants – a simple method of caring for the lips.
Elisabeth Sigmund and Max Kaphahn (1894–1975), one of the co-founders of WALA, in front of the WALA building in Eckwälden; probably in 1962.
Elisabeth Sigmund and Max Kaphahn (1894–1975), one of the co-founders of WALA, in front of the WALA building in Eckwälden; probably in 1962.

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The Eyes Have It

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Bright Eyes – Eye Revive

Refreshing compresses to soothe tired eyes

  • For all computer users
  • Soothing and refreshing for tired, red, irritated or strained eyes
  • Especially suitable for people who wear glasses and contact lenses
  • For hay-fever sufferers
  • Extracts of eyebright (euphrasia), anthyllis, chamomile and camellia calm
  • Fennel extract soothes skin and visibly diminishes puffiness
  • Pampers overstrained or tired eyes
  • Soothing solution reduces the appearance of puffiness in the skin around the eyes
  • The calming effect has also proved successful for combating a tendency towards bags, itching and tired eyes

Tip: Have a soothing Eye Revive treatment when giving yourself a Dr. Hauschka Cream Mask treatment.

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The delicate area around the eyes is much thinner than other parts of the body because it does not have subcutaneous fatty tissue, which makes it particularly sensitive and prone to wrinkles. Daily application of eye cream is a must plus use your Cream Mask on the eye contour area as an ‘eye mask’. Never use an eye cream at night, it’s likely to cause puffy eyes in the morning.

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Regenerating Eye Cream

Visibly minimises fine lines and wrinkles

  • To support a maturing skin
  • Light texture which is rapidly absorbed
  • Supports the skin’s natural regenerative functions
  • Smoothing and refines the delicate skin around the eyes
  • Works to reduce premature signs of ageing
  • Antioxidant-rich red clover, acerola berries and sea buckthorn neutralise free radicals, enhancing skin tone and elasticity
  • Birch leaf, quince seed and precious borage seed oil refine pores and balance moisture
  • Nourishing plants oils such as jojoba and macadamia support skin elasticity, replenish and soften
  • Shea butter, beeswax and cacao seed butter soften and protect
  • Ophthalmologically tested and suitable for contact lens wearers

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Daily Hydrating Eye Cream

Visibly minimises fine lines and wrinkles

  • For all skin conditions
  • Nourishes and refines the delicate skin around the eyes, which is particularly prone to wrinkles and dryness
  • This moisture rich preparation safely and naturally firms, leaving skin soft, smooth and resilient
  • Pineapple, marshmallow and calendula have a revitalising, calming effect, smoothing the appearance of fine lines and wrinkles
  • Rose distillate, blended with nurturing avocado, macadamia nut and sea buckthorn oils moisturise, nourish and tone
  • Ophthalmologically tested and suitable for contact lens wearers
  • Light and rapidly absorbed

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Eye Balm

Soothes nurtures and protects

  • For all skin conditions
  • Gently envelops the eye contour area
  • Protective care with intense effects
  • Carrot, rich in provitamin A, calendula and anthyllis soothe delicate skin while apricot kernel oil, jojoba oil and beeswax moisturise, soften and smooth dry skin and fine lines
  • A beeswax base, only use a rice size amount and melt between two ring fingers, then apply
  • Highly protective, leaves skin feeling silky smooth
Our biodynamic medicinal plant gardens
Our biodynamic medicinal plant gardens

Since 1967, Dr. Hauschka has been devoted to creating skin care formulations from Nature. Our efficacy is based on our unique skin care philosophy, unique rhythmic process and the highest quality natural ingredients with a preference for biodynamic, organic or responsibly wild harvested sources. The result: healthy, balanced, strengthened and radiant skin!

Dr. Hauschka Quality

  • Authentic natural and organic cosmetics, certified to NATRUE and/or BDIH standards
  • Free from synthetic fragrances, dyes and preservatives
  • Free from mineral oils, parabens, silicone, phthalates and PEG
  • We do not test on animals, we test on happy to help out human volunteers
  • Wherever possible, all raw materials come from controlled organic or Demeter cultivation and are recovered under fair conditions

 

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The New Way, at the Dusk of the Corporate Age

VIRGINIA BOWERS

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In nature, there is no part of the whole that is not important. All parts are equally necessary and valuable in order for balance and harmony to be achieved.

Products which nurture and support the ecosystem from which they were made and on which we all ultimately rely, then, it logically follows, are the only way to support a healthy continuation of life. And as much as our modern industrial system attempts to deny it, we do, every one of us, rely completely on the continuing health of the one big ecosystem which is our planet.

