Leko Style

What Leko Style does

Leko Style is a privately held Russian B2B distribution company founded in 2000 that supplies raw materials and ingredients to industrial manufacturers operating across cosmetics, pharmaceutical, food, household chemicals, perfumery, autochemistry, veterinary, aromatherapy, and chemical reagent sectors. The company is headquartered in Saint Petersburg with regional warehouses in Moscow and Minsk, claims to serve "nearly every" cosmetics manufacturer in Russia, and states that its raw materials are present in approximately one out of three cosmetic products on Russian retail shelves.

The product offering spans twelve catalog categories: vegetable oils, natural and synthetic waxes, essential oils, fragrances, biologically active ingredients, auxiliary ingredients, floral waters, scrubs and salts, aromatic substances, BASF cosmetic ingredients, ready cosmetic bases, and the in-house LekoGuard preservative brand. LekoGuard encompasses green/natural paraben-free and paraben-based cosmetic preservatives engineered for compliance with TR TS 009/2011, the Eurasian Customs Union technical regulation on cosmetic product safety. Authorized distribution partnerships with global ingredient suppliers, including BASF, Duellberg Konzentra, EarthOil, Koster Keunen, Inovia International, Albert Vieille, Evolva, and PhenBiox, anchor the international supplier side of the assortment.

Leko Style runs a B2B sales-led go-to-market model with named sales managers, a direct quote-based wholesale sales process, and per-SKU minimum order volumes (for example 3 kg for fragrances and 0.9 kg for certain ingredients). Revenue is transactional and tied to product distribution, with no disclosed recurring or subscription component. Customer reach is built on trade exhibitions such as InterCHARM, ECO BEAUTY EXPO, InSharmExpo, and RPKA, a YouTube channel with over one thousand subscribers as of 2022, a VKontakte community, ongoing industry seminars, and published market trend reports dating to 2005. The company exports to CIS countries, is privately held with no disclosed institutional investors or funding rounds, and reports a workforce composition in which more than one-third of staff are under age thirty.

Name

Leko Style

Legal name

OOO «TPK «Leko Style»

Website

https://lekostyle.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2000

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

Leko Style is a privately held Russian B2B distributor of raw materials and ingredients for cosmetics, pharmaceutical, food, and household chemical manufacturers, operating warehouses in Saint Petersburg, Moscow, and Minsk and exporting to CIS countries.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Saint Petersburg

HQ country

Russia

HQ region

Europe

Offices3 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. B2B Distribution of Cosmetic and Industrial Raw Materials: Leko Style generates revenue through trading and distributing a wide range of raw materials — including essential oils, vegetable oils, waxes, fragrances, flavorings, cosmetic ingredients, bases, scrubs, floral waters, and preservatives — to cosmetics, pharmaceutical, food, household chemical, and other industrial manufacturers. Revenue is derived from product sales with no explicit evidence of recurring/subscription models; the model is primarily transactional bulk/wholesale distribution.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Leko Style is a B2B trader and distributor of raw materials and ingredients for cosmetics, pharmaceutical, food, household chemical, perfumery, autochemistry, veterinary, and aromatherapy industries. The company supplies a broad catalog of vegetable oils, waxes, essential oils, fragrances, BASF cosmetic ingredients, floral waters, scrubs, auxiliary ingredients, and ready cosmetic bases, supplemented by its own LekoGuard preservative line. Sales are handled directly by sales managers with quote-based pricing and fulfillment from warehouses in Saint Petersburg, Moscow, and Minsk.

Product overview

Leko Style is a B2B distributor and supplier of raw materials and ingredients for the cosmetics, perfumery, household chemicals, pharmaceutical, food, and pet care industries. The company operates a multi-category product portfolio organized by product groups (vegetable oils, waxes, essential oils, fragrances, BASF ingredients, LekoGuard preservatives, floral waters, bases and finished cosmetics, biologically active ingredients, auxiliary ingredients, scrubs/resins/salts, aromatic substances) and by industry sectors (cosmetics, autochemistry, veterinary, pharmaceuticals, chemical reagents, perfumery, food industry, aromatherapy). Key own-brand products include LekoGuard preservatives. Partner brands include BASF cosmetic ingredients and Duellberg Konzentra fragrances. The company also offers finished cosmetic bases for immediate use.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• LekoGuard: Own production line of cosmetic preservatives - universal mixed preparations combining high effectiveness against wide spectrum of microorganisms and safety for human body. Includes products for 'green' cosmetics, natural paraben-free preservatives, and paraben-based preservatives.

