# Hildegard von Bingen Hausmittel ## Facts | | | |---|---| | Origin | Germany | | Headquarters | Meinerzhagen | | Owner | élass Cosmetics GmbH | | Status | Active | | Distribution | Direct to consumer | | Website | https://hildegard-von-bingen-hausmittel.de/ | Hildegard von Bingen Hausmittel is a German line of skin and body care balms, creams and gels made by élass Cosmetics GmbH, a cosmetics company based in Meinerzhagen [3]. "Hausmittel" means home remedies, and the line builds its identity on monastic plant and herb knowledge that it attributes to Hildegard von Bingen in the 12th century [2]. The medieval reference describes the line's inspiration, not its age: neither the brand nor its owner states when the range was launched. The line is small, with ten products, and is sold mainly through its own German-language online shop, which carries the line's name but also stocks other care and foot-care brands. The name Hildegard von Bingen is also used by several other manufacturers for creams, herbal foods and books, so not every product sold under that name belongs to this range. ## Ownership élass Cosmetics GmbH is named as the manufacturer on every product in the line [2], and it also operates the online shop. According to the shop's legal notice, the company is registered at the local court in Iserlohn and has its address in Meinerzhagen. Company register records describe its business as the development, sourcing, production, filling and sale of cosmetics and food supplements [4]. A company founding year is not publicly stated. Sources differ on where the company is based and who runs it. An undated business-directory profile gives its address as Bietigheim, with Eva Ernst as managing director [5]. Register records explain the gap: they show the company's seat moving from Bietigheim-Bissingen to Meinerzhagen in June 2022, along with a change of management [4]. The shop's legal notice names Armin Lütticke and Vanessa Lütticke as managing directors [3], while the register records Vanessa Lütticke leaving that role on 31 March 2025 [4]. ## Philosophy & positioning The brand frames its range around the idea of "Klosterwissen", or monastery knowledge. Its tagline reads, in translation, "Monastery knowledge – tried-and-tested home remedies, renewed and supplemented in pharmacy quality." The company says monasteries studied the health-giving properties of herbs and plants from early on, and that Hildegard von Bingen described the effects of natural substances, plant extracts and oils. That knowledge, in the brand's words, has been reworked for the present day and put into practice according to current understanding. Skin is central to the pitch. The brand calls it the body's largest organ, says care needs change with age, and argues that regular rich, moisturising, plant-based care helps keep skin supple and fresh. Its product page closes by inviting customers to revive body and mind with centuries-old knowledge. The only quality claim it makes is "pharmacy quality" (Apothekenqualität); the brand's own pages say nothing about where the products are made. An undated business-directory profile of élass Cosmetics described its target groups as people aged 60 and over, naturopaths and natural-health practitioners, and listed the company as an exhibitor at the VIVANESS trade fair [5]. ## Products & innovation The range centres on small 50 ml balms aimed at particular parts of the body. They include the Kloster Knie- und Gelenkhautbalsam for knees and joints, a Beinbalsam for the legs, a Rücken- und Schulterhautbalsam for the back and shoulders, and a Schrundenbalsam for cracked skin. Alongside these sit a Wärme Balsam (warming balm), a Weihrauchbalsam made with frankincense, and a Veilchen Hautpflegebalsam built around violet. Rose oil features in the Rosenöl Hautpflege Creme. Two products stand slightly apart. The Aloe Vera Gel 98% comes in a 190 ml size and is described on the shop's front page as a moisturising all-rounder. The Benediktiner Essenz, a 200 ml liquid, is labelled for external use only. Labelling varies from product to product. Seven of the ten carry a "vegan, gluten-free" mark, and several are marked as suitable for people with diabetes. Some balms also carry the note "kein Arzneimittel", stating that they are not medicinal products. The Beinbalsam is labelled as natural cosmetics (Naturkosmetik), but