I always thought the definition of a modern corporation to be a little wacky, and Michael Moore in the eye-opening 2003 documentary ‘The Corporation’ states it perfectly:

“I believe the mistake that a lot of people make when they think about corporations, is they think you…

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Antioxidants

Topical antioxidants – vitamins A, C & E

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Acerola Cherry
Acerola Cherry is exceptionally high in vitamin C. Extracts of acerola are used for their antioxidant, skin-protecting and fortifying properties.

Found in: Cleansing Cream, Regenerating Body Cream, Regenerating Day Cream, Regenerating Eye Cream Regenerating Neck and Décolleté Cream

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Wild Carrot
From the wild carrot (daucus carota) we obtain an oily extract which is rich in provitamin A (carotenoids). This cares for the skin and makes it soft and supple. It gives skin care products a natural yellow colour.

Found in: After Sun, Bronzing Powder, Clarifying Day Oil, Concealer 01, 02, 03, Coverstick 01-03, Eye Balm, Foundation 01-05, Hydrating Hand Cream, Lemon Lemongrass Vitalising Body Milk, Lip Balm, Lip Care Stick, Lipstick 01, 03, 04 07, 09, 13, 15, 16, Lipstick Novum 04, 09, 10, 12, Melissa Day Cream, Quince Day Cream, Quince Hydrating Body Milk, Revitalising Day Cream, Revitalising Mask

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Rose Hips
Dog rose (Rosa canina), a vigorous relative of the hybrid tea rose, bears red, vitamin C rich fruits: the rose hips. Rose hip extract strengthens and cares for the skin. Dr.Hauschka uses extracts prepared using our own special rhythmic processes.

Found in: After Sun, Lip Care Stick, Lipstick 01, 03, 04, 07, 09, 13, 15, 16, Lipstick Novum 04, 09, 10, 12, Rose Day Cream, Rose Day Cream Light, Rose Nurturing Body Cream, Sensitive Care Conditioner

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Raspberry Seed Oil
The raspberry is a relative of the rose. A fruity, fine oil with a high Vitamin E content is obtained from its seeds, which preserves the youthfulness of the skin. About 10 kilograms of these small, light seeds are needed to obtain a kilogram of this expensive seed oil.

Found in: Regenerating Day Cream

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Wheat Germ
Wheat germ produces a light, vitamin E rich oil which stimulates the skin’s restorative powers.

Found in: Clarifying Day Oil, Cleansing Cream, Hydrating Hand Cream, Lip Balm, Revitalising Mask, Strengthening Hair Treatment

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Eating your antioxidants

The three major antioxidant vitamins are beta-carotene (provitamin A), vitamin C, and vitamin E. You’ll find them in colourful fruits and vegetables, especially those with purple, blue, red, orange and yellow hues.

Beta-carotene and other carotenoids: apricots, asparagus, beetroot, broccoli, rock melon, carrots, corn, capsicum, kale, mangoes, turnip, cabbage, nectarines, peaches, pink grapefruit, pumpkin, squash, spinach, sweet potato, tangerines, tomatoes, and watermelon

Vitamin C: berries, cherries, broccoli, Brussels sprouts, rock melon, cauliflower, grapefruit, honeydew, kale, kiwi, mango, nectarine, orange, papaya, snow peas, sweet potato, strawberries, tomatoes, and red, green or yellow capsicum

Vitamin E: broccoli, carrots, cherries, silver beet, mustard and turnip greens, mangoes, nuts, papaya, pumpkin, red capsicum, spinach and sunflower seeds

These foods are also rich in antioxidants:

Prunes, apples, raisins, plums, red grapes, alfalfa sprouts, onions, eggplant and beans.

Other antioxidants that can help keep you healthy include:

Zinc: oysters, red meat, poultry, beans, nuts, seafood, whole grains, fortified cereals and dairy products

Selenium : Brazil nuts, tuna, beef, poultry, fortified breads and other grain products

Cooking tip: To get the biggest benefits of antioxidants, eat these foods raw or lightly steamed. Don’t overcook or boil them.

BTW: I’ve just discovered I can eat Brussel sprouts, chopped finely and in a coleslaw with apple and carrot, who knew! I’ve never been able to stomach them cooked.

