Go to homepage
Taoasis introduces itself

About us

For more than 30 years already, as an owner-led family company, we are standing for 100 % naturally pure, high-quality essential oils from organic- or Demeter-certified cultivation.

TAOASIS – who we are

What began with a small assortment of essential oils is now a range of almost 1,000 items. It runs from fairly produced organic orange oil through classic aromatherapy products like lavender and tea tree oil to the first ever Demeter-certified perfume in the world. Our brands include TAOASIS®, Baldini® and Meditao® and can be obtained in pharmacies and specialist organic retailers.


The scent of nature

We make fragrances the way they should be – natural, pure and organic. Nothing goes into our products that doesn’t belong there. That means: no undeclared additives and synthetic ingredients. And because we put harmony between humans, nature and the environment foremost, we always produce our products in a rigorously sustainable, fair and environmentally friendly way.


For a diverse region

Alongside outstanding quality, sustainability is a topic dear to our hearts. This is also the reason why, in 2018, we founded the TaoFarm– a demeter-certified agricultural operation where we biodynamically cultivate our own aromatic and medicinal plants, harvest and distil them in our company headquarters in Lage.


THE STORY SO FAR

A trip through the TAOASIS company history

The Café “am Duftgarten” is opened

06. December 2021
Salut! Our French Café “Petite Provence” throws open its doors, welcoming guests with food and drink of the best organic quality. From filled baguettes to quiches, there are all kinds of tasty treats to be tried – sometimes even improved with our own organic aromas!

30 years of TAOASIS

01. March 2021
We celebrate our anniversary! For it was almost exactly 30 years before this date that Axel Meyer founded TAOASIS Natur Duft Manufaktur. For the love of nature and above all by conviction: It is possible – even, essential – to produce aromas from purely natural, organically grown ingredients, without the addition of artificial scents. What began with a small assortment of essential oils is now a range of almost 1,000 organic- and Demeter-certified products.

Move to Lage

27. January 2021
The new year begins for the approximately 60 TAOASIS employees with a very special highlight – they move house to Lage. Here, for around a year, a completely sustainable new company premises has been constructed in wood. A dream, and not just for the TAOASIS team: because the Scent Garden with its neighbouring lavender fields will soon welcome outside visitors who want to relax and unwind.

Founding of TaoFarm

01. September 2018
The new year begins for the 60 or so TAOASIS employees with a very special highlight – they move house to Lage. Here, for around a year, a completely sustainable new company premises has been constructed in wood. A dream, and not just for the TAOASIS team: because the Scent Garden with its neighbouring lavender fields will soon welcome outside visitors who want to relax and unwind.

Our own store in the capital

11. August 2018
In 2018, TAOASIS returns to the capital. From the town of Detmold, the Natur Duft Manufaktur arrives in Berlin to present a newly designed store of 65m2 containing the entire range of organic and Demeter-certified aromatherapy products, located directly on Breitscheidplatz in the heart of the metropolis.

Opening store Detmold

09. July 2018
During seminars and tours of the Scent Garden in Detmold, we used to keep having to answer questions about whether the products could be bought on site with a regretful “no”. But from July 2018, no longer! In the new store on the company premises, visitors can now shop to their heart’s content. Here, the entire range of organic and Demeter-certified aromatherapy products from TAOASIS can be found – from essential oils and room fragrances, diffusers and gift sets to natural cosmetics.

Start of lavender cultivation in Detmold-Fromhausen

27. February 2015
Since it’s so easy to grow lavender in your garden – why not think a little bigger? The country village of Fromhausen is just 10 minutes from our headquarters in Detmold. There, two stony fields sloping south-west can be found, an environment similar to that of the Scent Garden on the company premises. In 2015, organic farmer Martin Meiwes plants 50,000 lavender plants there. The first test distillation takes place the following year: And the oil form the Detmold lavender is found to be of outstanding quality. In some aspects, even better than lavender from France. Now at least it is clear: Producing lavender on German soil doesn’t just work – it is also a way to produce healthy, sturdy plants from which high-quality, finely scented lavender oil can be derived. Axel Meyer’s idea marks the birth of Germany’s first organic lavender oil.

Govinda Meyer becomes the second managing director

01. January 2013
After a few years as head of purchasing and marketing, Govinda Meyer is promoted to become a managing director at TAOASIS. Axel and Govinda Meyer thus share in the running of the family company.

Foundation of TAOASIS Natur Duft Manufaktur

13. April 1991
After the publication of the Lexicon, demand for the aromas described within it surges. Reacting to this demand, Axel Meyer founds the TAOASIS Natur Duft Manufaktur. From the start, TAOASIS Natur Duft Manufaktur distributes its products exclusively via pharmacies.

The “Short Lexicon of Scent” as the foundation stone of the company’s history

16. February 1991
Out of pure enthusiasm and a love of nature and essential oils, Axel Meyer publishes “The Short Lexicon of Scent” to describe a large number of natural aromas and their effects within aromatherapy. The 1st edition of the Lexicon comes out in 1991.
This website uses cookies to ensure you get the best experience on our website. You can change your choice of the use of cookies at any time by saving. More information.
- Imprint