Leading skincare range, Dr Burgener Switzerland, is renowned for the true customisation of skincare. Founded in Lausanne in Switzerland in 1955, the luxurious and innovative brand combines natural ingredients with advanced technology products and treatments.
With its spa line firmly established at a number of exclusive hotels, namely in Cap-Ferrat, Dubai, Moscow, St Petersburg, Seychelles, Beirut and Switzerland, mainly in Four Seasons as well as other luxury hotels; Dr Burgener is set to launch the Haute Couture range in mid 2016.
Three years in the making, the focus of Haute Couture technology is to personalise products and treatments specific to the client’s skin needs. Dr Pauline Burgener, co-founder and CEO, explains: “Haute Couture is a revolutionary skin treatment that personalises products and treatments to each person’s skin, using cutting edge technology.”
Every Haute Couture product contains natural extracts of iris and cedar wood, powerful anti-ageing ingredients. High tech ingredients include ceramides, specific peptides to relax facial muscles and chronopeptides to stimulate the natural defences of the skin, enriched with vitamin D.
Dr Burgener adds: “We’re working on restoring the mechanisms of the skin by adding elements that will improve the reaction and full functioning of the cells.”
Custom-made A Haute Couture treatment begins with an in-depth analysis of the skin, including an individual genetic pattern defining the hereditary ageing predispositions of each skin. Using special equipment in a controlled temperature and hygrometry room, depth of wrinkles, skin capillaries quality, hydration, lipids, and melanin are measured.
Dr Burgener says: “I look at the needs of the skin and the level of ingredients that are required for that skin type. The findings go to my laboratory in Switzerland and we produce a personalised product range for the client based on these results.”
The Haute Couture service continues for the client with monthly treatments, during which products are activated into the skin, improving microcirculation and boosting cell regeneration. A full re-analysis of the skin takes place every three months and Dr Burgener adapts new products to the client’s needs.
Spa requirements A spa needs to allocate two rooms to provide a complete Haute Couture service. One is for a private consultation and skin analysis and the second is dedicated to the tailor-made treatments.
Quality of excellence is also expected from the spa therapists, who will receive three months training at the Dr Burgener centre of expertise in Switzerland. “These high-end treatments are a blend of dermatology and cosmetics and the therapist should have a high level of education in dermatology and aesthetics,” Dr Burgener adds.
The Haute Couture line will launch at the Dr Burgener Haute Couture Spa at the Relais & Châteaux, Grand Hôtel du Lac in Vevey, Switzerland this summer as well as the Four Seasons Grand Hôtel du Cap-Ferrat on the French Riviera. The Four Seasons in Moscow has also engaged in advanced discussions to host the concept this year.
Dr Burgener hopes to continue to forge partnerships with other high-end hotel spas in locations like Hong Kong and New York, with plans to be in 10-15 countries by the end of 2018.
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It’s the wild west out there and there’s a land grab going on as interested parties make their play to own the well-life consumer. It’s not clear yet how this will pan out as the industry matures, or where spa stands in the pecking order, but the threats are clear
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Spa people: Todd Hewitt
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Spa people: James White
Thermal spa researcher and consultant to head up major overhaul of Maruia Hot Springs in New Zealand
Interview: Irene Forte
Daughter of hotelier Sir Rocco Forte and niece of designer Olga Polizzi tells Jane Kitchen why the Rocco Forte Hotel’s new spa concept is a family affair
Design: Natural wonderland
Neena Dhillon visits the striking new Keemala resort and spa in Phuket and finds out about its unique design
Science: Skin deep
Modern research is redefining the way we think about skin. Neuroscientist Dr Claudia Aguirre explains what the findings mean for spas
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Leading skincare range, Dr Burgener Switzerland, is renowned for the true customisation of skincare. Founded in Lausanne in Switzerland in 1955, the luxurious and innovative brand combines natural ingredients with advanced technology products and treatments.
With its spa line firmly established at a number of exclusive hotels, namely in Cap-Ferrat, Dubai, Moscow, St Petersburg, Seychelles, Beirut and Switzerland, mainly in Four Seasons as well as other luxury hotels; Dr Burgener is set to launch the Haute Couture range in mid 2016.
Three years in the making, the focus of Haute Couture technology is to personalise products and treatments specific to the client’s skin needs. Dr Pauline Burgener, co-founder and CEO, explains: “Haute Couture is a revolutionary skin treatment that personalises products and treatments to each person’s skin, using cutting edge technology.”
Every Haute Couture product contains natural extracts of iris and cedar wood, powerful anti-ageing ingredients. High tech ingredients include ceramides, specific peptides to relax facial muscles and chronopeptides to stimulate the natural defences of the skin, enriched with vitamin D.
Dr Burgener adds: “We’re working on restoring the mechanisms of the skin by adding elements that will improve the reaction and full functioning of the cells.”
Custom-made A Haute Couture treatment begins with an in-depth analysis of the skin, including an individual genetic pattern defining the hereditary ageing predispositions of each skin. Using special equipment in a controlled temperature and hygrometry room, depth of wrinkles, skin capillaries quality, hydration, lipids, and melanin are measured.
Dr Burgener says: “I look at the needs of the skin and the level of ingredients that are required for that skin type. The findings go to my laboratory in Switzerland and we produce a personalised product range for the client based on these results.”
The Haute Couture service continues for the client with monthly treatments, during which products are activated into the skin, improving microcirculation and boosting cell regeneration. A full re-analysis of the skin takes place every three months and Dr Burgener adapts new products to the client’s needs.
