When I was a child growing up in Southern Germany my parents would hardly ever reach for conventional medicines when I had a cold or scraped my knee. Instead they’d use the anthroposophic medicines developed by Weleda.
Although I am fairly sceptical of alternative remedies, I still use Weleda’s products today as an adult, and I’m not surprised their beauty products have a cult following amongst models and celebrities.
Weleda follows the views of anthropologist Rudolph Steiner who, more than 80 years ago, developed a new philosophy which sees the universe as one integrated whole and believed that health is much more than a lack of disease but instead an integrated state of physical, mental and social well being.
This holistic worldview is still the basis of everything Weleda does, and right from the beginning in 1921, the company has been committed to restoring health and maintaining well being for all people naturally, safely and ethically. It’s this viewpoint, the idea that our lives all too easily get out of balance because of stress and our increasingly hectic lifestyle, that Weleda shares with the Slow Movement.
Even if Weleda’s homeopathic medicines aren’t your thing, I can highly recommend their cosmetic products, especially the best-selling Skin Food, a deep-penetrating replenishing skin repair cream, which leaves my irritated winter skin nourished and soft. Even my brother – who so far has resisted any form of ‘skin care routine’ – is rather taken by Skin Food, and the brand’s men’s skincare range.
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