Cosmetics in South Africa

Union Swiss

Union Swiss (Pty) Ltd Union Swiss researches, develops and manufactures skincare products under the Bio‑Oil®, Bi‑Oil® and Bioil® brands. The company was started in 1954 to import Swiss skincare products into the Union of South Africa. It later began researching and developing its own skincare products and in under new ownership, was expanded from a local skincare company to a multinational organisation, which today has a presence worldwide. Union Swiss focuses exclusively on research, development and manufacture, with the distribution and selling of its products licensed to a leading local skincare company in each country. Head office: 66 Long Street, Cape Town South Africa, 8001 Laboratory: 94 Armstrong Ave, Durban South Africa, 4019 Factory: 8 Middel Road, Johannesburg South Africa, 1459

51 to 200 staff

Avon Justine

Bookseller David H. McConnell founded Avon in 1886, 34 years before women in the U.S. had the right to vote. For more than 135 years, Avon has been empowering women around the world through its Representative earnings opportunity. Today, Avon is an iconic global beauty company with breakthrough beauty products in skincare, color cosmetics, fragrance and personal care, and has a Fashion & Home category. Avon is also a leader in the direct-selling industry.

501 to 1000 staff

Alchemy Business Development

Alchemy is a Beauty Marketing and Distribution Company. the brainchild of Karen Laubscher, a leader and mentor within the South African Beauty Industry. Alchemy is the process to purify and elevate an object of lesser value to it’s greater and more refined form. It is the transmutation of something common into something of great value – Is it Magic? Science? Or a little bit of both? The Alchemy team brings experience and adds value to the business. The following expertise are significant to Alchemy: sound marketing and commercial principles underpinned by huge passion for the industry and brands. Representing exclusive beauty brands in South Africa: REN Clean Skincare, MONDAY Haircare, Dose & Co, PRAI Beauty, Teaology Skincare, Amanda-Jayne, Gève Skincare, and W7 makeup.

1 to 10 staff

Bling Girl Official

At Bling Girl, we take pleasure in exceeding our clients' expectations. Bling Girl was founded in 2010, and we now have 7 outlets in South Africa. We’re also available online. We’re a cosmetics and beauty business that focuses on offering low-cost, high-quality products. We provide a wide selection of makeup products, including high-quality eyelash extensions available in different sizes and forms. We also supply beauty products such as pigmented eye shadow palettes, vibrant lipstick colors, soft-bristled make-up brush sets. One of our greatest missions is to create an unforgettable and compelling experiences for customers with undisputable results. Bling girl aims to be the obvious choice and the preferred and trusted supplier for high quality and affordable products.

11 to 50 staff

Logica Beauty Supplies

Logica Beauty Supplies is a Cape Town based wholesaler to the Beauty industry. From our small beginnings in the early we have grown and expanded to be one of the largest wholesalers in the industry, servicing the needs of beauty professionals both local and internationally. We aim to provide only the best quality products at the best possible prices, while striving to deliver the best service to all our clients.

1 to 10 staff

Skin Creamery

In a world flooded with information and choice, Skin Creamery exists to simplify skin care, stripping bare your daily routine to the essentials that naturally nourish and nurture the skin. The Skin Creamery ethos is to be kind to the earth, and kind to your skin. The range was founded in 2014, by Hannah Rubin, with a commitment to natural, simple living. Hannah’s childhood in South Africa’s verdant Garden Route region fostered in her a passion for a conscious way of life. Her training exposed her to quality skin care products and top spas, where she learned a deep appreciation for the carefully composed feel and scent of each luxury product; and the way each carried a unique sense of wellbeing or upliftment. Intrigued by these sensory experiences, Hannah studied the composition of products, researching ingredients and their properties. To bring calm and ease to her busy daily routine, Hannah envisioned a beautiful skin care product that could be placed beside the bath or shower – one product for face and body, with an all-over hydrating effect that wouldn’t compromise on quality. Working closely with a specialising chemist, she crafted the Everyday Cream over the course of a year and a half – and the journey that is Skin Creamery had begun. Throughout the years, Hannah has remained committed to using only the finest organic ingredients. This means each component in Skin Creamery products is more gentle on the skin and less likely to cause irritation. Every ingredient is selected for its unique healing qualities and ability to easily penetrate the skin. The Skin Creamery vision is to instill a daily ritual of simple self-care, which translates into a loving appreciation for who you are, just as you are.

