Our Story
Like all dreams come true, Helan sprang from a natural vocation that came from a philosophy of life long before it was a choice of production.
It was in 1976 that the young university researcher Elisa Bottini Massa decided to take the great leap from an academic career to one of a private entrepreneur together with her husband Enzo Moncalvo and, at present, their three children Malva, Ludovico and Marco.
OLMO (Ulmus campestris) is the symbol that represents HELAN.
The Elm is a great, solid tree, rich in herbal properties and full of symbolism: strength, resistance to climatic adversities and far-reaching longevity as well as elegance and prominence…a real force of nature!
1976: this is the Helan brand
Its name is an acronym made with the words:
HEL-IOS (sun) AN- IMUS(soul, spirit)
Its name is an acronym made with the words HELIOS (sun) and ANIMUS (soul, spirit).
Thus, Sun-filled Soul, to signify that the company’s spirit must be clear, warm and full of energy like
the sun, source of all life.
The logo, half a distillation bottle and half a stylized leaf, represents the union of Nature and Research, to gather from Nature its most intimate secrets by distilling the leaf to obtain the purest active principles.
laboratory cosmetics: because Helan wants to communicate that its products are made from natural raw materials treated with the scientific precision used in research laboratories.
efficacy of the herbs: all our projects are strongly rooted in the firm belief of botanic activity expressed in quality, active ingredients.
