A Guide to Biodynamic Farming and How Your Skin Care Can Benefit

When it comes to investing in the best skin care, a product’s efficacy is of utmost importance, but a clean ingredient list shouldn’t take the backburner, either. Luckily, an under-the-radar farming practice called Biodynamic farming—an agricultural technique yielding ingredients Eminence Organic Skin Care proudly incorporates into product formulations—doesn’t make us choose between potency and purity.

Because we know adding another clean-beauty buzzword to your already-stocked repertoire can be overwhelming, we chatted with Eminence Organic Skin Care president Boldijarre Koronczay to learn everything there is to know about the sustainable practice and how your skin care can benefit.

What is Biodynamic farming and how does it work?

“The practice of Biodynamic farming is rooted in the belief that the farm is a living, breathing, self-sustaining organism and should be treated as such,” says Koronczay. As a result, it makes perfect sense that ingredients harvested from Biodynamic farms are more wholesome, higher in vitamins and nutrients and, when applied topically, are suitable even for sensitive skin types.

According to Koronczay, Biodynamic farming practices include a commitment to healing the land and keeping soil healthy, meaning zero chemical pesticides, synthetic fertilizers or genetically modified organisms are used. “Biodynamic farms are self-sufficient, intricate ecosystems that depend very little on human intervention,” he continues.

Biodynamic farming versus organic farming

Biodynamic farming not only meets the standards of organic farming, but with an additional set of stringent criteria, says Koronczay. Among them: “A greater emphasis for on-farm solutions for disease, pest and weed control, and depth specifications around water conservation and biodiversity.” Additionally, Koronczay notes one important difference between Biodynamic ingredients and “organic or clean ingredients” is that Biodynamic ingredients are certified by Demeter-International, the only official certifying body for Biodynamic practices.

What role does the lunar cycle play in Biodynamic farming?

These specific farming practices extend further than land and soil—Biodynamic farmers follow a unique calendar for planting and harvesting based on lunar cycles, as well as the alignment of the earth and stars, explains Koronczay. “Typically, the best time to harvest crops is when the moon is ascending and the sap in the plants are increasing—meaning more potent nutrients are in the plants themselves,” he explains. “Then, when the moon is in the descending phase, the gravitational pull of the moon creates higher tides. A plant’s life force is grounded in its roots, and pulling water from deep underground towards the roots of the plants, means it’s time to plant and sow the crops.”

How does this farming practice affect skin care?

“Due to the practice’s strict guidelines, ingredients harvested from Biodynamic farms are even more pure than organic ingredients,” says Koronczay. These ingredients are higher in vitamins, nutrients and active compounds than conventional ingredients, which help impart many topical cosmetic benefits without harsh side effects. “Because these ingredients are grown without the use of chemical fertilizers and pesticides, they’re extremely beneficial, yet suitable for even sensitive skin types,” he says. “Biodynamic farming yields the healthiest possible ingredients that can achieve the best possible results.”

Because skin-care products containing Biodynamic ingredients are more potent, they are suitable for a multitude of skin concerns including hyperpigmentation, acne and even rosacea, adds Koronczay. “Because of the way that Biodynamic crops are grown in harmony with the earth, they have been found to contain up to 8 percent more potassium, 20 percent more sodium, 34 percent more iron and 47 percent more vitamin C than conventional produce.”

What is process of becoming Biodynamic certified?

“The Biodynamic certification by Demeter-International for skin-care products is one of the most stringent standards in the world, even exceeding organic regulations,” Koronczay continues, noting that there are very few skin-care brands that can attain it. The reason: unlike organic certifications, obtaining a Biodynamic certification requires the entire farm and all of its practices to be certified and inspected annually.

Similarly, Koronczay explains that Biodynamic products are subject to very strict standards. “Each product must meet required percentages of Demeter Certified Biodynamic ingredients, and all packaging for the products must be free of fungicides, preservatives, fumigants and insecticides,” he says. “Every step of the product’s creation is reviewed, inspected and certified, from the growing and harvesting of ingredients, to the manufacturing, to the bottling and finished packaging. It’s a very laborious, thorough and expensive process—but one we feel passionately is worth the investment, ultimately for our long-term health of our planet.”

How does Eminence source its ingredients?

Koronczay shares that Eminence’s Biodynamic ingredients are harvested from the brand’s close network of farming partners across Europe. “Each and every one of these farms is certified by Demeter-International, meeting the highest standards known to Biodynamic agriculture,” he continues. “At our Demeter-Certified production facility in Hungary, we craft our formulas in small batches with love and intention, creating products for our Beyond Organic Collection which contain Biodynamic ingredients.”

What makes Eminence a key player in the world of Biodynamic farming?

