Weleda Baby Skincare
Gentle Care for Delicate Skin
The skin is the organ of the body which meets and deals with the outside world. A mature skin can, to a certain extent, protect itself. It can, for example, cope with the inhibition of its breathing and excretory functions for many years. This is not the case with a baby's skin which is, like the baby itself, without protection, open and trusting. The new baby needs a shield of warmth and protection. The tender, sensitive skin, which can so easily swell and become inflamed and which so readily absorbs needs to be looked after with special care.
Out of this understanding of the special needs of a baby's delicate skin and out of the knowledge gained from over seventy years experience working with natural substances, Weleda have developed natural baby products. The same care a mother exercises in selecting foods for baby's nutrition is taken by Weleda in the manufacture of Weleda Baby Care preparations. These preparations are made from carefully selected, gentle, natural substances and are manufactured in accordance with the same strict quality standards that are applied to the manufacture of Weleda medicines.
Calendula is a key ingredient in all the baby care products. During the formulation of the Calendula Baby Care range, Weleda Germany did not merely take one form of Calendula and use in all the products, rather different Calendula extracts were produced specific to the use of each particular product. Weleda Germany, like Weleda UK, uses their own bio-dynamically grown Calendula flowers to produce these extracts.
Calendula flowers are processed immediately after harvesting, which is carried out manually. The flowers are gently dried in a warm air current. Following this, the process of producing the Calendula extracts begins using different pure natural oils and different product-related production processes.
To select the ingredients for each Calendula Baby Care product is an art in itself in order to ensure that the various ingredients complement each other. In addition to an extract of Calendula flowers, all the products also contain an extract of Chamomile flowers, which, with its gentle properties, complement the action of Calendula. As in all Weleda Body Therapy products, no artificial preservatives or fragrances are used.