Spa requirements A spa needs to allocate two rooms to provide a complete Haute Couture service. One is for a private consultation and skin analysis and the second is dedicated to the tailor-made treatments.
Quality of excellence is also expected from the spa therapists, who will receive three months training at the Dr Burgener centre of expertise in Switzerland. “These high-end treatments are a blend of dermatology and cosmetics and the therapist should have a high level of education in dermatology and aesthetics,” Dr Burgener adds.
The Haute Couture line will launch at the Dr Burgener Haute Couture Spa at the Relais & Châteaux, Grand Hôtel du Lac in Vevey, Switzerland this summer as well as the Four Seasons Grand Hôtel du Cap-Ferrat on the French Riviera. The Four Seasons in Moscow has also engaged in advanced discussions to host the concept this year.
Dr Burgener hopes to continue to forge partnerships with other high-end hotel spas in locations like Hong Kong and New York, with plans to be in 10-15 countries by the end of 2018.
Read more from this issue of Spa Business magazine
View contents of Spa Business 2016 issue 2
Editor’s letter: Who will own the well-life consumer?
It’s the wild west out there and there’s a land grab going on as interested parties make their play to own the well-life consumer. It’s not clear yet how this will pan out as the industry matures, or where spa stands in the pecking order, but the threats are clear
Spa people: Tyler Gage
Runa’s Tyler Gage working with Channing Tatum on an Amazon healing centre
Spa people: Todd Hewitt
For the first time in four years, Shangri-La appoints a global head of spas. Spa Business talks to Todd Hewitt, the man to fill the role
Spa people: James White
Thermal spa researcher and consultant to head up major overhaul of Maruia Hot Springs in New Zealand
Interview: Irene Forte
Daughter of hotelier Sir Rocco Forte and niece of designer Olga Polizzi tells Jane Kitchen why the Rocco Forte Hotel’s new spa concept is a family affair
Design: Natural wonderland
Neena Dhillon visits the striking new Keemala resort and spa in Phuket and finds out about its unique design
Science: Skin deep
Modern research is redefining the way we think about skin. Neuroscientist Dr Claudia Aguirre explains what the findings mean for spas
Promotional feature: Clarins
Clarins’ head of Spas, My Blend and Retail, Prisca Courtin-Clarins, talks about the strides the company is making in highly prescriptive skincare, and the development of hotel spa concepts with the My Blend brand
Promotional feature: Massage Heights
There’s a clear gap in the UK spa market for an affordable local offering that places an emphasis on top-quality treatments and services. Is Massage Heights, the successful US franchise chain, the solution?
Promotional feature: Neaumorinc
From a director of spa at Four Seasons to an entrepreneur who introduces exciting new beauty brands to five-star facilities, Shawna Morneau’s experience on both sides of the industry is enabling her consultancy to have an impact worldwide
Promotional feature: Dr Burgener Switzerland
Dr Burgener Switzerland to launch Haute Couture, a revolutionary skin treatment that personalises product and treatments to each person’s skin, using cutting-edge technology
Sensory zone: Set adrift
Niamh Madigan talks to researcher Justin Feinstein who thinks floatation could be a shortcut to meditation
Fitness: Defying gravity
The founder of AntiGravity® Aerial Yoga tells Niamh Madigan about the technique and a new suspension massage he’s developing for spas
Promotional feature: Gharieni
As Gharieni prepares to celebrate 25 years in the industry, founder and CEO Sammy Gharieni talks about the company’s culture of innovation, and how there will so many more exciting products to come
People taking GLP-1 weight loss medications such as Ozempic, Wegovy, Mounjaro and Zepbound
may be losing weight, but they’re also becoming less physically active, according to new
research presented at the ENDO 2026 annual meeting of the Endocrine Society
Abu Dhabi-based investment firm Mubadala Capital has made a binding, fully financed
€1 billion
offer to acquire Pierre and Vacances SA, the European holiday resort operator behind the
continental European Center Parcs business.
Global retreat trade show, Synergy The Retreat Show, has launched a resource called The
Source, which hosts an open-access online Transformation Series programme.
The Standards Authority for Touch in Cancer Care (SATCC) charity has announced its first five-
day Living with Cancer and Beyond retreat, which will be held at Carden Park Hotel and Spa in
Cheshire, UK, between 1 and 5 September.
Patmos Aktis, a Luxury Collection Resort and Spa, has opened in Greece, with a renovated and
rebranded wellness offering called Ansana Wellness and Spa.
The Mauna Kea Beach Hotel, an Autograph Collection property in Hawaii, US, has opened its
22,000 sq ft indoor-outdoor Spa at Mauna Kea as the final step in the property’s overall
renovation, which has cost more than US$180 million (€166 million, £140 mill
The UK spa review and discovery platform for consumers, the Good Spa Guide, has announced
it will host the Good Spa Guide Awards 2026 during an event on 16 November at Sopwell House
Hotel in St Albans, UK.
Eighty-four per cent of consumers now say wellness is a top priority in their lives, with this
percentage increasing year on year, according to a preview presentation of McKinsey’s Future of
Wellness 2026 research report.
Mass protests have been taking place since Monday 1 June in Albania over the development of
a luxury resort by Donald Trump’s daughter Ivanka Trump and her husband Jared Kushner.
Global Wellness Day (GWD) marked its 15th anniversary on Saturday 13 June 2026, with the
theme: #JoyMagenta – a celebration of the healing qualities of simple gestures and activities
that spark joy.
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