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Men Care

Dr. Hauschka Skin Care; Dr. Hauschka Kosmetik

Dr. Hauschka Natural & Organic Skin Care Regime 

More and more men are coming to value great skin care. However, they want a skin care regime that’s easy and doesn’t take a lot of time – one that achieves its goal in just a few steps. The co-ordinated skin care plan by Dr. Hauschka offers men a 3 Step Day Care and 3 Step Night Care regime. With a range of selected Dr. Hauschka products which complement each other perfectly, men don’t have to wait long for results that can be seen and felt.

Naturally simple and effective

All Dr. Hauschka face care products complement each other, forming a harmonised 3 Step Day Care regime.

Cleansing Toning Moisturising
Facial cleansing removes dirt and dead skin cells without drying the skin. It serves as the cornerstone of our holistic skin care concept. Toning activates the skin’s innate processes, leaving the complexion clear and radiant. The right day cream protects the skin. As the third step after cleansing and moisturising, it completes our skin care regime.

3 Step Day Care 

Cleansing Cleansing Cream Invigorates and cleanses; noticeable moisturising effects
Toning After Shave Clarifying Toner Invigorating aftershave – refreshing and soothing, feels great on freshly shaved skin. Echinacea has anti-bacterial properties and Daisy has anti-inflammatory properties. Just close eyes and mist onto skin.
Moisturising Daily Hydrating Eye Cream Keeps delicate skin around the eyes hydrated, helping to prevent premature wrinkles.
Quince Day Cream
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For Normal Skin.  Guys love the fresh Quince fragrance. Quince Wax protects the skin and Quince Seed extract prevents moisture loss. Cooling and soothing.
Melissa Day Cream
or
Formulated for a Sensitive Combination (oily t-zone, dry/normal cheeks) Skin with a matte finish. Smoothes, harmonises and reduces shine.
Revitalising Day Cream Our lightest texture day cream, yet most activating for a Dry Skin. Refreshing and moisturising.

For an Oily/Blemished skin then choose Clarifying Day Oil instead of a cream moisturiser to regulate oil production. Apply Coverstick to pimples to conceal and treat with just the right amount of tea tree and manuka oils for their anti-bacterial properties and tapioca starch to absorb.

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Tip: Guys also like our Translucent Bronzing Tint mixed with their moisturiser to help even skin tone and give skin a healthy sun-kissed look. This isn’t make-up guys, just a concentrated tint.

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3 Step Evening Care: 

Cleansing Milk or Cleansing Cream + Clarifying Toner + Night Serum

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A Brief History Of Foundation

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It’s creamy and yet light as a feather. It creates a smooth complexion, but discreetly stays in the background: your foundation. A miraculous little product with a long history.

What’s considered beautiful?

Ochre, white lead, whiting (powdered and washed white chalk) – the ingredients of foundation changed depending on the idea of beauty at the time. Cleopatra used a primer that gave her skin a strong, ochre-golden colour that also protected it against the sand and sun. In the middle ages, a pale complexion became fashionable and dominated the scene for the next few centuries. People carefully avoided the sun and used a foundation made of toxic white lead.

The beauties of the screen

To be as beautiful as Greta Garbo – that was the dream of many women at the beginning of the 20th century. Because theatre make-up looked like a mask on the big screen, in 1914 Max Factor developed a foundation specifically for films. It gave the actors and actresses a natural appearance and took on the name ‘make-up’. Today ‘make-up’ often refers to the entire look, but foundation remains the expert base.

More than beautiful

Beauty wasn’t enough for Dr. Hauschka and Elisabeth Sigmund, in the 1960s, they developed a nourishing skin care range made with valuable plant oils and extracts from medicinal plants. In doing so, they became pioneers of a movement, which only later became known as ‘natural skin care’. In 1999, Dr. Hauschka launched a range of make-up – with medicinal plants used in every one of the formulations.

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Night Time Skin Care Ritual

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Life’s busy but attending to this night time ritual becomes a firm favourite in transitioning from day to night. Time for me.

Compress & Hydrate your skin, using Moor Lavender Calming or Rose Nurturing Bath Essence in your basin water, with your Organic Cotton Compress, for aromatic benefits. We promote Compressing & Hydrating to soften pores for a much deeper cleanse, and you’ll use your cleansing products more economically too. 

2) Cleanse with Soothing Cleansing Milk to remove make-up, eye make-up and the dirt and dust your skin picks up during the day. You may wish to complete a secondary deeper cleanse with Cleansing Cream

3) Complete cleanse with a splash or compress of cold water to contract a minute muscle beside the hair follicle, removing any last remaining dirt. This simple technique creates a softer skin, without harsh exfoliation. 

