Dear mum-to-be,
Your skin goes through a lot during pregnancy. Hormones can make it dry and itchy, and it is stretched, especially on your stomach. Our body lotion has a soothing effect thanks to its natural oils, provides plenty of moisture and embraces you in a mild fragrance.
My tip as a midwife is to drink plenty of water and take the time to apply cream every day. And if the skin on your stomach feels especially taut, a sea salt bath can provide relief.
Nurtures and relaxes:
This rich skincare lotion with extracts of rose hip, sea buckthorn and green tea is quickly absorbed, makes the skin supple and prevents stretch marks.
Dear mum-to-be,
A warming shower feels just great, especially as your waistline expands. We developed our shower cream precisely for little moments of respite like that, tailoring it to your skin’s needs during pregnancy. It is replenishing, with a fragrance that even sensitive mums-to-be find pleasant.
My tip as a midwife is to go swimming:
it can be a great relief to take the weight off your legs and stomach and ease back pain. That’s why our shower cream fits perfectly in your bag for a trip to the swimming pool.
Cleans and nurtures:
This soothing shower cream gently cleans your skin, reducing feelings of tautness, and nurtures it with replenishing rice bran oil and valuable sea buckthorn extract.
Dear mum-to-be,
In the early stages of pregnancy in particular, your hormones can upset the balance of your skin slightly. Whether or not this causes blemishes, your skin will benefit from using our cleansing gel on a daily basis.
My tip as a midwife is to cleanse your face thoroughly and then, rather than letting a few spots spoil this exciting time, list at least five nice things about yourself.
Cleans and clears:
This gentle gel with green tea extract thoroughly cleanses the delicate skin on your face without drying it out, making it effective against blemishes, even before they appear.
Dear mum,
Being able to breastfeed is a wonderful thing. Your own body supplies everything your baby needs at just the right temperature. Especially when you start out, strong sucking can lead to small, painful cracks in your nipples. After breastfeeding, one squirt of nipple balm per breast will cool, calm and care for your nipples. Remember to remove any remaining product with a damp cloth before you breastfeed again.
My tip as a midwife is to concentrate on your attachment technique.
Cools and calms:
This cooling gel calms and cares for stressed nipples with extracts of aloe vera, chamomile flowers and liquorice.
Dear mum,
A caesarean section cuts through a large number of muscles and nerves. Sometimes, the scarring can feel stiff or even numb. This dermaroller restores the skin’s elasticity and helps soften hard scar tissue.
My tip as a midwife is to massage the scar twice a day for 2 to 3 minutes.
Nurtures and softens:
This dermaroller improves the elasticity and suppleness of scarred skin.
Dear parents,
Parenting can be hard! In the first few weeks of their life, babies often struggle with tummy ache. You can help prevent this with a relaxing tummy massage, applying this calming oil in circular movements.
My tip as a midwife is to warm up the nurturing oil in the palms of your hands and work it in using clockwise motions.
Relaxes and calms:
Nurturing rice bran oil and sesame oil, plus essential oils from star anise, coriander and cardamom support the soothing tummy massage.
Dear parents,
Once the umbilical cord stump has fallen off and baby’s belly button has healed, it’s finally time for the first bath. From then on, twice a week, baby’s skin can benefit from water heated to 37ºC and 2–3 squirts of this mild, nurturing bath oil. Happy splashing in the tub!
My tip as a midwife is that your baby will usually feel tired after a bath, so evenings are the best time for it.
Cleans and relaxes:
This mild, replenishing bath oil gently cleans and cares for baby’s skin. With rice bran oil and chamomile flower extract, it maintains the natural moisture level.
Dear parents,
In the first few years of life, the sensitive skin of your child’s bottom is often covered by a nappy, which prevents the circulation of fresh air. This nappy cream both cares for the skin and protects it against moisture. It has a preventive effect against redness and inflammation, especially during the night when the nappy is changed less often.
My tip as a midwife is to wash baby’s bottom with warm water between changes and treat it to an air bath.
Protects and soothes:
This nappy barrier cream with the DEFENSIL®-PLUS formula nurtures and soothes baby’s delicate skin and protects it against redness and soreness.
