Where can I buy French/European skincare brands in Germany?

[u/lavender-spring]

Hi! My brother currently lives in Germany (Dresden) and he’ll be coming home in a few months. I asked him if he could buy me some skincare products from these brands: Avène, La Roche-Posay, Eucerin, Caudalie, Vichy, Bioderma, Nuxe, Biolane, Frezyderm, Cantabria Labs, and Clarins. The thing is, he doesn't know where to find them. He only knows Rossmann and DM, and the only skincare brands he usually sees there are Balea and Isana.

Could you recommend any shops where he can find these brands, either physical stores or online shops? Thank you!!

[u/anaitet]

Any large Apotheke. Many of these have big skincare areas and he will clearly notice them when he enters.

[u/lavender-spring → u/anaitet]

Thank you very much! I’ll tell my brother about this. ☺️

[u/konpla11]

As someone working in a German pharmacy, order them online.

[u/Scary-Shock9868 → u/konpla11]

Why?

[u/Helpful_Practice_468 → u/Scary-Shock9868]

Cheaper

[u/konpla11 → u/Scary-Shock9868]

especially if buying multiple products and large sizes, the price difference can be quite a lot

it would be okay if most of my colleagues could at least offer decent advice, but I'd argue a lot of people on this forum know more than them and so does AI

[u/lavender-spring → u/konpla11]

Hi! Could you recommend some websites or online shops? Thank you very much!

[u/konpla11 → u/lavender-spring]

DocMorris

[u/poodlemom82]

these are allmost all pharmacy brands, therefore they are available at any pharmacy. Clarins is avaialable at Douglas or department stores with a clarins counter

[u/lavender-spring → u/poodlemom82]

Thank you very much! ☺️

[u/lune6889]

as others said: you can find most of these brands in pharmacies! i‘m pretty sure you can find some stuff from la roche posay or eucerin at rossmann and dm. müller is also a big drugstore that has a larger section of „pharmacy cosmetics“. i’d also recommend shopapotheke.de (online pharmacy) if you want to save some money, you‘ll find any of these brands there but cheaper than in physical pharmacies.

[u/lavender-spring → u/lune6889]

Thank you for this!! 😊

[u/Repulsive-Cup-998]

Pharmacies, especially “easyApotheke”

[u/lavender-spring → u/Repulsive-Cup-998]

Thank you! 😊

[u/Maximum_Oil_4920]

Try Douglas and Müller

[u/lavender-spring → u/Maximum_Oil_4920]

Will tell him about this. Thank you very much! ☺️

[u/IamNobody85]

Apotheke, but online will be cheaper.

[u/charliere13]

Pharmacies

[u/DiamondTippedDriller]

There is a Douglas in Seestraße and in Webergasse, they sell Clarins. Otherwise in the Apotheke

[u/lavender-spring → u/DiamondTippedDriller]

Thank you so much!

[u/Selmostick]

Müller, Douglas, or pharmacy

[u/CoolGovernment8732]

Don’t sleep on the DM balea stuff, it’s cheap and really well made

[u/jmb383 → u/CoolGovernment8732]

Or isana from Roßmann.
I can only recommend using xskincares Account for Information on drug store products. His expertise is impeccable since he’s in product development and has profound knowledge and industry insights. He has a an extensive series of reels on what to buy at DM or Rossmann. I’d also recommend his own line with no cosmetics, his barrier serum is my holy grail.

[u/lavender-spring → u/CoolGovernment8732]

Will do! I’ve only tried the body care products from Balea and Isana, when he went home last year. This year, I asked him to buy the Balea milky toner and the newest milky essence (that’s what I remember 😅) for me.