Lemon Balm Water

What Lemon Balm Water does

Eau de Mélisse des Carmes Boyer, operating under the consumer-facing name Lemon Balm Water and the brand 'Eau de Mélisse', is a privately held French artisanal wellness company headquartered at 6 rue de l'Abbaye in the 6th arrondissement of Paris. The company produces and sells the eponymous Eau de Mélisse, a 100% natural herbal tonic formulated from 14 medicinal plants and 9 spices according to a secret recipe created by Discalced Carmelite monks in 1611 and continuously hand-crafted in production workshops now located in Carrières-sur-Seine. The business has been owned and operated by the Boyer family for seven generations since 1838, currently under sixth-generation manager Jean-Brice Lagourgue, who has run the company since 2007.

The product portfolio spans the flagship herbal elixir (sold in 10cl, 5cl and 4cl formats at €7-13), an alcohol-based hand sanitiser launched in 2020, an oral mouth spray, organic herbal teas, cold-process organic soaps, candles, room sprays, eaux de parfum, accessories and gift sets, organised under the sub-brands Le Jardin des Simples, Le Jardin Olfactif, Les Accessoires and Les Coffrets. Distribution is dual-channel: a French pharmacy retail network with a Google Maps-integrated store locator for domestic SMB consumers, and a direct-to-consumer e-commerce store at eaudemelisse.com available in 8 languages with worldwide shipping, accepting payment via PayPal. The company holds the Entreprise du Patrimoine Vivant (Living Heritage Company) label awarded by the French Ministry of Economy in 2016, and operates as a Société par Action Simplifiée with €10,000 share capital, 11-50 employees, no external funding, no M&A activity, and no subsidiaries or parent entities.

The revenue model is one-time unit sales of low- to mid-ticket consumer goods (€1.76 to €60 per SKU), with all pricing on a pay-as-you-go basis and no subscription or licensing layer disclosed. The customer base is long-tail: French pharmacies resell to health-conscious consumers seeking traditional remedies for digestive issues, fatigue and motion sickness, while the DTC channel serves individual wellness and gifting buyers across Europe and internationally. Marketing is conducted through the multilingual website, email newsletter, organic social media on Facebook/Twitter/LinkedIn/Instagram/Pinterest, and a dedicated press relations function. There are no public revenue figures, no disclosed ARR, and no institutional investors, positioning the company as a small, family-controlled heritage brand.

Name

Lemon Balm Water

Legal name

Eau de Melisse des Carmes

Website

https://eaudemelisse.com

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Eau de Mélisse des Carmes Boyer (consumer name: Lemon Balm Water) is a privately held, family-owned French artisanal wellness brand founded in 1611, producing the flagship Eau de Mélisse herbal tonic and a portfolio of herbal teas, soaps, fragrances, sanitizers and gift sets for retail consumers via French pharmacies and a global DTC e-commerce store.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Herbal Wellness Products

NAICS

Medicinal and Botanical Manufacturing (325411), Beverage Manufacturing (3121)

SIC

Medicinal Chemicals & Botanical Products (2833), Perfumes, Cosmetics & Other Toilet Preparations (2844)

akta.pro primary industry

Botanical/Herbal & Adaptogen Functional Beverage Production (AFAFAFAF)

Keywords

• Herbal wellness products
• Natural herbal tonics
• Organic personal care
• Artisan soaps
• Herbal tea blends

Headquarters

HQ city

Paris

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

Supply Chain, Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D

Revenue model

1. Eau de Mélisse Core Product Sales: Sale of flagship herbal tonic water product in various formats (double flask 10cl, simple flask 5cl, pocket flask 4cl). Primary revenue driver representing the oldest pharmacy product.
2. Hand Sanitiser Products: Alcohol-based hand sanitiser (40ml travel size) following WHO-recommended formulation.
3. Herbal Tea Products: Organic herbal tea bags in various blends (Digestion, Soothing, Energising, Wellness) manufactured in Drôme, France.
4. Personal Care Products: Organic soaps and oral mouth sprays using traditional cold soap-making methods.
5. Fragrance and Home Products: Eaux de Parfum, room sprays, candles, and matches in the olfactory garden collection.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Eau de Mélisse des Carmes Boyer produces and sells a flagship herbal tonic made from a secret combination of 14 medicinal plants and 9 spices, following a 17th-century recipe created by Discalced Carmelite monks. The company extends this herbal expertise into organic herbal teas, oral mouth sprays, alcohol-based hand sanitisers, cold-process artisan soaps, scented candles, room sprays, perfumes, and branded accessories, sold primarily through French pharmacies and a multilingual direct-to-consumer e-commerce store.