“Eminence helped to pave the way by creating an entire luxury skin-care regimen featuring Demeter-Certified Biodynamic ingredients nearly 10 years ago,” says Koronczay, who notes organic skin care was only slowly becoming mainstream then. “We wanted to take the next big leap,” he continues. “We believed then, and still do, that Biodynamic will be the next great wave in clean skin care and will have a profound impact on the beauty industry.”

It's Personal

At NewBeauty, we get the most trusted information from the beauty authority delivered right to your inbox

hbspt.forms.create({ portalId: "8806970", formId: "a8aef9b2-6178-4dad-9e2a-98b7661febc2" }); Find a Doctor

Find a NewBeauty "Top Beauty Doctor" Near you

Select a state State AL AR AZ CA CO CT DC FL GA HI IA IL IN KY LA MA MD MI MN MO NC NE NJ NV NY OH OR PA SC TN TX VA WA WI Select a state Specialty Cosmetic Dentist Dermatologist Facial Plastic Surgeon Hair Restoration Specialist Oculoplastic Surgeon Periodontist Plastic Surgeon Prosthodontist Vein Specialist Select a state Treatment Abdominal thread lifts Accent your Body Acne Treatments Alexandrite Laser Arm Lift Asclera Bellafill Belotero Blue Light Body Body Lift Botox Botox Browlift Brachioplasty Brazilian Butt Lift Breast Augmentation Breast Augmentation with Fat Grafting Breast Implants Breast Implants with Saline Breast Implants with Silicone Breast Lift Breast Lift with Implants Breast Reconstruction Breast Reduction Browlift Butt Enhancement Carboxytherapy Cellulite Treatment Cheek Augmentation Cheek Augmentation with Fat Grafting Cheek Implants Cheek Lift Chemical Peels Chin Augmentation CO2 lasers Cool Lipo CoolSculpting CoolTone Crowns Dental Bonding Dental Implants Dimpleplasty Diode Laser Dysport embrace Active Scar Defense Emsculpt Endermologie Endoscopic Browlift Endoscopic Facelift Endoscopic Tummy Tuck Erbium Lasers Exilis Ultra 360 Eyelift Eyelift with Fat Grafting Face Facelift Facelift with Fat Grafting FaceTite Fat Melters and Fat Reducers Forma Fractional CO2 lasers Fractional Resurfacing Lasers Fractora Glycolic Peels Glytone Enhanced Brightening Cream Gum Dermabrasion Gum Lift Hair Hair Removal Hair Transplant Hair-Loss Treatment Injectables & Fillers for Cheek Augmentation Injectables & Fillers for Eyelift Injectables & Fillers for Lip Enhancement Injectables And Fillers Injectables and Fillers with Fat Grafting Intense Pulsed Light (IPL) Invisalign Isolaz Juvéderm Juvéderm Volbella Juvéderm Voluma Kybella Lactic Acid Peels Laser Liposuction Lasers Lateral Tension Tummy Tuck Limited Incision Facelift Lip Enhancement Lip Enhancement with Fat Grafting Lip Implant Lip Lift Liposculpture Liposuction Liquid Facelift Long Pulsed N: Yag laser Lower Blepharoplasty Lower Body Lift Lower eyelid surgery Lower Facelift MACS Lift Mandelic Peels Microdermabrasion Microinjection Microneedling Microwave Laser Treatment Mini Tummy Tuck Mini-Facelift Mommy Makeover Nd: Yag Neck Liposuction Necklift Nonsurgical Facelift Nonsurgical Rhinoplasty Obagi Blue Peel Otoplasty Perlane Phenol Peels Photobiomodulation Photodynamic Therapy (PDT) Photofacial PiQo4 Plasma Resurfacing Lasers Power Assisted Liposuction Prevelle Pulsed Dye Radiesse Radio Frequency with Microneedling Radio Frequency-Assisted Lipolysis Red Light Restylane Restylane Defyne Restylane Lyft Restylane Refyne Restylane Silk Revision Rhinoplasty Rhinoplasty Salicylic Peels SculpSure Sculptra Aesthetic Selphyl Silhouette Instalift Skin Skin Tighteners Skin Treatments Slim Lipo Smart Lipo SMAS facelift Smile Smile Makeover Smoothshapes Straightening Stretch Mark Treatments TCA Chemical Peels Teeth Whitening Thermage ThermiTight Thigh Lift Titan Tooth Contouring Traditional Facelift Tumescent Liposuction Tummy Tuck Ulthera Ultherapy Ultrasound Assisted Liposuction Umbilicoplasty Upper Blepharoplasty Upper eyelid surgery Vanquish ME VASER Lipo Vein Treatments Velashape Velasmooth Veneers Xeomin Search