Dear parents,
Baby’s delicate skin needs extra care in the cold winter months as it is yet to develop the natural layer of sebum that protects it against cold, wet and windy weather. That’s where our cold and windy weather cream comes in, containing substances that nurture the skin while also stopping it from drying out.
My tip as a midwife is to apply the cold and windy weather cream 30 minutes before any outdoor activities, for optimal protection. In strong sunlight, use a product with a sun protection factor.
Protects and nurtures:
This nurturing cream is easy to smooth in. Thanks to the well tolerated oils and extract of sea buckthorn berry, it protects baby’s skin even if the weather is rainy, cold and wet.
Dear parents,
I often say that every touch makes your baby a little smarter. And certainly happier. That’s because physically touching babies creates new synaptic connections in their brain and shows them that they are safe and loved. When you treat yourself and your child to plenty of physical contact and massages, our great body butter is a real help.
My tip as a midwife is to warm the body butter in your hands first,then massage it in using the Indian baby massage technique.
Nurtures and relaxes:
This rich body butter with the DEFENSIL®-PLUS formula even moisturises skin that is prone to neurodermatitis, soothing it and strengthening its natural protective function.
Another skincare series for the entire family? Of course! Absolutely!
I would be dishonest if I as a midwife did not recommend the products with which I have had a good experience for over 22 years. I have supported babies from more than 4,000 families and have seven children of my own. So I know what helps and what doesn’t. In the end, the parents always have to run from A to B to get the right products. And I’ve always asked myself: why isn’t this any easier? Can families get a series of skincare products from a single brand? After all, the problems that arise are often the same. Newborn babies have an infected bottom, stomach aches or dry skin. Mothers suffer from infected nipples or a sore wound following a C-section. And for all these very typical phenomena, I’ve developed TUJU together with the company Charlotte Meentzen.
Charlotte Meentzen is a role model!
Charlotte Meentzen? It was love at first sight! A traditional company from Dresden with 90 years of expertise in natural cosmetics. What’s more, the founder, Charlotte, is a role model for me. She was as visionary as they come. She was the women who made natural cosmetics en vogue in Germany. And by the way, at a time when women hardly had anything to say. I’m impressed by her story. If Charlotte were alive today, she would be an absolute role model for female empowerment.
The Charlotte spirit lives on today
This spirit of Charlotte Meentzen continues to live through the company today. The people behind the brand love what they do. They are passionate about their products and would like to make customers happy and ensure they feel good with the products. This is not just talk: former employees, who have been retired for many years now, enjoy coming back time and time again, for example to roll up their sleeves and help at the busy Christmas time. I think that’s amazing. I’m proud to have been able to develop these products together with Charlotte Meentzen. I would like to use these to revolutionize the market and fine-tune our conscious for how important natural cosmetics are. We shouldn’t be applying just anything to our skin, but should seriously think about what’s inside the products. After all, our skin is our largest organ and cannot simply be replaced like a piece of clothing.
TUJU is so sustainable
Speaking of nature: TUJU consists of eleven products from nature which have all been certified according to the NATRUE natural cosmetics label. This means that all raw materials come from nature and are biodegradable. Many active ingredients are even from monitored organic agriculture. What’s more, they have been dermatologically tested at the university clinic in Dresden and produced in Germany. We prefer to use recycled materials. Our outer packaging is made from 100 per cent recycled paper, our labels and our PET bottle from 100 per cent recycled material. So you can re-use them once they are empty. This means we are extremely close to reaching our goal of a circular and sustainable flow of material!
It is also important to us to keep the transport distances short by focusing on regional suppliers as much as possible. The result: a large part of our materials comes truly from Germany.
I’m very proud to have launched TUJU on the market in February of 2022. But we are not stopping there. We are always on the search for more sustainable and better solutions. This is our promise – to nature and you as a family!
My personal tip
It’s important to me that we women take care of ourselves. We have to take time for our personal care and for remaining healthy.
Perhaps you are now asking yourself, “What else do I have to do? I’ve no way of managing all that.” And I say, “Yes, you can do it!” We also have time for many unimportant things, which is why starting today, you will create a timeframe for yourself. We at TUJU support you along the way and show you how to go from thinking to doing. We recommend all the products from the Mama Care series. Pamper yourself and let your mind wonder.
