Skin care concept
Follow your nose.
At Dr. Hauschka, a fragrance is never something that only serves to be beautiful, seductive or compelling. It is a piece of the puzzle that fits perfectly with a product’s application and effect. We place great importance on the quality of our essential oils. They carry the history and experiences of each plant within them; their environment and their well-being. And the hidden story behind every substance is pure, healthy and honest – because we use only natural ingredients. Each preparation is given its own individual scent, and each skin care line conveys a unique mood. In this way, our natural fragrances forge a successful connection with their surroundings. And offer intuitive orientation.
If you use our products, you have probably already noticed their delicate fragrance. Largely responsible for these compositions is Jörg Zimmermann, one of two perfumers who work exclusively for Dr. Hauschka. This is something quite unheard of in natural cosmetics. Mr Zimmermann has his own, unique way of talking about fragrance – and about what it means to us.
What role does fragrance play in the world of Dr. Hauschka?
An essential characteristic of our world is its eloquent language – the way that the products connect with us and anchor themselves in our memory through their scent. Scent offers orientation; it succeeds in demonstrating a relationship between individual products and holds them together in a tangible way. Scent is a non-material added value that condenses all sensory content into one point and slowly reveals itself as we experience it. Natural fragrances are particularly complex and are able to connect wonderfully with the romantic side of human nature. When experiencing nature, we desire nothing more than to experience an increase in our own sensations while in its presence. From the harmonious union of all contents of perception, an ethereal being is finally created with which man can connect inwardly, in the most human way, in a kind of heightened poetry.
What is your main goal when you are working on a fragrance for a product?
I always strive to convey a beautiful feeling. The product should surprise and touch the person using it in a positive way, but it should also enable a wonderful moment of self-discovery. Through the fragrance, we connect with the very essence of our own awareness. There is a longing for this deeper experience, one which makes us realise that only through intensive feeling do we become able to love.
Should it generate emotions? Or evoke memories and associations?
If all three contents of perception are mixed together, we end up in synaesthetic processing. This is where a joyful amalgamation of forms, colours, tones, taste and scent exists. If I think one, I immediately feel the other. Not for its own sake, but to generate additional information. The emotions are the trigger, so to speak, and yet the memories created by association touch us even more deeply. I need memories and must be able to connect them associatively. Only then can emotions be transformed into experiences. The secret is the atmospheric condensing of all sensory content.
Is there a product you regard as particularly perfect in terms of ingredients and fragrance experience?
Our new Bergamot Lemongrass Vitalising Body Milk. The scent of bergamot takes you on a journey of discovery. This comes from the south of Italy, from Calabria. The essential oil is extracted from the rind of the bergamot. Its scent has a simultaneously invigorating and balancing effect. Bergamot oil is also known as green gold.
