That's just one of the facts we stand by at Dr. Hauschka Skin Care. You'll find that our approach to health and beauty is quite different from other skin care lines, and you may well be surprised by some of the facts you discover.
Why Dr.Hauschka doesn't recommend night creams: While you sleep your skin is actually hard at work regenerating itself, balancing oil production and expelling impurities. Regular application of night creams interferes with these essential tasks, and over time skin becomes less able to care for itself. Skip the night cream, yourskin will thank you Use of nighttime moisturizers signals the sebaceous glands to cut down on moisture production, resulting in even drier skin. Over time, skin becomes dependent on moisturizing products just to appear "normal." What Dr.Hauschka recommends: Dr.Hauschka regimen allows the skin to carry out its important nights work. Balanced skin needs nothing more than cleansing , toning and an oil-free night care before bed. As your body slows upon evening’s approach, the crucial period of renewal and regeneration for your skin begins. Before use of the Night Serum Dr. Hauschka recommends using the Renewing Night Conditioner. This is a water-based formula infused with rose essential oil and rhythmitised dilutions of dynamic plant extracts that supports renewal and balances oil production. Use it for 28 days, mirroring and supporting the skin's natural cycle of regeneration to encourage a return to an even, radiant, balanced complexion. Why Dr.Hauschka recommends Clarifying Day Oil for oily and acne-prone skin: Though it might seem counterintuitive to apply oil to an oily complexion, it's actually the most logical solution.The skin knows whether it’s sufficiently Drying, soap-based products and oil-free acne treatments can rob the skin of its defenses, leaving it vulnerable and triggering the sebaceous glands to produce even more oil. Clarifying Day Oil provides a light, clean layer of pure plant oils and botanical extracts that balance excessive oiliness while helping to soothe and minimize the appearance of blemishes and irritation. Why Dr.Hauschka recommends a light moisturiser for dry skin:
What cleansing should and shouldn't accomplish:
The highest quality ingredients make for the most effective products available. 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, aroma fragrance, each ingredient is carefully selected for its Hauschka manufacturer WALA Heilmittel has been studying and working with nurturing plant and mineral extracts since 1935. Over the decades they’ve developed an in-depth understanding of the way certain plants mirror specific skin functions and the manner in which each plant interacts with the skin to stimulate and support a toned, balanced and radiant complexion. We rely exclusively on healthy, ecologically and socially responsible sources for our ingredients. WALA Heilmittel supports sustainable, ecologically sound agricultural practices by obtaining as many of their ingredients as possible from certified Biodynamic and organic sources. Burkina Faso, Africa, WALA helped local women establish sustainable agriculture cooperatives to produce shea butter. Those cooperatives now provide all the certified organic shea butter WALA needs to manufacture its Dr.Hauschka Skin Care products.
How your skin is smart: Your skin has an absolutely amazing ability to care for itself, responding constantly to changes in your internal and external environments. It needs a little help along the way, like The key is to encourage and strengthen your skin's natural processes. How Dr.Hauschka Skin Care is different from other skin care lines: Unlike many other skin care lines that suppress the skin's functions or interfere with the skin's natural rhythms, Dr.Hauschka Skin Care respects the skin, allowing it to cleanse, balance and renew itself. Dr.Hauschka Skin Care draws on centuries of herbal wisdom, combining traditional approaches with modern science and technology to create gentle-yet-effective natural skin care products that work with the skin holistically to help it achieve a natural, self-sufficient state. Dr. Hauschka knows that your skin is smart, and respects its ability to regulate, protect and renew itself with the proper care. The Dr.Hauschka approach to skin care results in the undeniable glow of true and lasting beauty.
How a Dr.Hauschka Skin Care facial is different from other facials:
What does rhythm have to do with skin care?
protected, producing more of its own oil when skin is dry and less when it's balanced.
Not so commonly understood is how easy it is to damage your skin by over-cleansing, scrubbing, or using harsh drying or exfoliating products.
The activity of pressing and rolling encourages the lymph system's cleansing functions , resulting in a clear, radiant complexion. Learn how to Press and Roll
particular effects and its interaction with the whole composition.
Dr.Hauschka Skin Care manufacturer WALA Heilmittel is proud to recognize the NATRUE seal as a major advancement in establishing a natural and organic cosmetic certification that is internationally recognized, transparent and whose criteria is readily available to consumers worldwide. www.NATRUE.org. In addition, All Dr.Hauschka Skin Care preparations are certified natural by the BDIH, an association of German product manufacturers whose "Guidelines for Natural Cosmetics" are amongst the most selective available. Following comprehensive independent testing and verification, BDIH certification is awarded exclusively to products that are free of synthetic preservatives, fragrances, colors, dyes and petroleum derived synthetics. www.kontrollierte-naturkosmetik.de.
protection from overexposure to harsh elements, or support when it gets thrown out of balance.
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