Connemara, Ireland

Natural skin recovery.
Rooted in generations.

Rooted in Connemara. Natural wound care for people and animals, built on a family tradition of preparing medicines from natural ingredients.

A tradition of making
medicines the careful way.

Michael McLoughlin has spent nearly 50 years preparing natural remedies by hand, in a tradition his family has carried across generations. Not in a laboratory removed from patients, but behind a counter, in a community, learning what natural ingredients could actually do for skin and wound recovery.

That craft knowledge, which combinations worked, which ingredients complemented each other, how a formulation behaved in real conditions, is the foundation of every Epitheal product. It never disappeared from pharmacy. It just never had the infrastructure to reach the people who needed it.

Epitheal was founded in the Connemara Gaeltacht to change that. A natural wound care range for people and animals, developed and validated first in veterinary practice and carried through to human applications. An alternative to antibiotics and steroids that works better and carries less risk. Not because of a lab breakthrough, but because of a lifetime's knowledge, finally given the platform it deserves.

Pharmacist with customer
Old pharmacy
Michael at work

Natural wound care.
For people and animals.

Three product tracks, one coherent approach to skin recovery. Developed from the same formulation tradition, built for different needs.

01

Human wound care

A natural skin recovery range for everyday wound care, available in pharmacies now. A formulation-led alternative to antibiotic and steroid treatments, rooted in pharmacy tradition.

In pharmacies now
02

Veterinary

Developed and proven first in equine and veterinary practice. The same natural formulation approach, validated where the challenge was hardest.

Available now
03

New range

A new Epitheal range launching September 2026 - new packaging, new branding, available online and through pharmacy channels across Ireland and the UK.

Launching September 2026

Built by people who
know the work.

Every decision at Epitheal is grounded in real-world pharmacy and pharmaceutical experience. The formulation knowledge came first. The products exist because the knowledge already did.

JP Prendergast
JP Prendergast
Founder & CEO

Salicylic acid specialist with a proven track record in building and selling companies, and extensive experience in second-generation bio-refining for the biotech, biomedical, and pharmaceutical industries.

Michael McLoughlin
Michael McLoughlin
Co-Founder & Pharmacist

A pharmacist with almost 50 years of experience developing topical treatments, building an independent pharmacy chain. The formulation knowledge at the heart of Epitheal began at his bench.

Pat McLoughlin
Pat McLoughlin
Co-Founder, Manufacturing & Regulatory

Nearly 30 years in pharma spanning manufacturing operations, regulatory affairs, finance, governance, and distribution. Previous roles include executive positions at BBraun Ireland, GSK Ireland, and Stiefel.

Team Bengtsson

There's nothing like it on the market. This cream is gold dust.

Team Bengtsson · Swedish International Showjumping

Noel Kilroy

This cream is extraordinary, and The Mayo Roscommon Breeders Association would have no hesitation in recommending this product.

Noel Kilroy · CEO, Mayo–Roscommon Breeders Group

MH

There's nothing out there to match this cream, it's my go-to solution.

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