1 to 10 staff

Best Lasers Pty Ltd

Best Lasers is the Sole Sub-Sahara African distributor for Alma Lasers, a global developer, manufacturer and provider of laser, light based, radio frequency and ultrasound devices for aesthetic and medical applications. At Best Lasers we provide modular, cost-effective and high performance products that enable medical practitioners to confidently offer safe, effective and profitable aesthetic treatments to their patients.

1 to 10 staff

Annique Independent Consultant

Live Love Beauty with pure Rooibos products proudly South African. My name is Solveig and I am an Independent Annique consultant. Rooibos has many health benefits so live your lovely and beautiful life with Rooibos. Follow me @ https://web.facebook.com/LiveLoveBeautybySolveig to learn more or DM to order!

1 to 10 staff

The Beauty Studio

WELCOME TO THE BEAUTY STUDIO The Beauty Studio is an upmarket, urban sanctuary – a beauty salon, situated in Bryanston, near Sandton in the northern suburbs of Johannesburg. We offer nails, facials, waxing, massages and makeup – all professionally applied by our highly-trained and talented nail technicians and beauty therapists. We also use excellent quality products yet remain competitively priced. We also operate an online shop for customers not able to get to our salon, yet want to buy a wide range of competitively priced top quality beauty and skincare products online. We offer safe & secure shopping using EFT or Payfast, a reputable online payment processing company and offer free pickup at our salon, free delivery if you live within the Sandton or Bryanston area or low-cost delivery if you live elsewhere in Gauteng or South Africa. We’ve created a tranquil, modern and beautiful beauty oasis. Here you can indulge your self-care needs in a sumptuous, luxurious and highly professional salon setting. We offer a wide range of beauty treatments and high-quality, well-known retail beauty products. Our focus is Nails, Facials, Waxing, Massages and Makeup. We’ll also be launching our hair salon within the next month, so watch this space. We have a highly skilled, professional and talented team of nail technicians and beauty therapists who are much loved and part of The Beauty Studio family. All appointments come with safe and secure parking, free Wi-Fi and a child-friendly environment. We also follow strict COVID protocols so you can feel safe. Kathleen is also a co-founder of Mighty Girls, an NGO that focuses on the supply of much needed sanitary towels and mentorship activities to previously disadvantaged young girls across South Africa.

11 to 50 staff

Umgalelo.Africa Ntoksy

OUR PRODUCTS: Tissue Oil Lotion Skin Restore Soap Purifying Soap Toothpaste Immuno Revive Capsules Day cream Night cream Intimate steaming herbs Intimate cleanser

51 to 200 staff

Juniperberry Cosmetics

Juniperberry Cosmetics is a South African manufacturer of waxes supplied into the global personal care and cosmetic industry. Waxes are manufactured by the Fischer-Tropsch process to offer specialty waxes, mechanical exfoliants and premium petrolatums for a multitude of personal care and cosmetic applications.

1 to 10 staff

Skin Republic

Skin Republic is one of the global leading sheet mask brands offering unparalleled speed-to-market innovation and a premium experience at an affordable price point. A complete mask category solution, Skin Republic provides a wardrobe of choice which seeks to surprise and delight the customer. Biodegradable mask + packaging, clinically tested, not tested on animals.

11 to 50 staff

The French Parfumerie

We aim to bring the beauty and sensual allure of the French perfume world to local streets at revolutionary prices while forming meaningful relationships in the process. Le Début De Nous The French Parfumerie’s very first batch of perfume was made in 2016 from the same trusted French ingredients that our customers still love today. Over the past four years, our initial retail footprint of 3 stores has grown to a tremendous network of over 350 stockists and a sizable body of regular individual buyers. The vision that keeps us going is to allow South African perfume-lovers to wear their favourite scents every day of the week. Our true secret ingredient is the people who give our perfume it’s soul – Our team of seven passionate ladies, each of whom are dedicated to the pursuit of the perfect fragrance. Their attention to detail and knowledge of ingredients is what puts our perfume in a league of its own. The French Parfumerie ladies ensure that every bottle sent out is of the highest quality and as beautifully fragrant as the first – it’s what our customers know and love.

