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Pure and high-quality plant oils provide the face and body with valuable nutrients, help the skin to regenerate and make it soft to the touch. Oil is also an insider tip for the scalp. But which oils are best suited...

In the Wild Roots natural cosmetics line, we focus on a particularly popular and aromatic plant - rosemary. Known as the "prince of aromatic plants", the herb was once dedicated to Aphrodite, the Greek goddess of love. Not least because...

L-lysine belongs to the group of essential amino acids - those amino acids that are vital for us but which the body cannot produce itself. A sufficient supply of L-lysine is important - especially vegans and competitive athletes should make...

In the first part of our series on the subject of sunburn, we looked at the background to the development of sunburn. In the second part, we now want to address the question of whether natural home remedies can provide...

Good things take time, and this also applies to many an inspiration. Recently, we've been loving to bring natural healing to life in the form of drinks. Six months after the ceremonial presentation of our Pharmacist Tonic Shots based on...

Be mindful of nature, but also of yourself! Our pharmacist Manuela likes to observe nature and after many years of dealing with medicinal herbs, she has accumulated an enormous knowledge around all the house and weeds of our region and...

The Saint Charles Cosmothecary team pays attention to individual skin needs during skin coaching. Skin coaching makes sense, especially to identify the current skin needs. These can change with the seasons, changes in living conditions, hormonal fluctuations, etc. Because regardless...

Traditional European Medicine is both a natural science and a spiritual science. The ancient natural medicine of Europe perceives and takes seriously the human being in its wholeness. It aims to strengthen the individual constitution of a person, regulate imbalances...

The masterwort, which is mainly found in the alpine region at over 1000 metres above sea level, presents itself as a medicinal plant whose healing powers have been particularly appreciated by doctors over the past centuries. For some centuries it...

The history of thyme goes far back into the past. It was already valued by the ancient Greeks for its healing powers. Today, thyme is one of the most valuable medicinal plants known to us. Early on, thyme was used...

The rose has always been called the queen of flowers and the ambassador of love. Its use as a medicinal plant still seems unusual in our latitudes. However, the wild rose has been used for thousands of years in China,...

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...

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At the family-run Romantik Hotel Lindner in Bad Aibling, Germany, tradition and style are writ large. The 4-star hotel between Munich, Salzburg and Lake Chiemsee pampers its guests with first-class, modern comfort, elegance, epicurean organic cuisine and, since recently, with...

The indigenous people of New Zealand, the Maori, used the Manuka plant for healing hundreds of years ago. The leaves and bark of the South Sea myrtle were recognised as a remedy. They were crushed and brewed into a tea....

At Saint Charles, we take a holistic approach to skin. Specialists at the Saint Charles Pharmacy, Beauty Experts at the Cosmothecary natural cosmetics shop and beauticians at the "Hideaway" beauty studio combine their knowledge to guide you on the path...

Europe is changing. The Saint Charles team with its staff in Vienna and Berlin is a mirror of our society. Diverse, modern and tradition-conscious at the same time. Our roots are in Vienna, but Europe has long been our home....

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...

Our skin, the largest organ in terms of surface area, is at the same time a protective shell to the outside, a mirror of our inner self and, above all, an essential part of our personality! For many, blemished skin...

Good things take time, this was also true for our Apotheker Tonikum Shots. According to the motto "not more, but better", our tonic shots are something modern, regional and above all effective. Our partner Demeter vintner Michael Andert, who shares...