Our expertise
Weleda combines more than a century of experience with expertise in natural cosmetics, medicines, medicinal plants, ingredients and scientific research. Our specialists study how natural substances can be selected, processed and combined to develop products with a focus on quality, safety and effectiveness.
Understanding skin and the potential of nature
Weleda develops certified natural cosmetics using ingredients including plant oils, botanical extracts and essential oils. Our holistic skincare approach combines knowledge of skin needs with scientific and dermatological expertise. Ingredients and formulations are selected according to the role they can play within a product and the specific needs of the skin.
More than 100 years of pharmaceutical experience
Weleda has manufactured medicines since 1921. Our pharmaceutical expertise brings together natural substances, specialized manufacturing processes, anthroposophic medicine and modern scientific research. Research focuses on the quality, safety and effectiveness of medicines, In doing so, we keep our focus on what matters to us: seeing people as whole beings.
From understanding a plant to understanding its role
Plants are central to many areas of Weleda expertise. Our work involves understanding their characteristics, cultivation, harvesting and processing as well as how plant extracts, oils and other natural substances can be used in cosmetics and medicines. For example, different extraction methods are used to preserve and obtain specific qualities from plants such as Calendula before they become part of a formulation.
Connecting experience with modern research
Research allows Weleda to continuously develop its understanding of ingredients, formulations, skin and health. Our teams combine long-standing knowledge with scientific and dermatological methods to investigate ingredients, product effectiveness and safety and to develop new formulations and medicines.
Making product expertise understandable
Expertise also means making clear what a product contains and how it is developed. Weleda provides ingredient information using standardized INCI terminology while also explaining ingredients in more accessible language online. For natural cosmetics, recognized external certification such as NATRUE provides an additional framework for ingredient and product standards.
For natural cosmetics, recognized external certification such as NATRUE provides an additional framework for ingredient and product standards.
Frequently Asked Questions About Our Expertise
Weleda products use the internationally standardized INCI ingredient list. To make ingredients easier to understand, Weleda also provides ingredient information in local language on its website and, where space allows, on packaging alongside the required INCI terminology.
Plant oils have a composition that can interact well with the skin’s natural barrier. In Weleda formulations, they are used to help support the skin’s lipid balance, reduce moisture loss and complement botanical extracts and other ingredients selected for specific skin needs.
A lead plant is a plant selected to represent the character and skincare focus of a Weleda product range. Different plants are associated with different skin needs and life stages and help shape the formulation concept and identity of each range.
Yes. Weleda states that the fragrances used in its natural cosmetics are 100% natural and are developed by its own perfumers. NATRUE-certified cosmetics also exclude synthetic fragrances.
Under the NATRUE standard, natural cosmetics use permitted natural, near-natural and certain nature-identical substances. Organic cosmetics must meet additional requirements concerning the proportion of plant and animal raw materials from certified organic cultivation or controlled wild collection.
