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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 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...

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...

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...

"People could close their eyes to the grandeur, to the awfulness, to the beauty and close their ears to melodies or bewitching words. But they could not escape the fragrance. For fragrance was a brother to breath." (Patrick Süßkind in...

Constantly new information, everyday life is coming apart at the seams and in addition to the loss of the usual routine, some people are also experiencing existential fears. The current crisis situation leads to stress and an inner feeling of...

Melissa, also called lemon balm, originates from the eastern Mediterranean region and is a recognised natural remedy. Many people know lemon balm because of its intense lemony smell when the leaves of the medicinal plant are crushed. The tea made...

The country of origin of Palo Santo is Peru. Its use among the Indian population as a panacea goes back to a thousand-year-old tradition . In Colombian folk medicine, palo santo is used as an analgesic (anti-inflammatory agent), aphrodisiac, diuretic...

We are pleased to be part of the first drop-in meditation studio of the Power Yoga Institute in Hamburg. Coinciding with the re-opening of the 3rd Power Yoga Insitute studio in Hamburg on 3 February 2019, yogis on site will...

The hydrolate is produced during the distillation of lavender plants. Both the flowers of the lavender (Lavandulae flos) and the essential lavender oil (Lavandulae aetheroleum) obtained from them are used for the hydrolate from the real lavender (Lavandula angustifolia). Used...