In 1967, the pioneering work of Dr. Rudolf Hauschka, a medical chemist and Elisabeth Sigmund, a cosmetologist, led to the creationof what is now considered to be one of the purest skin care ranges available in the world today.

Dr.Hauschka’s range of organic skin care products is loved by celebrities and women and men across the country, not only because of the purity of the products, but because of the beautiful, healthy Dr.Hauschka glow it gives their skin.

The healing, therapeutic properties of plants are the very foundation of the complete line of Dr.Hauschka Skin Care products. 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.

Many of ingredients are grown in WALA’s own biodynamic garden or through fair trade biodynamic projects throughout the world.

Dr.Hauschka Skin Care products contain only high-quality ingredients, for example plant oils such as Almond oil, Avocado oil and Jojoba oil; natural waxes such as Beeswax, Candelilla wax and Rose wax; skin-nurturing medicinal herbs such as Anthyllis, Nasturtium or Daisy and natural essential oils such as Lavender oil, Rose oil or Lemon oil.

WALA’s focus on the environment extends to all areas of the company. Special sun protection blinds avoid a build up of heat and reduce the strain on the air conditioning in the product rooms; the warehouse is located so deep in the ground that the more or less constant temperature helps to keep the room cool; outer air is used for cooling, waste heat from machines for heating; a sophisticated energy management system distributes recovered heat internally, thereby reducing energy consumption. WALA has its own water treatment plant which processes waste water and rain water is used to flush the lavatories.

The BDIH logo can be seen on Dr.Hauschka packaging and it means that:

No genetically modified or irradiated ingredients have been used.
No animal testing has been carried out.
Plant ingredients are used, grown organically whenever possible or if harvested from the wild, harvested in an unobtrusive manner.
Natural raw materials are used and when possible certified organic; environmentally protective methods of production are employed; ingredients and the products themselves are biodegradable.
The packaging will be environmentally friendly and recyclable.
No synthetic fragrances or colours are used in the products and Dr.Hauschka only use natural preservatives.

Animal Testing
Dr.Hauschka Skin Care products and cosmetics are manufactured by WALA Heilmittel GmbH. WALA have always attached particular importance to the responsible development and manufacture of their products in a way that harms nature as little as possible. This means that NO Dr.Hauschka Skin Care product has been tested on animals - either by WALA or by anyone else on their behalf.

When a new raw material is used in any of the products for the first time suppliers are required to certify that the raw materials have not been tested on animals at any time after 1 January 1998 either by the suppliers themselves, by any company associated with them or on their behalf.

During their development the Dr.Hauschka Skin Care products are extensively tested on volunteers selected from amongst the company's employees. In addition, before a new skin care product goes on the market, dermatological tests are performed on human volunteers by independent institutes. These tests confirm the good skin compatibility of the products.

Raw materials have to conform to high standards of quality and purity which, together with strict quality controls, ensure a very high level of safety and quality of the Dr.Hauschka Skin Care products.

In the context of the biodynamic cultivation of medicinal herbs and the certified organic farming practiced on WALA's own Demeter farm, WALA are committed to an ethical, sustainable and responsible approach to animals and to the entire ecosystem in which we live.