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When we think about what makes Dr. Hauschka Skin Care unique, it's definitely their holistic approach. Hauschka's products, treatment methods and even their business practices are based on a "holistic" philosophy. But just what is it we're talking about when we talk about being holistic?

The simple answer is that they always keep the big picture in mind. When it comes to any one action they take, any one decision they make, they take the time to look at the repercussions and ramifications on the earth, their clients and customers, their communities and their company. They carefully choose every plant and mineral ingredient based on its individual effects and the way it interacts with other ingredients, as well as whether it came from an ecologically and ethically sound source. Dr. Hauschka also chooses packaging that's Eco-friendly and which allows them to keep their products free of artificial preservatives.

It's also about a holistic view of health and well-being. Their formulations are based on an understanding of the way skin works and its relationship with overall health. A Dr. Hauschka Skin Care regimen should be part of a healthy lifestyle supported by diet, exercise and contemplative practices to reconnect us with our natural rhythms. All of these factors have an effect on skin health and beauty, and all are a part of Dr. Hauschka's holistic approach. For more information, tips and suggestions on the holistic lifestyle we suggest reading Dr. Hauschka Skin Care President Susan West Kurz's book Awakening Beauty the Dr. Hauschka Way, available through Wedge Worldwide.

Sustainable Agriculture

Beauty begins in the garden. Those few words say a whole lot about Hauschka's approach to skin care. The healing, therapeutic properties of plants are the very foundation of their complete line of skin care preparations. From the beginning, Dr. Hauschka Skin Care has based its approach to personal care on an in-depth understanding of the power of healing plants to restore and maintain healthy skin. To create the most effective botanical preparations, they have to be sure that we're using the healthiest, most vital plants we can.

That's where Biodynamics comes into play. Biodynamics is a holistic, sustainable form of agriculture that dates all the way back to the 1920's. It takes into account everything from the cycles of the moon and stars to the soil, plants, animals and people, with the ultimate goal of making each garden or farm a healthy self-sustaining ecosystem.

Dr. Hauschka manufacturer WALA Heilmittel has owned and maintained their own certified Biodynamic gardens for over sixty years, and a number of the botanicals used in Dr. Hauschka Skin Care preparations comes from these very gardens. WALA also founds and supports initiatives in developing parts of the world to encourage Biodynamic farming and economic self-sufficiency. Projects in Romania and Bulgaria, for example, are providing WALA with Biodynamic roses at fair-trade prices, allowing local farmers to be more socially secure and financially independent. In Burkina Faso, Africa, WALA helped local women establish Biodynamic cooperatives to produce shea butter. Those cooperatives now provide all the shea butter WALA needs to manufacture its Dr. Hauschka Skin Care products. It's a universally beneficial model: the earth thrives as the farmers prosper, and Dr. Hauschka users the world over benefit from the superior quality and vitality of Biodynamically grown ingredients.

Every ingredient that goes into a Dr. Hauschka Skin Care preparation has an important job to do. Whether delivering essential moisture, encouraging resilience, improving efficacy or adding natural, therapeutic fragrance, each ingredient is painstakingly selected for its particular effects and its interaction with the others. Hauschka manufacturer WALA Heilmittel has been working with healing plant and mineral extracts since the 1940s. Their pharmaceutical expertise joins over thirty-five years of pioneering work in holistic esthetics to create the purest, most effective natural skin care preparations available.

The source of each ingredient is almost equally as important. WALA Heilmittel supports sustainable, ecologically sound agricultural practices by obtaining as many of their ingredients as possible from certified Biodynamic and organic sources. The vast majority of ingredients in the Dr. Hauschka Skin Care line are Biodynamically and organically grown and harvested, and not a single ingredient comes from an organization involved in animal testing. Their Eco-conscious packaging and natural botanical preservatives help keep products fresh without the use of chemical additives. In this way, they are able to maintain the vitality of their Biodynamic and organic plant ingredients, delivering their nurturing, supportive qualities directly to you.

Certified Natural

The BDIH is a federal association of German manufacturers of drugs, supplements, cosmetics and personal care products whose "Guidelines for Natural" are the most selective in the world. Dr. Hauschka's line of holistic skin care is 100% Certified Natural by the BDIH, and Hauschka is proud to display the "Certified Natural Cosmetic" seal on their product packaging. For more information on the BDIH and their selective criteria, visit them online.