4) Tone with Facial Toner or Clarifying Toner to hydrate the skin, provide botanical extracts to strengthen the skin and to aid in absorption of Serum.

5) Apply Night Serum (also available in trial size 2.5ml) or Regenerating Serum

What’s the difference between a moisturiser and a serum?

Moisturiser is an oil and water emulsion to nourish and regulate the skin and to protect your skin from the environment during the day.

Serum delivers botanical extracts that are absorbed deeply and it’s water based (non oily). Night Serum is to be used at night, whereas a more demanding maturing skin requires Regenerating Serum both night and day.

Editor’s note: I’m using Night Serum at night and Regenerating Serum in the morning.

We don’t agree with the conventional idea of night cream use, why?

  • During the night your skin is metabolising and eliminating the day’s waste. The night time rhythm of the skin is one of a ‘breathing out’.
  • There are no environmental factors that you need to protect your skin from while you’re asleep. You protect your skin during the day with an oil/water emulsion moisturiser.
  • A night cream is an occlusive substance, which impedes your skin’s natural night time elimination and regeneration processes.
  • Night cream use exacerbates a dry skin and eye cream use at night is highly likely to bring about puffy morning eyes.
  • Sleeping isn’t ageing!

So what do we recommend?

Oil-free night care

Dr. Hauschka night treatment preparations embrace regenerating and regulating botanical essences held in a watery solution, for a healthy, strengthened and radiant skin in the morning.

Dr. Hauschka Night Care Products:

Daily: Facial Toner or Clarifying Toner, Night Serum or Regenerating Serum

Seasonally: Renewing Night Conditioner (also highly recommended for new customers transitioning away from night cream use), Sensitive Care Conditioner or Intensive Treatments.

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Multi-Masking

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Multi-masking is the latest trend that caters to the specific needs of your skin. Rather than applying one mask to your entire face, this technique allows you to target the needs of each specific area of your face. Your cheeks may be dry, but your t-zone may be oily. Or perhaps your skin is especially sensitive on your cheeks but you’d like to minimise the appearance of fine lines and wrinkles on your forehead. Multi-masking helps you meet these specific needs at one time.

At Dr. Hauschka Skin Care we believe that healthy skin is beautiful skin, and gorgeous, glowing skin never goes out of style. If your skin needs a boost to get back to its healthy, glowing self then we suggest trying this luxurious method of multi-masking with Dr. Hauschka Masks.

Start by giving your face a thorough cleanse and removing all make-up. Don’t forget to cleanse your neck and décolleté since they will be treated as well. Soothing Cleansing Milk is an excellent makeup remover and our Cleansing Cream provides a deeper cleanse while gently removing any dead skin cells that could prevent your masks from penetrating deeper into the skin.

Now that your skin is clean, you can begin application. Just like an esthetician would perform during one of our Treatments, we recommend starting with Clarifying Steam Bath and Clarifying Clay Mask. Blend 1-2 heaped teaspoons with an equal amount of water to create a smooth paste. Smooth the mask onto the face, neck and décolleté. Avoid eye area.

For skin which tends to be dry and sensitive, add 2 pumps of Soothing Cleansing Milk to the Clay Mask before applying.

After the clay has dried it’s no longer active, re-moisten the mask with Cleansing Sponge then just wipe away.

Select which Dr. Hauschka Cream Masks will cater to your needs. If you have specific areas where more than one mask could be applied, choose one now and save the other for a later multi-mask.

Hydrating Mask delivers a boost of moisture for dry and sensitive skin. This blend of botanicals soothes, protects and revitalises while sealing in moisture.

Revitalising Mask offers soothing care and renewal to all skin conditions. The appearance of redness or blemishes is diminished, pores are visibly refined and skin appears even and toned.

Firming Mask protects and fortifies, minimising the appearance of fine lines and wrinkles.

Soothing Mask calms and balances sensitive skin prone to redness, guiding it to comfort and radiance.

If you’re having trouble deciding, we recommend applying a thin layer of Revitalising Mask all over your face and a thin layer of Firming Mask on your neck. If you find you have excess product on your hands, press them across your décolleté to distribute the benefits.

Once you have allocated your face and neck masks, apply Eye Revive to your eye area. To do this, simply saturate a cotton pad with the solution in the ampoule and divide the cotton pad in two. Place half the cotton round over eye and press gently.

Finally, sit back, relax and enjoy the luxurious botanicals as they go to work. You can leave them on anywhere from 20 minutes onwards, the choice is yours.

