History

In 1984 ALQVIMIA was created from among the golden reflections of stills and glass jars – this was the first natural cosmetics and aromatherapy company in Spain, and one with a specific goal: to attain absolute beauty through the transformation of body and mind.

The search for the natural and the pure brought ALQVIMIA in 1986, to investigate the area of ECOLOGICAL CHEMISTRY, a fact which made the company a pioneer in Spain, as well as one of the forerunners in Europe.

ALQVIMIA worked with the Department of Chemical Engineering of the University of Barcelona in order to provide scientific support for ECOLOGICAL CHEMISTRY as well as to prove and test the efficacy and quality of its products.

Since its very beginning, ALQVIMIA as a company has firmly believed in feminine values and energy and has sought to transform concepts of both beauty and women. In 1990 we launched the Queen of Egypt range; which provided inner strength, self confidence, beauty, femininity and sensuality; attributes which once distinguished the queens of ancient Egypt. Using their example as inspiration, this majestic range with its exotic fragrance was created – its nourishing properties and rejuvenating effects are now world-renowned.

ALQVIMIA began its international venture with the entry of products into the markets of Belgium, Holland and Italy.

ALQVIMIA received the first ECOPRODUCTS AWARD from the DEPARTMENT OF THE ENVIRONMENT OF THE CATALAN GOVERNMENT. Meanwhile, our international ventures continued, with an extension of its markets to the Asian countries of Taiwan, Japan, Singapore and Hong-Kong.

As pioneers and producers of natural cosmetics, in 1996 ALQVIMIA participated in promoting ECOLOGICAL CHEMISTRY with conferences in the Chemistry faculties of several universities.

When the urban spa concept was still unknown in Spain, ALQVIMIA, the company which has always believed in the therapeutic benefits of essential oils, opened the first Alqvimia spa in Barcelona in 1997, introducing innovative treatments which brought together health, wellbeing and beauty in modern, urban centers.

ALQVIMIA received the VIDA SANA from the Vida Sana (Healthy Life) Association for its entire range of products.

In the year 2000 we began a new era, the turn of the century was highly important with respect to our product range, with the launch of the Absolute Beauty range; the first 98% natural range for facial care for all skin types and their needs. (flower waters, cleansers, facial creams, eye contour creams, depigmentation creams, face masks and 100% natural regenerating extracts).

The holistic concept of cosmetics is still a highly innovative idea today, and it led to the need to create a place in which to express, explain and discover the benefits of ALQVIMIA cosmetics, products which care for the body, mind and soul – hence the birth of our Beauty Spaces in 2003 (Barcelona – Girona – Madrid) – year which also saw the launch of our star product - Body Sculptor Oil, an ALQVIMIA first – a natural caffeine-free product to shape the figure by eliminating accumulated fat.

GREENPEACE awarded ALQVIMIA their GREEN LABEL for the high quality natural ingredients used their cosmetic products.

ALQVIMIA extended its range of body oils with specialized products for the care of specific body areas: Comfort Legs Oil, Healthy Feet Oil, and Hands & Nails Oil.

The existence of beauty lies in the essence of every woman and with this philosophy ALQVIMIA launched Sensuality, the most sublime cosmetic product ever created for women, in 2007. This body nectar is made using the most extraordinary essential oils (Bulgarian Rose, Jasmine from Mysore, Neroli from Morocco and Geranium from Egypt and Ylang-Ylang from Indonesia) which strengthen femininity in three different ways: in the emotional sphere; increasing self-esteem, in the spiritual sphere; connecting each woman with her inner goddess and with intimate and physical relations and finally by helping to balance the hormonal system.

In 2008 ALQVIMIA relaunched the Absolute Beauty cosmetics range with 100% natural, alcohol-free formulas and organic ingredients from ecological agriculture – an event which marked a revolution in the natural cosmetics sector.
This year saw the launch of Eternal Youth, the first 100% natural, premium, anti-aging treatment for attaining eternal youth in a holistic manner.

ALQVIMIA celebrated 25 years as a 100% natural cosmetics company and a pioneer in beauty treatment products which reach beyond superficial appearances and enter the world of the natural, holistic beauty, health, the humanized economy and feminine energy.