Our Company
Health – Wellbeing – Beauty
Merz Lifecare is a corporate brand of Merz Consumer Care GmbH, a company within the Merz Group based in Frankfurt am Main, Germany. We are among the leading providers of health, wellbeing, and beauty products in the DACH region (Germany, Austria, and Switzerland). Additionally, Merz Lifecare products are distributed through our partners in over 20 countries worldwide.
We develop our products in-house at our own research and development department in Frankfurt am Main. We work with around 50 contract manufacturers who handle the manufacturing process on our behalf.
Our Purpose
Backed by research and an eye for what’s next, we encourage self-determined choices toward healthy life and living. From nature-based to lab-innovated, we pioneer products that are good for both people and planet.
Our Leadteam
Each member of Merz Lifecare leadteam leads their own team and is responsible for overseeing a department within the company.
Merz Lifecare
Right from the beginning, our company founder, Friedrich Merz, was dedicated to meeting people’s needs with his entrepreneurial spirit. His goal was to produce what was truly essential and outshine the competition. The outcome? A 115-year Merz success story, brimming with innovation and growth.
Founding of Merz
Pharmacist and chemist Friedrich Merz established his own pharmaceutical manufacturing company in Frankfurt at the age of 24.
Growth & Internationalization
The company grows rapidly and expands internationally during this time. Branches are established in Berlin, Vienna, Zurich, London, and Newark, New Jersey (USA).
Merz Spezial
Beauty care comes from within? That’s what Friedrich Merz believed in, leading to the development of Merz Spezial Dragees – a combination of micronutrients for beautiful skin, hair, and nails.
tetesept
tetesept Cold Remedy Bath is the brand’s debut product to hit the market. What makes it stand out? A winning blend of science and herbal ingredients.
Merz Consumer Care
Merz Consumer Care GmbH is established as its own business division, exclusively distributing over-the-counter products.
Brooklyn Soap
Brooklyn Soap becomes a 100% subsidiary of Merz Consumer Care GmbH, specializing in men’s grooming and direct-to-consumer business.
Merz Lifecare
Merz Lifecare replaces Merz Consumer Care as the corporate brand to reinforce the business’s focus on products for a healthy life.
4 Locations and represented in 20+ Countries Worldwide
Merz Lifecare is a corporate brand of Merz Consumer Care GmbH, a company within the Merz Group headquartered in Frankfurt am Main, Germany. The Merz Group is a globally operating, diversified company also based in Frankfurt am Main.
Merz Lifecare is one of the leading providers of health, wellbeing, and beauty products in the DACH region (Germany, Austria, and Switzerland) and has a presence in four locations. Frankfurt am Main, Hamburg, Vienna, and Allschwil near Basel. Additionally, Merz Lifecare products are distributed through our partners in over 20 countries worldwide.
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