1 to 10 staff

Madeup

We are an on-demand makeup & hair service agency.

1 to 10 staff

Modelo Rsa Pty Ltd

MODELO HAIR CARE is a National Supplier of salon professional products, equipment and furniture. Modelo Hair Care manufacturers hair care locally and distributes globally. Modelo Hair Care is extremely proud to present our diversified multi-cultural hair care range that’s sulphate free, paraben free and richly infused with natural oils straight from our African roots. We also have a multicultural rich formulated DELUXE and CLASSIC keratin range.

11 to 50 staff

Nakedcherry Apothecary

In 2011 we decided to bring our own waxing revolution to South Africa, using the latest methods and standards we started NakedCherry Waxing Boutiques that focused on nothing but waxing. With thousands of waxing treatments under our belt and a unique perspective in the industry we created NakedCherry Apothecary with a simple mission, to provide retail and professional wax products that exceed both in performance and in beauty to the best products in the world. All our retail and professional products were born in-boutique, tested to death (ok maybe that's a little dramatic) and designed specifically to keep waxed skin smooth and beautiful. We don't want you to just love our products, we want you to fall in love with them. With stockists all over South Africa finding a waxing salon with Nakedcherry Wax and Retail Products is as easy as pie

11 to 50 staff

Ngwedi Beauty

Ngwedi Beauty is 100% Black-owned and proudly South African. This is where you can get 100% vegan all-natural hand-made hair and skin products, made using the best of what Mother Earth has to offer. All products are free from parabens, mineral oil, silicones, sulfates and other substances that are harmful to the Earth and ourselves.

1 to 10 staff

Prime Africa Holdings Pty Ltd

51 to 200 staff

Cosmefrica

Cosmefrica is where you can shop African cosmetics brands in one place. We’re on a mission to make shopping for your favourite African cosmetic brands easy, reliable, rewarding, and fun. Cosmetika is born out of South Africa and headquartered in Centurion, South Africa.

1 to 10 staff

Fragrance Farmacy

Handmade Cosmetics Fragrance Farmacy was born out of the love for personal care and all the healing benefits Mother Nature has to offer. All our products on offer are formulated from naturally derived ingredients that are cruelty free, skin safe and responsibly sourced. A lot of research, thought and consideration goes into the formulation of each product to ensure it is effective and safe, but still as natural as possible. When a natural derived alternative isn’t available we use skin safe or nature identical synthetics that will still deliver all of the benefits without any of the dangers. None of our products are tested on animals.only willing friends and family. Our products are handmade in small batches to ensure quality and freshness. Handmade Perfumes Fragrance Pharmacy offers handmade perfumes mixed only with the finest quality perfume oils imported from France. Our perfumes are mixed at the highest possible concentration to ensure your scent last all day long. We have an ever expanding list of perfumes on offer and we are always open to suggestions! Fragrance Pharmacy is a registered trademark.

1 to 10 staff

Lulu & Marula

A natural, ethically produced skin and body care collection made in Cape Town, South Africa. Launched in 2014, Lulu & Marula creates conscious, scientifically formulated skin care that works with skin to balance and boost its natural processes. Only pure botanical and plant-derived ingredients are used. All products are formulated without fragrances, parabens, petrochemicals, SLS, silicones or other non skin beneficial ingredients. Indigenous to Southern Africa, Marula oil is at the heart of Lulu & Marula. Chosen for its unique skincare benefits and ties to Southern Africa, Marula Oil is one of the richest natural sources of antioxidants, polyphenols and vitamins C and E. We like to think of caring for our skin as a much needed daily ritual, a chance to slow down and be mindful. Lulu & Marula is not tested on animals, and all our products are endorsed by South Africa’s cruelty-free governing body, Beauty Without Cruelty. We use recyclable and reusable packaging, and our products are sold “naked” to avoid excess packaging.

