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The best international bath, body and natural health products
  • Two locations to serve you
  • Online ordering available
  • Natural Health Products

Whether you visit us at our Lincoln Square location in the Macy's on State Street, one thing is for sure, you're garanteed to find the same great products and service. Merz Apothecary is a Chicago landmark and a mecca for people who want unique natural products for their bodies. Over the years careful product selection has continued, and now the shop boasts, among its impressive product assortment, the largest collection of natural and luxury soaps from around the world under one roof. The staff hails from around the world and collectively speaks seven languages. Customers seek out the well-trained staff for the 130 years of health and product knowledge it has inherited. The location and people have changed over the years, but the Apothecary's goal has remained the same: providing superior and personal service for each customer's total well-being.

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5 Star Rating - World class 2 reviews – Review Merz Apothecary Inc

(773) 989-0900

4716 N Lincoln Ave
Chicago, IL 60625
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Editorial Description by Citysearch
This deluxe drugstore features Icelandic lotions, French hard candies and sniff-a-licious soaps.
Rated 8.6 out of 10 by Citysearch.
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Old-fashioned natural skin care  4 Star Rating - Very good

By Elizabeth R.

This place has an exhaustive selection of natural skin care products, especially great-smelling soaps. They have harder-to-find products like the complete Pre de Provence line, which is my personal favorite. They also have some other curiosities like head massagers, etc. so if you know anyone who's into that kind of stuff it's a good place to get gifts.

Posted 04/13/08 | Printable Version

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Scents-ory Overload!  5 Star Rating - World class

By Devon R. | insider_guru Insider Guru | Rank: 181

The Merz Apothecary store in Lincoln Square is a store out of the past, even going from its name. It's much more than a beauty store, like Sephora. Not only do they have beauty creams and lotions and potions, but they also carry a huge selection of natural goods, including homeopathic remedies and vitamins and supplements.

From the second you walk in, your nose is overwhelmed with all of the wonderful scents. You can test and try anything, and the store is filled to the brim with different products, many hard to find and imported from overseas.

The store itself is beautiful in its old style charm. It's fun to spend an afternoon in Lincoln Square and be sure to visit this unique store!

First Review! Posted 08/02/06 | Printable Version

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A unique blend of Old World Herbarium & new age healing wisdom. 5 Star Rating - World class

I can't imagine the city without Merz Apothecary. My mother dragged us here as kids (I'm 50 something) and the chemist would look at our various childhood scrapes or rashes and discuss the ointments (in German) with my mother. We treated bruises with Arnica long before "health nuts" here ever heard of it. We would bring the magic home and it always worked. Our family doctor actually recommended this place to us! The smells of the original Lincoln Av. shop is incredible. You'll want to stay in there all day just to inhale the herby aroma. They have toiletries that you can't find any where else. Tabac, Woods of Windsor, Taylor of London, the list goes on & on. They have Dr.Hauschka products that Whole foods never heard of. You should visit the shop just to experience it. You half expect to see Brother Cadfael emerging from the back room. It's out of another era yet there expertise is quite advanced. They have the most polished professional staff, and these people are brilliant. They possess a very rare knowledge of health and healing that is mind boggling. The place is fantastic. I love it!

Pros: Incredible product lines
Cons: none
Posted 12/13/07 at 10:05pm

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