Product overview

Eau de Mélisse des Carmes Boyer is a historic French herbal remedy company offering a portfolio of natural health and fragrance products. The core product is the eponymous Eau de Mélisse herbal tonic (14 plants + 9 spices formula from 1611), complemented by Simple Garden sub-brand (herbal teas, oral spray, hand sanitiser) and Olfactory Garden sub-brand (organic soaps, candles, room sprays, perfumes). Accessories and gift sets round out the portfolio. Products are primarily sold through pharmacies and an e-commerce store, with distribution across France and internationally.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Le Jardin des Simples (Simple Garden): Product category featuring the core Eau de Mélisse product and related herbal remedies
• Le Jardin Olfactif (Olfactory Garden)
• Les Accessoires (Accessories)
• Les Coffrets (Gift Sets)

Products and services

• Eau de Mélisse des Carmes Boyer (herbal tonic) Flagship 100% natural herbal tonic combining fourteen medicinal plants and nine spices following a 17th-century Carmelite recipe. Sold through French pharmacies and online in double flask (10cl), simple flask (5cl), and pocket flask (4cl) formats. Used as a traditional remedy for digestive issues, fatigue, motion sickness, and nervous disorders.
• Alcohol-Based Hand Sanitiser 40ml WHO-recommended alcohol-based hand sanitiser in a 40ml travel-size bottle; contains ethanol, hydrogen peroxide, glycerol, and limonene, and kills 99.9% of bacteria. Targeted at general consumers for personal hygiene.
• Oral Mouth Spray 15ml Cosmetic oral mouth spray with 80° alcohol content that combines Eau de Mélisse with mint freshness and citrus gentleness for fresh breath. Packaged in a 15ml format at €7.00 per unit.
• Organic Herbal Tea Bags (20 count) 100% natural organic herbal tea bags hand-made in Buis-les-Baronnies, Drôme, France. Available in Digestion, Soothing, Energising, and Wellness blends containing lemon balm, verbena, fennel, thyme, oregano, and sage. Sold at €5.00 per box of 20.
• Organic Soap 100g Artisan cold-process soaps weighing 100g each, with each batch inspected, stamped, and wrapped by hand. Available in Note Fraîche, Organic Lemon, Organic Lavender, Organic Clove, Organic Marjoram, and Organic Peppermint fragrances.
• Eau de Mélisse Candle 185g Scented candle in the Olfactory Garden collection, including the Note Fraîche 185g format at €30.00 per unit, designed for ambient home fragrance.
• Room Sprays 100ml Ambient room fragrance sprays in 100ml bottles priced at €36.00 per unit, part of the Olfactory Garden collection.
• Eaux de Parfum 50ml Perfume waters in 50ml bottles priced at €60.00 per unit, completing the Olfactory Garden scent portfolio.

Quantifiable outcome

• 100% natural formulation
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers2 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

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Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration1 record

Feature2 records

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Regional players

• Weleda: Weleda is a Swiss/German heritage natural personal care and medicinal brand using plant-based formulations, comparable to Eau de Mélisse's botanical tonic and natural personal-care positioning but with primary strength in German-speaking markets rather than France.
• Kneipp: Kneipp is a German herbal wellness brand offering herbal remedies, teas, and bath products with strong herbalist heritage, comparable to Eau de Mélisse in botanical therapy positioning though primarily distributed in German-speaking Europe rather than France.

Direct peers

• Ricqlès: Ricqlès is a historic French mint-based herbal tonic sold through pharmacies for digestion and motion sickness, sharing the same pharmacy-channel heritage-Wellness positioning, French roots, and single-flagship brand architecture as Eau de Mélisse.
• Roger & Gallet: Roger & Gallet is a Parisian heritage brand spanning eaux de parfum, soaps, and personal care sold through French pharmacies, directly comparable to Eau de Mélisse's Olfactory Garden line in heritage positioning, product mix, and pharmacy distribution.
• Klosterfrau Melissengeist: Klosterfrau's flagship Melissengeist is a melissa-based herbal tonic with a centuries-old monastic recipe, making it the closest functional analogue to Eau de Mélisse des Carmes Boyer across product, channel (pharmacy), and use case (digestive and nervous system relief).

Emerging players

• Klorane: Klorane is a French dermo-cosmetic brand by Pierre Fabre that uses botanical ingredients and sells primarily through pharmacies, comparable to Eau de Mélisse in its natural/botanical positioning and pharmacy-led distribution model.
• Caudalie: Caudalie is a French natural-ingredient beauty brand built around botanical actives sold through pharmacies and own retail, comparable to Eau de Mélisse's botanical positioning and pharmacy-channel strategy at a younger, more growth-oriented stage.
• Diptyque: Diptyque is a Parisian heritage brand known for candles, room sprays, and eaux de toilette that overlap with Eau de Mélisse's Olfactory Garden category (perfumes, candles, room sprays), competing for premium gifting and home-fragrance spend with a similar artisanal Paris-rooted narrative.

Broad incumbents

• L'Occitane en Provence: L'Occitane is a globally scaled French natural-ingredient beauty and wellness brand selling soaps, fragrances, and body care; it is much larger than Eau de Mélisse but competes for similar customers seeking provenance-driven botanical personal care.
• Avène (Pierre Fabre): Avène is the leading French pharmacy-distributed dermo-cosmetic brand by Pierre Fabre, representing the broad incumbent pharmacy-wellness category against which Eau de Mélisse competes for pharmacy shelf space and wellness-credible consumer trust.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/Eau.de.Melisse.des.Carmes
• Xtwitter.com/eaudemelisse
• Instagraminstagram.com/eaudemelisse
• Pinterestpinterest.com/eaudemelisse
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/eau-de-melisse

Compliance1 record

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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