1 to 10 staff

Maison Niche Essentiel Pty Ltd

Maison Niche Essentiel is currently a company that specialises in Niche perfumery, from perfumes to room diffusers and scented soy candles.

1 to 10 staff

Natural Living Spa And Wellness Center

Capturing the essence of Limpopo’s lush gardens and greenery, the bushveld inspired Spa in Polokwane CBD, is a luxurious, tailored-to-perfection destination for well-being. The city’s leading day spa, bushveld-style urban retreat features 8 state of the art treatment rooms – including a deluxe couple’s suite – all circled around our beautiful outdoor pool area. Choose from a variety of massage, skincare and beauty spa treatments. While waiting for your booked appointments, relax or chat with friends at Natural Living Spa & Wellness Center, Polokwane’s most visited spa lounge, while enjoying drinks and light cuisine in the comfort of this top Limpopo day spa. You’ll be tempted to linger for hours.

1 to 10 staff

Niomi Sa

NIOMI delivers an effective, vitamin boost to your hair and scalp to naturally preserve the integrity and life of your hair. All NIOMI products are proudly vegan, cruelty-free, and South African made and owned.

1 to 10 staff

The Aesthetics Hq

We offer innovative and up-to-date products and services aimed at skin and body health and wellness, anti-aging and rejuvenation, including but not limited to: • Botox • Fillers • Chemical Peeling • Skincare (Medical Grade) • Laser • Radio-frequency • Body contouring and Skin Tightening • PRP • IV Infusion Therapy • Supplementation (Medical Grade) • Liposuction • Scar and Stretch Mark Revision • Weight Loss • PDT Skin Rejuvenation

1 to 10 staff

Venus Meets Mars Cosmetics

Solving our consumer needs through technology and innovation. Local Cosmetics Company manufacturing skin care, hair care and makeup products using organic ingredients.

1 to 10 staff

Bb's Makeup & Beauty

My name is Bianca Bird, and I’m an experienced professional Makeup Artist and Hair Stylist based in Johannesburg, Gauteng. I am available for Photo Shoots, Head Shot Makeup, Special Effects Makeup and Hair & Makeup for Special Occasions and Weddings. I trained at the Kohl Makeup Academy in Gauteng, completing an intensive course in Daytime, Evening and Bridal Makeup, Fashion / Runway and Beauty Makeup, Drag, Avant Garde, Body Art, Airbrush and Special Effects (SFX) Makeup. This training included a course in Hair Styling. I also completed a FACEtoFACE Design School Course for Day, Evening and Bridal Makeup. Some of my makeup work has been featured in Your Pregnancy and Baba & Kleuter Magazines. I carry a range of premium products in my kit, including Cosmetics from Kryolan, MAC, Ben Nye and Mehron. I am also VTCT (ITEC) Certified in Infection Prevention (COVID-19) for Makeup Services.

1 to 10 staff

Brothers Beard

Manufacture & distribute products & content which assist's men in their grooming journeys

1 to 10 staff

Comafrica Marketing

Comafrica manufactures consumer goods which form part of the personal care, household and skincare sectors. Our products have a strong focus on quality and value for money to the consumer. The product range includes antiperspirant roll-ons, body lotions, camphor cream, bubble bath, dishwashing liquids, multi-purpose cleaners, petroleum jelly and haircare products.

51 to 200 staff

Analie Natural Products

Analie Natural Products are made from 100% natural ingredients. Some of the quandaries our products deal with are skin ailments like eczema, acne, dry skin, nappy rash and others which may affect any members of the family from cradle to grave.

