Sebexol

Sebexol is a German range of skin-care, cleansing and hair-care products made by DEVESA Dr. Reingraber GmbH & Co. KG, a family-owned company based in the German town of Ribnitz-Damgarten. The company dates its work in skin health to 1978 and presents Sebexol as the brand through which that work reaches the public [6]. It describes the products as dermopharmaceutical preparations, which places the range closer to medical skin care than to cosmetics sold on fragrance or packaging.

The range is small and functional. It covers light lotions for allergic, sensitive and dry skin, mild cleansers, a set of shampoos and a scalp tonic, each tied to a named skin or scalp problem rather than to a skin type or a season. Its tagline, "Wir lösen Hautprobleme" ("We solve skin problems"), sums up that approach. The brand is active, and is sold in Germany and Austria.

DEVESA Dr. Reingraber calls itself a family business that has been involved in skin health for more than 45 years, and its company page opens with the line "Seit 1978 hautnah dabei", roughly "close to the skin since 1978" [6]. The company does not give a separate launch year for the Sebexol line itself. 1978 is therefore the date of the company's own activity, not a documented first year for the brand name.

The firm is named after a Dr. Reingraber, but its published history does not describe the founding or name a founder. What the company does say is that its commitment to the health and wellbeing of the skin "is reflected in our brand: Sebexol". In other words, Sebexol is not one label among many; it is the company's single consumer-facing brand.

The business is based at Am Tannenberg in Ribnitz-Damgarten, the address given on both the shop's contact page and its legal notice [3].

Sebexol belongs to DEVESA Dr. Reingraber GmbH & Co. KG, the name used on the brand's information site. Sales run through a related entity, DEVESA Dr. Reingraber GmbH & Co. Vertriebs-KG, which operates the brand's online shop. According to the shop's legal notice, that sales company is entered in the commercial register at the district court of Stralsund and is managed by Simone Bläsen [2]. Bläsen also signs the welcome message on the company page as managing director. No acquisitions, mergers or outside investors are documented, and the company continues to describe itself as family-run.

In Austria the range is handled by a sales partner in Vienna, Rosa Propst, who is named on the brand's Austrian website [10].

Sebexol's stated aim is practical: to care for and gently clean skin and hair, keep healthy skin healthy and help damaged skin recover [7]. The company builds that aim around one idea from dermatology, the skin's acid mantle. This is the thin, slightly acidic film on the surface of the skin, at around pH 5, which helps protect it against bacteria, fungi and everyday environmental stress. The company argues that keeping this layer intact deserves close attention, and says it developed the range with that in mind.

Two further priorities recur in the company's own description. One is how well the skin tolerates the active ingredients. The other is the balance of each formula as a whole. The company says every product was developed with great care and that all active ingredients and other components were chosen deliberately.

The brand positions itself as suitable for all age groups and speaks of "medical care" for keeping skin healthy. It organises its range not only by product type but also by the problem a customer may have: allergic skin, itchy skin, dry skin, blemished skin and oily skin. This problem-first structure appears on both the German information site and the online shop.

A notable part of the brand's positioning concerns professional use. According to the company, Sebexol emulsions are often used as the base for individually prescribed formulations, above all in dermatology clinics and practices [6]. Such formulations are mixed for one specific patient, using a ready-made cream or lotion as the carrier. The Austrian website lists a separate product category for these bases, headed "Grundlagen für Rezepturen" (bases for formulations). The German site also has a section for healthcare professionals.

The skin-care products are oil-in-water emulsions. In this type of formula, small droplets of oil are dispersed in a water-based lotion, which generally feels lighter than a greasy ointment. The company says its lotions absorb quickly and are not sticky, so that the skin can "breathe" and no build-up of heat occurs under the product [8].

Four skin-care products form the core of the range:

- Sebexol Basic, a fragrance-free lotion intended for allergic skin. - Sebexol Creme-Lotio, aimed at sensitive skin; the company describes it as very moisturising, quick to absorb and non-sticky. - Sebexol Lotio cum urea 5 %, for dry skin. Urea is a moisture-binding substance commonly used in care for dry skin. It is the only ingredient the brand names in a product title. - Sebexol Creme intens PUR, a fragrance-free cream for demanding skin, with a focus on the face. The Austrian website presents it as new [10].

Cleansing is covered by Sebexol Liquidum, which the company says cleans mildly without drying the skin, and by Sebexol Tinktur, listed under deep cleansing. The range also includes a Sebexol Deo.

The hair-care line consists of the shampoos Sebexol Antifett 2.0, Sebexol Vital N and Sebexol S+T, together with Sebexol Haarwasser, a scalp tonic. The company says the shampoos are matched to individual hair types, from oily hair to heavy dandruff and a sensitive scalp. All of them are formulated at pH 5, which the brand links to its acid-mantle philosophy [4]. The scalp tonic is described as suitable for every hair type and as a complement for an itchy or tight-feeling scalp.

A pump dispenser for the large 500 ml bottles is sold as an accessory, and the online shop also offers care sets.

The company says it has always developed Sebexol products entirely without animal testing and that no microplastics are contained anywhere in the range [1]. It frames both points under a shared statement that protecting the environment and protecting animals matter to it equally. These are the company's own statements; no third-party certifications are documented for either claim.

Sebexol is an active brand. Its German information site and its online shop were both live and maintained in September 2026. The news page of the information site was leading with a September promotion, a gift set called "Rundum gepflegt" ("cared for all round") [9]. The brand sells directly through its own online shop and reaches Austria through its Vienna-based sales partner. It also keeps accounts on Instagram and Facebook.

No awards, press coverage or controversies are documented for the brand.