Beautiful baby skin

One of our most popular toiletries ranges in the shop is the Weleda Calendula Baby range. It is pricier than some 'mainstream' brands but when you look at the ingredients and how they are produced, the price is justified. And once you have tried the product, nothing else is quite the same!

Calendula, it would seem, is an amazing plant. Medicinal uses of calendula are manifold. Many date back centuries. It was once said that ‘where Calendula is, no pus will form’, and it’s most famous for wound healing, reducing inflammation, and as an antiseptic, so used to treat countless skin conditions from skin ulcerations to eczema. Such large amounts of calendula are grown for medicinal use in the former Soviet Union that it has earned the plant the nickname ‘Russian penicillin’.

Traditionally it has been prescribed for sore throats or mouth ulcers, and used to treat damaged and inflamed skin caused by mild burns, boils and sores, as well as everyday cuts and grazes. A French study (published in the Journal of Clinical Oncology, April 2004) showed that calendula may help radiation related skin irritation.

Weleda has used calendula in a variety of products for many years – including shampoo, toothpaste and massage balm, as well as wound healing preparations – and has also put this expertise to good use in the Weleda Baby range. Its effective yet gentle action makes calendula ideal for sensitive skins. Unlike many products, it’s been tested on easily-irritated skin.

Although this award winning Weleda Baby range has been designed for the super sensitive skin of babies, adults may find they want some too!

The shampoo and body wash gives a rich creamy lather that our whole family loves, and the baby cream bath is fantastically soothing and moisturising for sore skin.

If you find your routine bath and shower products are causing dry or tight skin, you should give this range a go. It will make your skin as smooth as your baby's.