Saint Charles – Apothecary Care from Vienna
Saint Charles begins with a pharmacy: founded in Vienna in 1886, originally as the “Apotheke zur heiligen Dreifaltigkeit”, and located at Gumpendorfer Straße 30 in Mariahilf since the early 20th century. It has carried the name Saint Charles since 2006, and together with co-founder and CEO Richard König, pharmacist Alexander Ehrmann has turned it into a brand of its own with care products, teas, herbal essences and rituals. At SNUD in Vienna-Josefstadt, not far from where it all began, you can discover and try the products.
What makes Saint Charles special to us?
We love that a real Viennese pharmacy stands behind Saint Charles, where you can still get herbs, tinctures and advice over the counter. The products smell of herb gardens and essential oils, feel honest and simply look good in the bathroom.
Who are Saint Charles products for?
For everyone who loves care with herbs and essential oils and likes to keep things natural in the bathroom. For every day, the Apothecary Soap and Apotheker Hair & Body are a lovely place to start; to unwind, the Rising Heart bath salt or the Magnesium Body Scrub Relax; and for your home, the diffuser or the Alpenzirbe pillow spray.
A pharmacy in its sixth generation
Pharmacist Alexander Ehrmann, a sixth-generation apothecary, gave the pharmacy a new interior of historic apothecary furniture, steel and glass. At its heart is Traditional European Medicine – herbal medicine with spagyrics, phytotherapy and gemmotherapy. Everything is filled into brown glass, just like in the pharmacy.
For your home, the Alpenzirbe (Swiss stone pine) scent comes as a diffuser and as a pillow spray – woody, resinous and aromatic.
From soap to sour honey
The solid Apothecary Soap is cold-processed by hand together with the Wiener Seife manufactory, with lavender, eucalyptus, cinnamon and thyme. At SNUD you will also find the liquid Apothecary Soap, Apotheker Hair & Body, the Apothecary Spray, the Magnesium Body Scrubs Detox and Relax, and the Oxymel sour honey made from organic Weinviertel honey and apple cider vinegar.
For face and muscles there is the Mani Sante facial soap with frankincense, as well as the Magnesium Gels Relax and Sport.
