# Flint ## Facts | | | |---|---| | Founded | 1989 | | Origin | Germany | | Headquarters | Oberhaching (near Munich) | | Owner | Kyberg Pharma Vertriebs-GmbH | | Status | Active | | Distribution | Multi-channel | | Website | https://flintmed.de/ | Flint is a German brand of first-aid and skin-care products for small, everyday injuries: cuts and grazes, insect bites, cracked skin, bruises and scars. The brand, which styles its name in lowercase and today presents itself as "flint Med", began in 1989 as a spray-on wound dressing developed inside the Munich pharmaceutical company Togal-Werk [2]. Its range has since grown to include a liquid plaster for skin cracks, a silicone scar gel, an insect-bite gel, a cooling spray, children's plasters and wound-cleansing wipes. Since 2019 Flint has belonged to the Kyberg group, which took it over together with its long-time sister brands Togal and efasit [2]. The products are sold through pharmacies and drugstores, and the brand remains active, with a new product launched in each year from 2023 to 2026. ## Origin & founders Flint was not started by an individual founder but created as a new line of business within an established drug maker. Togal-Werk was founded in Munich in 1914 as "Kontor Pharmacia M. Schmidt & Co. KG" by Gerhard F. Schmidt to make and sell the Togal pain tablet [5]. By 1920, according to the company history published on Flint's website, Togal tablets were being shipped to more than 30 countries. Alongside its Togal painkillers, the firm built a range of vitamins and minerals under the name TOGASAN and over-the-counter herbal medicines under REGIVITAL. In 1938 it added efasit, a foot-care line. In 1989 Togal-Werk decided to branch out into wound care. Its first product in the field was a spray dressing, sold under the new brand name flint. The company pitched it as a practical helper for injuries at home, at work, during sport and play, outdoors and on holiday. At launch the spray was registered as a medicinal product, the category that covers drugs. ## History & milestones The regulatory status of the spray changed in 1995, when Germany's Medical Devices Act came into force and the product was re-registered as a medical device [2]. Over the following years the spray went through a few small formula adjustments, a redesign of the brand's look and a change of name to "flint MED Sprühpflaster" (spray plaster). According to the brand's own account, it rose in 2013 to second place in the spray-plaster market and has held that position since [2]. No independent source confirms the ranking. Also in 2013, the company added a further product. The flint MED Sofort-Hilfe-Stick, earlier sold as the flint Protect Sofort-Hilfe-Stick, was a small applicator stick meant to soothe insect bites and stings as well as skin irritation from stinging nettles or jellyfish. The company says it was gentle enough for sensitive skin and could be used on children from one year of age. The 2019 change of ownership brought a new logo and a refreshed product design across the range [2]. The spray plaster itself appeared in its new packaging from the end of 2021. A steady run of new products followed: - **2023:** the flint Med Narbengel, a silicone scar gel, which the company describes as an extension of its expertise into scar care. - **Summer 2024:** the flint Med Hautrisse Kleber, a liquid plaster for cracks in the skin of the hands and feet. - **2025:** the insect-bite stick was replaced by a successor, the flint Med Mückenstich Gel Roll On. - **July 2025:** the flint Med Eis Spray Akut, a cooling spray that the brand calls its first product for athletes. - **January 2026:** the flint Med Kinderpflaster, a range of children's plasters. ## Ownership Flint spent its first three decades as part of Togal-Werk. That company went through a difficult period from 2008, when, according to Wikipedia, mismanagement by two board members of the time led it into turmoil. In 2009 Günther J. Schmidt, son of the founder, sold a majority of the shares to KHW, an investment company of the Munich lawyer Karl-Heinz Weiss, and the business was reorganised [5]. In 2019 Flint was acquired by the Kyberg Unternehmensgruppe together with Togal and efasit, the two brands it had shared a home with since its creation [2]. Togal-Werk AG itself existed until 2020; since March 2021 it has traded as TW Beteiligungen GmbH, which only manages its remaining assets and its obligations to former employees [5]. The brand is now run by Kyberg Pharma Vertriebs-GmbH, based in Oberhaching, just south of Munich [3]. Wikipedia confirms that the Togal brand name now belongs to the same company and that its portfolio includes efasit foot-care products and flint spray plasters [5]. ## Philosophy & positioning Flint presents itself as a specialist in minor, superficial injuries rather than in serious wound treatment. Its homepage describes small cuts and scrapes as part of the everyday worries of adults and children alike, from a kitchen knife slipping while cooking to a thorn in the garden, a scratch from the cat or a mishap while diving or hiking. The company says it has devoted itself to wound care "with heart and soul" and that its aim is to help people get through such moments with less fuss. Two values recur in the brand's self-description: experience, drawn from more than 30 years in the field, and innovation, in the form of a team working on new products. The tagline "Für die großen & kleinen Abenteuer" translates as "for big and small adventures". The brand frames its range around speed and convenience: quick first aid, handy formats such as a pocket-sized applicator, and products for travel and sport. Its homepage carries running counters of years of tradition, wounds treated and insect bites treated, putting the last two at more than three million and nearly 2.5 million respectively [1]; how these figures are calculated is not stated. Besides its products, Flint publishes a series of German-language advice pages. They cover wound care and types of wounds, scar care, skin cracks, insect bites in adults and children, bruises and sprains, and