About us

Established in 2003, Vancouver-based Derma Wise Skin Care Ltd. is a Canadian health sciences company producing the Thera Wise line natural bio-active personal care product and innovative 'no toothpaste needed' toothbrushes.

Since its inception, Derma Wise Skin Care Ltd. has been a leader in the “green chemistry personal care movement,” which is committed to providing the most effective bio-active, all-natural personal care products available today.

Our plant-based personal care and mineral toothbrushes offer natural solutions. Each carefully selected plant and mineral used in Thera Wise products, has a healing energetic that interacts with your body and mind providing gentle, balanced holistic care.

Thera Wise products are manufactured in a state-of-the-art Health Canada Site License (NHP) and Establishment License (Pharmaceutical) approved facility, ensuring strict quality control from raw material selection through to the finished products.

Environmental Defence’s “Just Beautiful” campaign. We support Environmental Defence’s efforts to give our cosmetic laws a makeover. Our products are free of the Toxic Ten ingredients.

321 companies are “Champions” in the Campaign for safe Cosmetics’ new report, “Market Shift” and we are one of them that “broke the mold”

Thera Wise - A Company on a Mission

We are on a mission to pioneer a new direction in personal care, applying modern science to the use of time-tested body-friendly plant extracts to create natural bio-active health care products.

Innovation

The Thera Wise products are unique in their composition and their treatment approach as they address our health concerns in a comprehensive and holistic way.
This balancing philosophy combines our carefully selected soothing plant extracts with therapeutic nutrients that offer optimal healing results quickly and safely.

Bio-Compatible

Plant medicines have a bio-affinity with our bodies. This means they feel and act like a part of us; something you can really feel when you use Thera Wise products.

Meet the Thera Wise Founders

Warren Brander
Co-Owner Derma Wise Skin Care Ltd

Acupuncturist, Herbalist,
Product Formulator, Natural Personal Care Aficionado, Nature Lover, People Person,
Aspiring Musician

Yasuko Brander
Co-owner Derma Wise Skin Care Ltd

Reflexologist, Mother, Plant-Based Products Lover, Starseed, Managing Director

We define “natural” as:

A minimum of 99% of the total ingredients are of bio-active natural plant origin (excluding water)
A minimum of 35% of the total ingredients are from organic agriculture including certified, non-certified and transitional organics

Our products and packaging are manufactured in Canada, are BPA / Phthalate free, Cruelty Free and Vegan Friendly. This means Thera Wise contains:

No parabens
No ethoxylated ingredients, glycols, DEA, TEA, BHT, BHA, synthetic dyes, silicones, hydrocarbons, phthalates, fumarates, amines, polyacrylamide, metacrylate, elastomer, styrene, nitrosamine releasers, aluminum and alumina
Théra Wise products are vegan-friendly, no insect or animal-sourced ingredients and absolutely no animal testing (on raw materials and finished products).

Regulatory Status

Health Canada NHPD Approved:
HmR Bio-Active Hemorrhoidal Ointment – NPN 80006139
SHO Bio-Active Skin Healing Ointment – NPN 80006125
VpR Bio-Active Vaporizing Rub – NPN 80027773
Ac+ Bio-Active Acne Ointment – NPN 80028834

US FDA OTC Registered:
Natural Hemorrhoidal Ointment, Natural Vapor Rub, Natural Acne Ointment