Merz Lifecare

Merz Lifecare, historically known as Merz Consumer Care, is the consumer health and beauty business of the privately held Merz Group in Germany. The company markets over-the-counter healthcare, wellbeing, and beauty products, with key brands including tetesept, Merz Spezial, SOS, Zirkulin, and Brooklyn Soap. Its portfolio spans cough and cold remedies, vitamins and minerals, nutritional supplements, body care, skin, hair and nail products, and men's grooming products targeted primarily at the German-speaking mass market. The business operates as a commercial consumer healthcare company rather than a drug-development biotech, and it appears focused on brand-led OTC and wellness products rather than a clinical pipeline.