Care Rooted in Skin Biology

Skin is a living system with intelligence of its own. Our work honors its biology, rhythms, and capacity to restore when properly supported.

Respecting the Skin’s Living Ecosystem

Our formulations support the microbiome that regulates, protects, and strengthens skin function — forming the foundation for everything that follows.

Where Nature Meets Clinical Care

Developed through decades of paramedical practice, botanical science, and integrative care for compromised and recovering skin.
Anne C. Willis, founder of De La Terre Skincare, with over four decades of experience in skin therapy and botanical formulation

Anne C. Willis, Founder & CEO

With more than four decades of experience in skin therapy, nature cure, and integrative care, Anne C. Willis is recognized for her deep expertise in paramedical aesthetics, botanical science, and biologically respectful skin recovery.

Her work is informed by extensive study in herbalism, natural medicine, and cross-cultural healing traditions, alongside decades of clinical practice. Throughout the 1980s and 1990s, she was regarded as one of the country’s leading paramedical aestheticians, collaborating with more than thirty plastic surgeons to develop therapeutic skin care protocols used before and after surgical procedures. She is certified as a medical educator by the NCCAOM and has lectured nationally on collaborative care models bridging medical, holistic, and botanical disciplines, including for institutions such as City of Hope in Pasadena, California, and the Cleveland Clinic in Ohio.

In 2008, Anne founded De La Terre Skincare, translating her lifelong study of nature and skin biology into formulations designed to support the skin as a living ecosystem. Today, the brand is used by Forbes-rated resort spas, integrative medical facilities, cancer care centers, and advanced clinical practices.

Cross-cultural study of traditional healing and nature-based skin care practices

Cross-Cultural Studies

In 2003 Ms. Willis began to travel the globe to better understand wellness and nature’s role in skin health. Thailand, Germany, India, and Ireland were among the many countries where she studied nature cure, posology, and Chinese Five Elements. Being an observer of other cultures' methodologies, became a looking glass into the transformative power of nature, and why we should turn to the natural world now more than ever for our skin and overall well being.  

"The classroom in India was situated on farmland shaded by neem trees to repel insects, while the perimeter was closely safeguarded by oxen and buffalo as we sat on a bright blue tarp thrown upon the earth".

Organic family-owned farm supplying fresh botanicals for De La Terre Skincare formulations

Organic Growers

Ms. Willis is passionately determined when searching for excellence. Each product goes well beyond simple quality, and purity and that is reflected in the performance of each product.  

De La Terre Skincare partners with small, family owned, family run farms.  Using fresh plant materials, these organic curators have the unique capability to capture all the active volatiles and subtleties from the living plants, thus turning up the volume on skin's vitality.

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  • “Skin is not something to be corrected or controlled—it is a living ecosystem, and when care respects its biology, recovery follows.”
    — Anne C. Willis

Care in Medically Sensitive Environments

De La Terre Skincare has been used in integrative and oncology-support environments where skin is compromised by medical stressors such as radiation and chemotherapy. Our formulations are designed to support the skin’s natural barrier, microbiome, and recovery processes and are used as supportive skin care alongside medical guidance.