Stories

RMS Beauty | The Story

    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...

Springtime is liver time

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...

What is propolis?

"Honey for all who wish for a long life!" Hippocrates (460 370 BC) Centuries before medical research could uncover causes and correlations of honey's healing powers, the sweet gold was already a remedy in folk medicine for treating deficiency diseases...

Bee Gardening - Help for the Sky Folk

Why our honeybees are endangered and what we can do about it As small as bees are, their influence on the ecosystem is enormous: the industrious insects pollinate around 80% of all plants and thus ensure our survival. Without plants,...

Simple. Natural. Radiance

Lena Hüffel, make-up artist at Saint Charles, was personally let in on the make-up secrets of New York star make-up artist and RMS Beauty founder Rose-Marie Swift. In the interview, she reveals more about the benefits of organic cosmetics. Lena,...

Magnesium: The metabolism manager

Magnesium is responsible for the smooth functioning of the entire muscular system. As a vital mineral, it regulates the transmission of stimuli to muscles and nerves and is considered the "most important metabolic manager of our cells". But unlike other...

Propolis bee kit resin - application & effect

In the natural plant and animal world, there are numerous amazing self-regulatory and protective processes that are also valuable and instructive for us humans. The knowledge about bees, their way of life and the healing effects of their products is...

1886 was a good year - we celebrate a birthday

What does the Statue of Liberty have in common with SAINT CHARLES? 129th birthday! In 1886, the Statue of Liberty was unveiled and inaugurated in New York. And in the same year, our pharmacy was founded by the then pharmacist...

Committed to tradition

Handbücher der pharmazeutischen Waren- und Präperatenkunde (1826-1845), the Lehrbuch der Physik für Pharmazeuten (1832) and the Handbuch der Pharmakokgnosie were the main scientific works of Martin Ehrmann. He was the editor of various pharmaceutical journals and regular publications such as...

Is your pharmacy recommended in travel guides?

    The Saint Charles Pharmacy in Vienna has earned itself a considerable reputation with its exceptional range of products. Even various travel guides - including a Japanese one - recommend a visit to this interesting pharmacy. Well-tried pharmaceutical preparations...

Spagyric at the Saint Charles Pharmacy

The central basic idea of spagyric is the assumption of an energy of creation that is basically active everywhere in the cosmos and can be grasped in a structure. In spagyric medicine, one speaks of the "three philosophical principles". They...