Products and services

• LekoGuard Preservatives Own-brand line of universal mixed preservative preparations for cosmetic products combining high efficiency against a wide spectrum of microorganisms with safety for the human body. Includes green cosmetics preservatives, natural paraben-free preservatives, and paraben-based preservatives compliant with TR TS 009/2011. Targeted at cosmetics manufacturers.
• Vegetable Oils and Fats Extensive catalog of vegetable oils including organic, conventional, cold-pressed, and refined varieties from plant sources worldwide (apricot, avocado, argan, babassu, baobab, borage, buriti, coconut, grape seed, jojoba, macadamia, rose hip, shea butter, and others). Targeted at cosmetics, food, and pharmaceutical manufacturers.
• Natural and Synthetic Waxes Wide range of natural and synthetic waxes for the cosmetic industry including beeswax, floral waxes (rose, jasmine, clove, cassia, sunflower), candelilla, carnauba, rice bran, Japanese, palm, soy waxes, and special waxes from Koster Keunen (Netherlands). Targeted at cosmetics and autochemistry manufacturers.
• Essential Oils and Liquid Extracts Broad assortment of essential oils including natural essential oils for aromatherapy and cosmetics, restored oils for cosmetics, perfumery and household chemicals, and oleoresins for the food industry. Targeted at aromatherapy, cosmetics, perfumery, and food manufacturers.
• Duellberg Konzentra Fragrances Fragrance compositions and odorants from German manufacturer Duellberg Konzentra GmbH for perfumery, hygiene products, cosmetics, household chemicals, air fresheners, auto cosmetics and chemicals, and biotoilets, with minimum orders of 3 kg per SKU. Targeted at perfumery, cosmetics, and household chemicals manufacturers.
• BASF Cosmetic Ingredients Wide assortment of BASF cosmetic raw materials distributed by Leko Style including emulsifiers, structuring agents, emollients, polymers for skin care and hair conditioning, surfactants, thickeners, pearlescent additives, pigments, UV filters, active ingredients, vitamins, and antioxidants. Targeted at cosmetics manufacturers.
• Floral Waters and Hydrolats Hydrolats (by-products of essential oil production), plant distillates, and standardized floral waters from Inovia International including lavender, rose, orange, jasmine, ylang-ylang, peppermint, neroli, and rosemary waters, with stabilized pH (4.5-5.5), microbiological purity, and 12-month shelf life. Targeted at cosmetics manufacturers.
• Bases and Ready Cosmetics Ready cosmetic bases and finished products manufactured in-house by Leko Style including coffee scrub, incense and rose salt scrub, papaya and passion fruit body scrub, gel body scrub, bodywash base for shower gels, and organic shampoo base. Targeted at cosmetics brands and contract manufacturers.
• Biologically Active Ingredients Aromatic substances, dry extracts, and active Phenbiox ingredients for cosmetics and personal care formulations. Targeted at cosmetics and personal care formulators.
• Auxiliary Ingredients Wide range of auxiliary ingredients for cosmetic and household chemicals production including fatty acids, esters, preservatives, antimicrobial components, solvents, thickeners, and antioxidants. Targeted at cosmetics and household chemicals manufacturers.
• Scrubs, Resins, Salts Abrasives, scrubs, and salts for creating solid, thick, or liquid scrubs based on salt, sugar, and various abrasive particles including bamboo powder, baobab, loofah, strawberry seeds, almond shell, pumice, sunflower wax granules, and jojoba granules. Targeted at cosmetics manufacturers.
• Aromatic and Flavoring Substances Flavoring and aromatic substances for food flavor production including an extensive catalog of aromatic molecules, esters, aldehydes, ketones, and specialized ingredients such as isovaleric acid in various packaging options. Targeted at food industry manufacturers.

Quantifiable outcome

• Raw materials from Leko Style go into approximately every third cosmetic product on Russian store shelves
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers3 records

Segments9 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature1 record

Partnerships

Three partnerships are on record, tiered minor and core.

• EarthOil (UK)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerEarthOil, a UK-based company, is a supplier of organic (ecologically clean) vegetable oils to Leko Style. Leko Style offers EarthOil's range of organic vegetable oils, including exotic varieties, as part of its catalog. The partnership enables Leko Style to supply organic-certified plant oils meeting European quality standards.
• Duellberg Konzentra GmbH (Germany)coreTechnology or IntegrationDuellberg Konzentra is a German fragrance house supplying perfumes, odorants, and fragrance compositions to Leko Style for over many years. Products include fragrance compositions for perfumery, hygiene products, cosmetics, household chemicals, air fresheners, auto cosmetics, and more. Leko Style offers these fragrances with minimum order quantities of 3 kg per SKU, and joint fragrance development support is provided.
• BASF (Germany/Global)coreTechnology or IntegrationLeko Style is a distributor of BASF's full portfolio of cosmetic ingredients including emulsifiers, emollients, surfactants, polymers, conditioning agents, UV filters, active ingredients, vitamins, pigments, and antioxidants. BASF representatives participate in Leko Style's seminars and industry events, presenting new ingredients and technologies.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves8 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Univar Solutions: North American-headquartered global chemical and ingredients distributor with personal care, food, and pharma divisions. Overlaps Leko Style's categories but as a much larger, broadly diversified incumbent.
• Brenntag: World's largest chemical distribution company with significant personal care and food ingredients exposure. Comparable product categories but vastly larger scale and broader geographic footprint than Leko Style.

Regional players

• Manuchar: Belgium-rooted distributor focused on emerging-market chemicals and ingredients distribution across Latin America, Africa, and Asia. Comparable distribution-to-emerging-markets operating model with similar margin and customer dynamics.

Direct peers

• Azelis: Belgian specialty ingredients distributor serving personal care, pharma, food, and home care with own application laboratories — highly comparable GTM and customer base to Leko Style.
• IMCD: Dutch-headquartered specialty distributor of ingredients for personal care, pharmaceuticals, food, and industrial markets. Closest global analog to Leko Style's multi-vertical B2B ingredients distribution model.
• Nordmann: European specialty chemicals and ingredients distributor serving personal care, food, and pharma — comparable in being a multi-principal distributor with strong regional technical sales coverage.
• Barentz: Netherlands-based specialty ingredients distributor focused on personal care, food, nutrition, and pharma; mirrors Leko Style's supplier-principal model and broad product portfolio approach.
• Caldic: Global specialty ingredients distributor for personal care, food, pharma, and industrial markets with application labs — direct functional analog to Leko Style's distribution-plus-technical-support model.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• YouTubeyoutube.com/c/LekoStyle_beauty/videos
• Facebookfacebook.com/lekostyle.cosmetics
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/leko-style

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles5 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

Frequently asked questions about Leko Style