To finish, gently wipe the face with a warm, moist cloth. Your skin will glow with health and radiance!

Words by Dr. Hauschka Educator USA, Sophia

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Silk Body Powder – luxurious care from head to toe

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Silk is a truly extraordinary substance. The keratins from which it’s formed are very similar to the structural proteins in human skin, especially collagen. They balance out or neutralise both acids and bases. In doing so, they stabilise the skin’s acid mantle. And as a powder, silk absorbs up to 40% of its own weight in moisture. A body powder which leaves your skin feeling wonderfully silky whilst giving it a matte lustre.

Dr. Hauschka Silk Body Powder all natural skin care has a subtle scent reminiscent of fresh moss. Breathing deeply, you ponder over this unique fragrance and let it carry you away to distant world. You feel a sense of nostalgia and then the softness. Once applied you feel like you have enveloped yourself in a silk robe, which invisibly covers and protects you. We create Silk Body Powder with pure silk powder from silk fibre, rice starch and diatomaceous earth. Talc-free. Enriched with medicinal plant extracts from sage, gentian and oak bark, the delicate body powder unfurls its moisturising, lightly deodorising effect while stabilising the natural balance of the skin. It offers reliable protection, gives the skin a matte sheen and makes it silky smooth. It mildly protects highly sensitive skin that is prone to itchiness.

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Our Silk Body Powder has so many uses that we are still surprised at the ideas we receive from fans. Here are a few tips:

  • In the warmer months Silk Body Powder helps to absorb excess moisture and has you feeling fresh!
  • Silk Body Powder may be used to deodorise your highly sensitive underarm skin.
  • No time to wash your hair? Shake some Silk Body Powder onto your roots then brush it out.
  • Babies’ bottoms stay beautifully soft with Silk Body Powder and it helps prevent nappy rash.
  • We have been told by enthusiastic Silk Body Powder fans it’s an essential companion on long cycle trips.
  • Perspiring feet or clammy hands love the deodorising, moisture-binding Silk Body Powder.
  • For an all natural skin care, healthy feet treat, apply Deodorising Foot Cream, then Silk Body Powder.
  • Tight shoes or sandal straps? Silk Body Powder reduces the risk of blisters.
  • The matte effect of Silk Body Powder is also perfect for powdering sensitive facial skin.
  • Lipstick Tip: To fix your lipstick, kiss a tissue to remove any excess colour. Use a cotton pad sprinkled with a little Silk Body Powder and apply to lips, then apply a second coat of lipstick.
  • Mascara and eyeliner stay put for longer if you start by applying a little Silk Body Powder to your eye area and lashes.
  • Travel companion – sprinkle Silk Body Powder in shoes overnight to keep them fresh, use as a dry shampoo and as a body powder, especially if there’s plenty of walking and there is risk of chaffing.
  • Silk Body Powder protects men’s sensitive skin after shaving.

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Natural and organic skin care brand – since 1967

  • Authentic natural and organic skin care and make-up, certified to NATRUE standards
  • Free from chemical/synthetic fragrances, dyes and preservatives
  • Free from mineral oils, parabens, silicone and PEGs
  • Dermatologically tested for sensitive skin
  • Wherever possible, all raw materials come from controlled organic or biodynamic (Demeter certified) cultivation and are recovered under fair conditions
  • We don’t test on animals, we test on happy to help out human volunteers

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9 tips for a morning routine to set you up for a great day

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The expression ‘getting up on the wrong side of the bed’ came about for good reason. Starting your day in a well-intentioned, conscious manner is highly likely to have a positive impact on the day ahead. Morning rituals are important to take time out from a busy world to ensure self-care and to set priorities and goals.

1. Plan your day the night before
Organising routine things like clothes, breakfast, what time you’ll need to leave and what you need to take with you can help you feel in control and more relaxed in the mornings. Put reminders in your phone, or write a list for the day’s priorities, this eases a sense of feeling overwhelmed with workload, instead you focus on ticking one job off after the other. Hello sense of achievement without the stress!

2. Get up straight away
Because if you nod off again, you’ll feel worse, and you’ll be rushing, which is never a good way to start the day.

3. Lemon juice in warm water
Squeeze the juice of half a lemon and a capful of organic cider vinegar in your cup the night before. In the morning just put in cold water, then top up from the kettle so it’s warm. Lemon juice activates your digestive enzymes, plus it’s alkaline, making it the perfect foil to any more acidic foods you may ingest later in the day, helps keep skin clear too.