no certifying organisation is named on the brand's pages, and no third-party certification is documented for the line. The product names have shifted over time. The older directory profile listed the core items as a Kloster Knie- und Gelenksalbe, a Bein- und Venen Balsam, a Schulter- und Rückensalbe and a Schrundensalbe [5]; the current shop presents the same areas of use as skin balms. The wider "Hildegard von Bingen" name is crowded. A major online pharmacy's brand page under that name lists creams from MN Cosmetic GmbH sold as Alpencosmed, including a 100 ml frankincense balm, alongside herbal foods from St. Hildegard-Posch GmbH, a herbal pillow from Bitterkraft GmbH and a shelf of books [6]. None of those products are made by élass Cosmetics, whose own frankincense balm comes in a 50 ml size. ## Distribution The line is sold direct to consumers through a dedicated online shop operated by élass Cosmetics GmbH under the Hildegard von Bingen Hausmittel name [1]. The shop is broader than its name suggests. Next to the ten Hildegard von Bingen Hausmittel products, it sells the Oblepicha MED and ALOVISA ranges, Laufwunder foot care, Callusan products, Zorbas shower gels, depilation wax and nail-care tools. Most of those other products name Franz Lütticke GmbH as supplier, and the Callusan items name Greppmayr GmbH [1]. ## Current status Hildegard von Bingen Hausmittel is active. Its online shop is live in 2026, with all ten products listed and orderable, and the owner company's register entries show changes as recent as March 2025 [4]. The shop operates in German only. The older directory profile named Germany and Austria as the company's sales markets. No editorial press coverage of the line is documented. ## Timeline {#belagg-timeline} | Year | Event | Source | |---|---|---| | 2006 | Owner company élass Cosmetics GmbH appears in the electronic commercial register (seat Ludwigsburg, managing director Eva Renate Ernst). Share capital was stated in DM, so this is likely the first electronic register record, not the founding date. | https://www.northdata.de/élass Cosmetics GmbH, Meinerzhagen/Amtsgericht Iserlohn HRB 10315 | | 2007 | Word/figurative trademark 'élass COSMETICS' published in the register record of the owner company. | https://www.northdata.de/élass Cosmetics GmbH, Meinerzhagen/Amtsgericht Iserlohn HRB 10315 | | 2017 | Owner company's seat recorded as Bietigheim-Bissingen. | https://www.northdata.de/élass Cosmetics GmbH, Meinerzhagen/Amtsgericht Iserlohn HRB 10315 | | 2022 | Change of managing director (A. L. appointed, E. E. left), new articles and business purpose; seat moved to Meinerzhagen on 24.06.2022. | https://www.northdata.de/élass Cosmetics GmbH, Meinerzhagen/Amtsgericht Iserlohn HRB 10315 | ## Signature products {#belagg-products} - **Kloster Knie- und Gelenkhautbalsam (50 ml)** — Hildegard von Bingen Hausmittel Kloster Knie- und Gelenkhautbalsam — https://hildegard-von-bingen-hausmittel.de/Hildegard-von-Bingen-Hausmittel/ - **Aloe Vera Gel 98% (190 ml)** — Hildegard von Bingen ALOE VERA GEL 98% — https://hildegard-von-bingen-hausmittel.de/Hildegard-von-Bingen-Hausmittel/ - **Beinbalsam (50 ml)** — Hildegard von Bingen Hausmittel Beinbalsam — https://hildegard-von-bingen-hausmittel.de/Hildegard-von-Bingen-Hausmittel/ - **Rücken- und Schulterhautbalsam (50 ml)** — Hildegard von Bingen Hausmittel Rücken- und Schulterhautbalsam — https://hildegard-von-bingen-hausmittel.de/Hildegard-von-Bingen-Hausmittel/ - **Schrundenbalsam (50 ml)** — Hildegard von Bingen Hausmittel Schrundenbalsam — https://hildegard-von-bingen-hausmittel.de/Hildegard-von-Bingen-Hausmittel/ ## Key ingredients {#belagg-ingredients} aloe vera · rose oil (Rosenöl) · frankincense (Weihrauch) · violet (Veilchen) Source: https://hildegard-von-bingen-hausmittel.de/Hildegard-von-Bingen-Hausmittel/ ## Sources 1. (T1) https://hildegard-von-bingen-hausmittel.de/ 2. (T2) https://hildegard-von-bingen-hausmittel.de/Hildegard-von-Bingen-Hausmittel/ 3. (T2) https://hildegard-von-bingen-hausmittel.de/Information/Impressum/ 4. (T4) https://www.northdata.de/élass Cosmetics GmbH, Meinerzhagen/Amtsgericht Iserlohn HRB 10315 5. (T4) https://www.wirtschaftsforum.de/elass-cosmetics-gmbh 6. (T4) https://www.shop-apotheke.at/marken/hildegard-von-bingen --- Glowpedia · · Published 2026-10-13 Please cite with a link to the article URL.