1 to 10 staff

Bys Cosmetics South Africa

BYS stands for Be YourSelf. It is considered one of the biggest cosmetics brand in Australia. BYS is a complete and professional range of cosmetics. BYS proves it is possible to produce top-class cosmetics without exorbitant price tags. Developed in Melbourne Australia and exported world-wide. BYS make up satisfies every type of woman with product, which doesn't just follow current trends it helps create them. With a strong emphasis on fun and fashion and with its sophisticated black styling, BYS continues to fill the void for innovative, good quality, and great value cosmetics that everyone can afford. There are more than products within the range and it is growing by the day. BYS is continuing to expand into many countries around the world and is establishing strong distribution export partners as part of the growth strategy. BYS puts product safety above all. Our products passed the US FDA (Food and Drug Administration), EU, and Japan standards, which are known to have strict standards. Moreover, BYS is proudly PETA (People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals) approved. Against animal testing, cruelty free makeup. BYS Cosmetics has already established itself in the following countries around the world: Estonia, Finland, Latvia, France, UAE, Bahrain, Kuwait, Qatar, Oman, Saudi Arabia, Myanmar, New Zealand, Caledonia, Philippines, Thailand, Turkey, Iran, Switzerland, Sweden, Scandinavia, Norway, Denmark, Poland. How BYS has performed in Australia: • BYS is a subsidiary of Georgina Fashion Accessories (GFA pty Ltd). • GFA specializes in fashion jewellery, belts, handbags, cosmetics and personal care. • BYS now has more than 7.5% of the total Australian market by volume. • BYS is now a recognised brand with thousands of loyal customers.

1 to 10 staff

Cape Aloe Sa Pty Ltd

We are a personal care products manufacturing and services company. Our portfolio includes product formulation and manufacturing as well as other consultation services such as product stability testing and safety assessment. We endeavour to provide a one-stop solution for start-up personal care and cosmetic businesses which include product packaging & branding solutions to aid in the full spectrum product development for clients. We are proud to partner with industry regulators namely the Aloe Council of South Africa, Cape Aloe Movement and the Department of Environmental Affairs to help create a sustainable harvesting & entrepreneurial environment in the South African Aloe industry.

11 to 50 staff

Chemyx Pty Ltd

Manufactures Natural Cleaning Products, Organic Cosmetics, Essential Oils and Organic Capsules.

1 to 10 staff

Damp

Solid, biodegradable & plastic free hair care based in South Africa

1 to 10 staff

Epicutis Skin Care

Epicutis Skin Care Range is a proudly South African company that primarily manufactures a variety of personal care products. Our products range from fragranced and non-fragranced body creams, to lotions, and so much more. Epicutis offers customers a new, vibrant, and exciting product range that is suitable for the entire family. Our key objective is to supply high quality products at affordable prices across all the market segments. Our ingredients are carefully selected by skin specialists, uniquely blended, each with a specific benefit to your skin, for sustained, visible and intentional results.

1 to 10 staff

Marple Skin Care Proprietary Limited

Marple Skin Care is a biomanufacturer of luxurious natural skin care products for personal use and for the hospitality industry. Our products are produced under strict and high quality manufacturing processes. We implement a strict ingredient policy which ensures that our products do not contain any harmful, non-natural ingredient.

1 to 10 staff

Olores Perfumes & Colognes

Pay for your fragrance, not the packaging! Our perfumes made from home have created the finest quality that is the equivalent of designer fragrances – delivering you the best quality and saving you up to 80% off designer fragrances. Find your perfect fragrance match. Look through our selection of 12+ perfumes and colognes and pick the perfect one that suits you. Order through our social media page (Instagram) or contact us through the details provided on our website. Once you’ve made your choice, complete your order and like magic, your fragrance will be ready for collection or will arrive at your doorstep in just a few days.

1 to 10 staff

Sudbury Botanical Body Care

There is a name for natural beauty and it’s called Sudbury Botanical Body Care. We reveal and mirror the beauty of nature through simplicity, unique botanical ingredients and infused plants in order to enrich and endorse a person’s true, natural beauty. We pride ourselves and mother nature, in making the most refreshing, moisturising and exquisite ranges of cosmeceutical products that are clinically tested and approved. The essence of our botanicals and infused plants are captured in Bath Oils, Bath Salts, Body Butters, Lotions and Creams, Soaps, Hand and Body Washes as well as Massage Oils. Our products are made with natural ingredients by using 100% pure essential oils, plants, herbs, and extracts. No artificial colourants are added to our products and it better with age as the infused plants and herbs take on a colouring process and the time infusion better the quality and results on the skin. These gifts from nature come in beautiful glass packaging that is 100% recyclable for a more sustainable lifestyle. It’s time for you to experience the soothing beauty of nature on your skin.

