Stories

The archway through which you enter Gilli Mill is old. Almost as old as the mill itself. It has been standing in Eggenburg for 460 years and has plenty of stories to tell. For example, old wooden trams and the...

Inspired by a hike through local gardens, forests and mountains, the pharmacist's private blend was once created. Refined for many years, private for a long time - and now finally available. In creating the private blend, pharmacist Alexander Ehrmann followed...

Calcium keeps our bones, teeth, nerves and muscles fit, stable and resilient. Our skeleton weighs about 7 to 9 kilograms in total. A good kilo of this is calcium. It is responsible for bone formation and remodelling and is always...

MALIN+GOETZ is inextricably linked to the history of SAINT CHARLES. The skincare line, which was developed for sensitive skin, found its beginnings in 2004 in the Chelsea district of New York. It has been on the shelves of our Saint...

The pharmacy on your doorstep. In nature on our doorstep, we find exactly those plants that do us good. For many thousands of years, we humans have used the nature that surrounds us not only as food, but also for...

In the first part of this series, we reported in the article Natural Sun Protection about the healing power of the sun and the right sunbathing with the right protection. In this article, we would like to focus particularly on...

Hardly any other plant is as exquisite a wound healing herb by nature as the marigold. The sight of it alone is a blessing - the popular, easy-care garden plant delights us from early summer to late autumn with its...

    BioSolis is now available in the Saint Charles Cosmothecary and in the Saint Charles Online Premiumshop!At Saint Charles, it is also important to us that only natural ingredients are used in sun protection. After all, sunscreen should protect...

Don't be afraid of the sun: everything you need for a healthy sunbathing culture.   When the first rays of sunshine peep through the clouds after a prolonged period of gloomy weather, our hearts "lift". Our mood lifts instantly and...

What tasks the trace element fulfils and when we need a lot of it. Zinc is an essential trace element. This means that our body cannot produce it itself. We must supply it regularly through food, because it is needed...

The new luxurious facial soap from Saint Charles Apothecary with the mysterious name Mani Sante envelops hands and face with a unique fragrance that combines the millennia-old history of the Orient with the Christian Occident in a sacred and at...

What factors interfere with our metabolism and how to lose weight better. After a long winter, the desire to finally lose weight and feel the lightness of spring in our own bodies is particularly strong. Full of verve, many of...

Good news! Aesop has expanded its range with another aluminium-free deodorant spray with selected botanical ingredients. Sweating is a natural and even healthy thing. Via our sweat glands, we conduct toxins and metabolic waste out of the body. Fresh sweat...

Blog series wirtschaft.neu.denken by Richard König Think global - act local. This slogan was on everyone's lips at the beginning of globalisation before the turn of the millennium. It reduced the globalisation strategy of international players to a short self-explanatory...

What the risks are and how we can help to stay healthy. The WHO calls it the "epidemic of the 21st century", and in fact stroke has overtaken heart attacks in many countries. In Austria, for example, around 250,000 people...

The birch, the only tree in our latitudes with white bark, has always been considered special. It thrives in sparse forests, is one of the hardiest deciduous trees and defies the frostiest temperatures. It is revered as the bringer of...

Probably the purest cosmetics in the world come from the Wachau! Putting as much power and energy into nature as possible, but interfering with it as little as possible - that is the credo of the Demeter pioneers at Nikolaihof...

Honey is not just honey. Out of all the honeys that exist worldwide, one honey in particular stands out: Manuka honey. The healing powers of this honey, which originates from New Zealand, have been known among locals for centuries. It...

A Saint Charles morning ritual by Lena Hüffel that "washed"... ♥ It's springtime, the buds are beginning to blossom and the first warm rays of sun nourish the body and especially the heart. As a symbol of new beginnings, this...

    Rose-Marie Swift, founder of RMS Beauty, has been a make-up artist for over 35 years. In addition to numerous publications in international fashion magazines, her clients include names such as Gisele Bündchen, Demi Moore, Celin Dion and Cindy...

How we can best help our bodies detoxify Liver time: between 1 and 3 a.m. On the right side of the upper abdomen, well protected under the ribs, is one of our most important detoxification organs: the liver. It is...