Introducing our founder

Waphyto founder Atsuko Morita, is a plant scientist and phytotherapist, born and raised in Japan. When she developed asthma during the course of her professional life as a flight attendant, along with dry skin and hair, Atsuko turned to a French friend, who recommended phytotherapy techniques.

Using phytotherapeutic products, Atsuko noticed that the symptoms of her asthma gradually dissipated and she began to experience numerous benefits. She left her airline career permanently to study phytotherapy and botanical therapy, methods that were still unfamiliar to Japan at the time, and attended Université de Paris in France.

Through her research of pharmacology and cosmetics, Atsuko began to realize the transformative power of plants. After discovering that botanical therapy could support health and wellness from the inside as well as the outside, she began developing a series of plant-based beauty products that could be used throughout a lifetime. Waphyto was born.