what to keep in a home or travel first-aid kit. The website directs readers to ask in a pharmacy for advice on the products. ## Products & innovation The **flint Med Sprühpflaster** remains the brand's main product. It is sprayed onto superficial wounds such as grazes and small cuts, where it forms a covering film. The company describes it as transparent, waterproof and still breathable, and says it was developed to the standard of a medicinal product. Castor oil in the formula is meant to keep the film elastic, so that it stays in place on awkward areas such as fingers and frequently bent joints. The **flint Med Narbengel** is a clear silicone gel for caring for scars. Its tube ends in a massage ball head, so the gel can be worked directly into the scar. The formula contains panthenol, which the company says reduces moisture loss and supports the skin's natural renewal, along with soothing chamomile. Silicones help keep the skin from drying out. On its scar-care advice page, the brand says the gel is meant for both fresh and older scars and that the massage encourages blood flow to the tissue [4]. It is suitable for children from six years of age. The **flint Med Hautrisse Kleber** is a liquid plaster painted onto cracked skin on the hands and feet. According to the company, it works by holding the edges of the crack together so that it does not tear open again, and leaves a transparent film. The **flint Med Mückenstich Gel Roll On**, successor to the earlier stick, is intended to reduce itching and irritation after bites and stings from mosquitoes, ticks, bees and wasps. The brand describes it as antiseptic and cooling. Its predecessor was built on a blend of plant extracts: ribwort plantain, chamomile, yarrow and daisy. The **flint Med Eis Spray Akut** is a cooling spray for first aid on bruises, swellings, strains, sprains and muscle cramps. It contains the plant extracts arnica and devil's claw, and the company markets it to people who play sport. The **flint Med Kinderpflaster** are printed non-woven plasters in twelve individually cut shapes, with motifs such as unicorns and dinosaurs. The brand describes them as hypoallergenic, suitable for sensitive skin and dermatologically tested. Their gauze pads contain 0.3 percent chlorhexidine digluconate, a common antiseptic, which the company says helps prevent infection [2]. The range is completed by **flint Med Wundreinigungstücher**, wipes for cleaning wounds. ## Current status Flint is an active brand. It has launched a new product in each year from 2023 to 2026, most recently the children's plasters in January 2026, and its website was last updated in September 2026. The site is published in German and names Kyberg Pharma Vertriebs-GmbH as its operator. ## Timeline {#belagg-timeline} | Year | Event | Source | |---|---|---| | 1914 | Togal-Werk, the company in which flint was later created, founded in Munich as 'Kontor Pharmacia' (pre-history of the brand) | https://flintmed.de/ueber-flint/ | | 1989 | Togal-Werk expands into wound care; spray dressing (Sprühverband) launched under the new brand flint, initially registered as a medicinal product | https://flintmed.de/ueber-flint/ | | 1995 | Spray dressing re-registered as a medical device when the German Medical Devices Act (Medizinproduktegesetz) came into force | https://flintmed.de/ueber-flint/ | | 2013 | Reformulation, brand redesign and renaming to 'flint MED Sprühpflaster'; brand claims it rose to No. 2 in the spray-plaster market | https://flintmed.de/ueber-flint/ | | 2013 | flint MED Sofort-Hilfe-Stick for insect bites and minor skin irritation launched | https://flintmed.de/ueber-flint/ | | 2019 | flint acquired together with Togal and efasit by the Kyberg group; new logo and product design | https://flintmed.de/ueber-flint/ | | 2019 | Acquired (together with Togal and efasit) by the Kyberg Unternehmensgruppe from the former Togal-Werk | https://flintmed.de/ueber-flint/ | | 2021 | Sprühpflaster available in new design from end of 2021 | https://flintmed.de/ueber-flint/ | | 2023 | flint Med Narbengel (silicone scar gel with panthenol) launched | https://flintmed.de/ueber-flint/ | | 2024 | flint Med Hautrisse Kleber (liquid plaster for skin cracks) launched in summer 2024 | https://flintmed.de/ueber-flint/ | | 2025 | Mückenstick replaced by successor flint Med Mückenstich Gel | https://flintmed.de/ueber-flint/ | | 2025 | flint Med Eis Spray Akut launched in July 2025, the brand's first sports product | https://flintmed.de/ueber-flint/ | | 2026 | flint Med Kinderpflaster (children's plasters) launched in January 2026 | https://flintmed.de/ueber-flint/ | ## Signature products {#belagg-products} - **flint Med Sprühpflaster** — Seit 1989 ist das stärkste der flint Produkte das flint Med Sprühpflaster. — https://flintmed.de/ueber-flint/ - **flint Med Narbengel** — Es ist ein transparentes Silikon-Gel, speziell entwickelt zur Pflege von Narben und zur Unterstützung der Hautregeneration. — https://flintmed.de/ueber-flint/ - **flint Med Mückenstich Gel Roll On** — Im jahr 2025 wurde der Mückenstick dann durch den Nachfolger flint Med Mückenstich Gel ersetzt. — https://flintmed.de/ueber-flint/ - **flint Med Hautrisse Kleber** — Der flint Med Hautrisse Kleber ist ein Flüssigpflaster zum Auftragen auf Hautrisse an Händen und Füßen. — https://flintmed.de/ueber-flint/ - **flint Med Eis Spray Akut** — Mit dem flint Med Eis Spray wurde das erste Sportlerprodukt geboren — https://flintmed.de/ueber-flint/ ## Key ingredients {#belagg-ingredients} Panthenol · Silikon (silicone gel base) · Rizinusöl (castor oil) · Spitzwegerich (ribwort plantain) · Kamille (chamomile) · Schafgarbe (yarrow) · Gänseblümchen (daisy) · Chlorhexidindigluconat 0,3% (chlorhexidine digluconate) Source: https://flintmed.de/ueber-flint/ ## Sources 1. (T1) https://flintmed.de/ 2. (T1) https://flintmed.de/ueber-flint/ 3. (T2) https://flintmed.de/impressum/ 4. (T2) https://flintmed.de/ratgeber/narbenpflege/ 5. (T3) https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Togal-Werk --- Glowpedia · · Published 2026-10-13 Please cite with a link to the article URL.