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Happy Mind - Happy Office: Tips for a relaxed working day
We spend most of the day at our work or study place. Often we feel drained after a day of work or study and need to replenish our energy stores. With our tips, we want to give you ideas on...
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Aroma Yoga: Saint Charles x Lotuscrafts
Essential oils have been recognised for centuries as gentle sources of relaxation, balance and harmony. Anyone who has breathed in the refreshing air of a forest or savoured the delicate, floral scent of roses can attest to the healing effects...
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Namasté - Saint Charles Aromatherapy Yoga Oils
Since the beginning of 2018, our Saint Charles yoga mat spray has been a fixed part of the Saint Charles range. How is it that a pharmacy develops yoga products? And how can our knowledge of aromatherapy support your yoga...
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Raunächte - Proper incense between the years
The Raunächte, twelve nights around Christmas until the turn of the year, are particularly suitable for a review and good resolutions. A cleansing office and living room smoking should begin in the kitchen, from there through all rooms and, in...
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Incense and the Power of Incense
From early December to early January, nature is at its lowest and darkest point of the year before everything begins anew. The need to adapt to the dormant nature germinates in us. We increasingly feel the longing for cordiality and...
Natural Energy Booster - Our tips from the pharmacy
The year 2020 has demanded a lot from all of us. Even if the turn of the year will not banish the Corona pandemic, we want to enter the new year with as much confidence as possible. Let's leave fatigue...
Cooling down in summer - 6 tips from the pharmacy against heat
The temperatures are rising and rising. For many, it's off to the long-awaited holiday, where high temperatures are easier to bear. For all those at home suffering from the high heat, we ve collected a few tips on how to cool...
Soul Splash | Eau d'Energie by Paul Divjak
Naturally pure revitalisation for body, mind and senses with a reduction to the essentials. This was Paul Divjak's artistic credo when composing the SOUL SPLASH fragrance elixir. The recipe? Of course, it was implemented in the spirit of the Saint Charles...
Muscatel Sage | Medicinal Herb for Mood and Women
The muscatel sage (Salvia sclarea) is an absolute eye-catcher in the garden with its purple-white lip flowers and the reddish to purple bracts. It is also an insider's tip as a medicinal plant, and the essential oil is particularly popular...
Recipe: DIY Aloe Vera Hair Mask
Often time and knowledge are lacking to provide hair and scalp with an extra care boost. We reveal a recipe for the basis of an aloe vera mask that can be easily made at home to care for hair and...
Tea tree oil - effect and application for skin and hair
Tea tree oil has antiseptic, antibacterial and antiviral effects and is therefore considered a true all-rounder and an ideal everyday companion. The evergreen tea tree originated in Australia and has been used by the Aborigines for hundreds of years. In...
Aromatherapy | The powerful world of fragrances
A scent says more than 1,000 words - because smells form an important basis of communication. Animals and plants communicate largely in this original way: plants drive away pests with essential oils and attract pollinating insects with pheromones - many...
Good Mood - What are the best herbal antidepressants?
A lack of serotonin leads to depression, anxiety, panic attacks, sleep, eating and memory disorders. Synthetic antidepressants have a long list of side effects, which is why in this article we present some plants and herbs that are popularly used...
10 pharmacist tips for the start of the new year - Part 1
A new year! The time around New Year is a wonderful time. It is a time to pause, reflect and make new plans. For as an ancient Buddhist saying goes: No matter how arduous yesterday was, you can always begin...
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Alpine stone pine | The Power of the Tyrolean Alps
The Swiss stone pine (Pinus cembra, Pinaceae), also called Queen of the Alps, grows in the Bavarian, Austrian and Swiss Alps at over 1800m above sea level. It grows to a height of 20-30 m and can live up to...
Saint Charles Christmas World - Gift Sets
"Make a wish come true" is the motto of this year's Saint Charles Christmas World. But what does your mother, father, best friend or partner wish for? To make the decision easier for you, we have compiled selected tips for...
Pine needles - beneficial for the respiratory tract and musculoskeletal system
Exercising in the fresh air among spruces, firs and pines is beneficial for body and soul. During a walk through the forest, we absorb organic substances from the conifers and their essential oils through our respiratory tract and skin. Pine...
Why we use brown and violet glass
Amber glass is usually legally prescribed as a container for pharmaceutical products. But this is not the only reason why many products in our Saint Charles Apothecary own line are filled in amber or violet glass. There are many advantages...
Lavender - Regional & versatile
Lavender was voted medicinal plant of the year in 2020. The pleasantly aromatic smelling medicinal plant has been well researched in the past and contains over 250 ingredients. At Saint Charles, we love the "all-rounder" of aromatherapy and use lavender...
Sage hydrolate - effect and instructions for use
The oldest records of the healing properties of sage date back more than 4000 years. The ancient Egyptians already used the medicinal herb intensively in the treatment of serious diseases and epidemics. In the tombs of the pharaohs, sage was...
Lavender - The medicinal plant 2020 as an all-rounder for complaints
The pleasant-aromatic smelling medicinal plant of the year 2020 lavender is scientifically well researched. Around 280 ingredients have already been identified in the medicinal plant. Essentially, the healing power of lavender comes from the active ingredients contained in the essential...