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4. Exercise
Those who exercise in the morning are more likely to stick with their workout than those who exercise later in the day. There’s never going to be anything else happening at 6am! A 30 minute walk warms you as it gets your circulation going, supports your lymph system, aids stress and sleep, oxygenates, supports happiness and peace of mind and prepares you for the day ahead.

Natural sunlight sends a signal to your brain to slow the production of the hormone melatonin, which makes you sleepy, and start producing more serotonin to wake you up.

5. Meditate
Meditation may seem a counter-intuitive thing to do in the morning, but rather than making you sleepy, it can actually stimulate your brain and helps you focus your breath. Research shows that mindfulness also affects the structure of the brain, changing it in ways that may increase attention span, sharpen focus, improve memory and enhance productivity.

6. Enjoy a cup of tea
Tea is full of antioxidants, which not only protect our cells from free radicals, but may also balance our mood and modulate hormones including serotonin (to wake us up) and dopamine (to make us feel good).

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7. Dr. Hauschka face care morning ritual

8. Get warm
Have your shower and then get dressed. If you’re feeling cold, you are using more energy to keep warm and using less on inspiration and focus.

9. Eat breakfast
Food fuels mental performance and gives us energy, so it makes sense that a great day starts with a healthy ‘break’ ‘fast’.

 

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What’s a BB Cream?

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Are you confused about what is a BB, CC or DD Cream?

BB stands for ‘Blemish Balm’ or ‘Beauty Balm’ and provides both colour and care in the one product.  Before our time, plus natural and organic to boot, we’ve been offering this for years with our incredible Tinted Day Cream. The original BB Cream!

BB Creams are more than just a tinted moisturiser, they offer benefits such as helping to even out skin tone, disguising blemishes and redness, providing light coverage and protecting the skin.

FYI: CC means ‘Colour Corrector’ or ‘Complexion Corrector’ focusing on reducing redness and helping to even tone. DD means ‘Daily Defence’ which usually includes an SPF.

The warm colour of Tinted Day Cream magically suits any skin tone once applied to the skin, enhancing and giving a natural healthy glow.

  • Colour and care combined in one preparation
  • Richer in consistency than Revitalising Day Cream, less rich than Rose Day Cream
  • Offers extra protection for normal, sensitive, dry and mature skin conditions
  • Uplifts a mature skin by bringing warm tones into the complexion which may have become a little pallid
  • Hydrates and enhances the complexion with its sun-kissed warmth
  • Evens the tone of the skin, an alternative to make-up, or use under make-up for a warm toned base
  • Formulation: Mineral pigments blend imperfections and even skin tone while Quince Seed, Apricot Kernel and Beeswax balance oil and moisture content. Anthyllis and St. John’s wort support elasticity and soothe redness
  • It’s my ‘go to’ product in the weekend and on holiday

Note:  You may wish to useTranslucent Powder Compact or Translucent Powder Loose over Tinted Day Cream to matte your look.

Colour and Care

We also have a unique product, Translucent Bronzing Tint which is a semi-transparent bronze to enhance skin tone. Mix with your usual Dr. Hauschka Moisturiser in the palms of hands prior to application. You control colour intensity! Translucent Bronzing Tint also partners particularly well with Clarifying Day Oil for those with an oily skin. The best option for a Combination Skin with Oily T-zone is Melissa Day Cream with Translucent Bronzing Tint.

Foundation  provides our skin with colour and care.  Once you have made the decision to care for your skin with Dr. Hauschka natural and organic skin care it wouldn’t make sense to continue with conventional, petrochemical make-up.  ‘Set’ with Translucent Powder Compact or Translucent Powder Loose, which are formulated using real silk powder. I prefer Loose Powder and application with our beautiful Powder Brush.

Bronzing Powder is our worldwide top selling make-up product. Make-up artists love it because it’s matte.

Application Tip: Apply with a brush lightly to the face from the forehead down. Or with your fingers press out our Powder Brush into a fan shape. I do this on the left side of the face, then the right, then the centre.  Automatically the colour goes where the sun would touch, cheek bones, tip of forehead, nose and chin. Easy!

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Dr. Hauschka Quality

  • Truly natural and/or organic cosmetics, certified to NATRUE and/or BDIH standards
  • Free from synthetic fragrances, dyes and preservatives
  • Free from mineral oils, parabens, silicone and PEG
  • Dermatologically tested for sensitive skin
  • Wherever possible, all raw materials come from controlled organic or Demeter cultivation and are recovered under fair conditions
  • We do not test on animals, we test on happy to help out human volunteers

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