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What do cow dung, cosmetics and the moon have in common? At least two things, I learned yesterday: biodynamics and Dr. Hauschka.
When I planted my bum on a bench in the beautiful biodynamic demonstration garden in Ryton -- the first of its kind in the UK -- enjoying the sun and the calm atmosphere within a cosmos-like structure, I struggled to make sense of it all. How can the vanity I connect with cosmetics be related to cow dung and the notion of respecting nature and being in harmony with the universe?
Dr. Hauschka's cosmetics and body care products are based on Rudolf Steiner's anthroposophical medicine philosophy. This looks holistically at nature, how we live, what we eat and what we put on our skin. Biodynamic agriculture -- which for example prescribes planting seeds by the moon's phases and using a special cow manure mixture to fertilise -- plays a massive role in Steiner's thinking. And that's mirrored on the ingredient lists of Dr. Hauschka's products, which normally boast an impressive amount of biodynamically grown ingredients like chamomile and rose oil.
After a good lunch and a long chat with Sebastian Parsons, CEO of Dr. Hauschka UK, I found myself being lulled into a feeling of wellbeing by the sounds of the little waterfall at the back of the garden. Life forces, cow dung, lipstick, the moon and face lotion slowly blended into one and the connection seemed simple all of a sudden: it's just about feeling good. Feeling good because you look good and feeling good because you're good to nature. There's actually no hocus pocus involved.
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