11 to 50 staff

The Glo Factory

We are a direct to consumer skincare provider. We operate solely as an e-commerce business bringing you your favourite Korean skincare products as well as featured international brands such The ordinary, Drunk Elephant and much more.

1 to 10 staff

Exhale Spas

Exhale Spa brings ultimate wellness into the city offering you an escape and mindfulness moment whilst you enjoy the benefits of our treatments. Focussing on bespoke treatment programmes to suit your specific needs at the time of treatment, you can choose from our menu whilst our highly skilled and trained skin and body therapists will add specialised products to enhance your choice of treatments to give you the full benefit of your time with us.

1 to 10 staff

Dr Baumann Sa

11 to 50 staff

Tome Distribution Pty Ltd

11 to 50 staff

Happy Mouth

Managing your snoring, teeth grinding, bad breath, broken tooth and yellow teeth at Happy Mouth it's simple, from start to finish. We no have tooth replacement kit on special! Happy Mouth is dedicated to optimizing the quality of oral healthcare through an integrative approach to health and wellness. We include both conventional and complementary treatments for general Oral health, healing and well being. Our goal is to model and advance a standard of integrative Oral care. We achieve this goal through our four core values: integration, compassion, expertise and time. Each and every professional product in our store - from anti snoring products to bad breath solutions, are developed to progress good oral health and wellness. We list the best products at our store so you could benefit, and spend as little time as possible worrying about your oral health.

1 to 10 staff

Emerald Soft Gold

Emerald Soft Gold has a Southern and East African footprint with manufacturing plants in Kigali, Rwanda and Gaborone, Botswana. Our products are distributed via our Rwandan distribution hub to Congo, Burundi, Uganda, Kenya and Tanzania in East Africa. Our Botswana factory distributes our products in South Africa, Zimbabwe, Namibia, Zambia, Malawi, Mozambique, Lesotho and Swaziland in the SADC region. We employee 350 employees in Rwanda, 250 in Botswana and 5 in South Africa. Our main market is focused on the Southern and East African Black Woman. Our product range is wide and caters to those who can afford the most luxurious hair pieces, those looking for quality budget products and to all those in between. Emerald Soft Gold’s Enduring Commitment to Quality and Customer Service We provide customer focused services and the customer is our prime consideration when planning and introducing new products and we consult wherever possible to fully understand their needs. We strive to improve the quality of the products that we provide and aim to meet our customers’ needs and expectations. Step One: Raw material sourcing. Step Two: Formulate for efficiency and quality Step Three: In-house manufacturing Step Four: Testing from start to finish. Our Competitive Advantage: New, innovative, hair products that meet all the essential fundamentals – price, quality and style. Why are our products called Soft Gold? Simple. Our products are the gold standard within the hair industry

501 to 1000 staff

Aesthetic Medicine Congress Of South Africa Amcsa

AMCSA 2009 The Aesthetic Medicine Congress of South Africa, the indispensable event in Aesthetic and Anti-aging Medicine beyond doubt attracts all expertise, innovations and trends in the industry. Doctors, whether experienced, new or just considering this field, unquestionably attends this yearly meeting where local and international physicians obtain cutting edge knowledge and inspiration in the field of Aesthetic and Anti-aging Medicine. Highly acclaimed local experts and a proud list of international experts will revise and update the medical professional audience with significant innovations, latest teachings on aesthetic and anti-aging treatment modalities and a diversity of high quality topics and demonstrations. Our yearly congress brings the latest knowledge from international and local experience to the doorstep of Southern African and nearby countries' doctors. We are very proud of our reputable scientific program and workshops.

1 to 10 staff

Ekd Facewardrobe

l'm Eileen Kastner-Delago an entrepreneur, successful Hollywood make-up designer, passionate myth buster, obsessive learner, and devoted to sharing ideas, tools and resources to help you make the most informed decisions about your specific skincare and make-up product choices. WHY? Because there's only one unique skin that fits just YOU, that's why.

1 to 10 staff

Wig D Out

Wig’d Out is a wig manufacturer based in Durban, South Africa. Our hope is to equip men and women of many backgrounds and financial levels to access Premium Hair at an affordable price.

1 to 10 staff

Naka

A luxury nail service.

11 to 50 staff