LEHVOSS Personal Care

What LEHVOSS Personal Care does

LEHVOSS Personal Care is a business segment of Lehmann&Voss&Co., a private German trading company headquartered in Hamburg. The segment operates as a B2B supplier specializing in sustainable and ethically manufactured raw materials, specialty chemicals, and active ingredients for the cosmetics and personal care industry. Its portfolio is organized across eight application categories: body and facial care, hair care, shower and bath products, decorative cosmetics, sun protection, oral care, wet wipes, and nail polish. Customers are cosmetic and personal care product manufacturers served through direct sales relationships and local representatives in more than ten countries including Germany, France, Italy, Spain, the Netherlands, the United Kingdom, Poland, Denmark, China, and the United States.

The company differentiates through a broad raw materials portfolio combined with a highly specialized technical team that supports formulation development and innovation, plus multinational regulatory compliance assistance. Its go-to-market is sales-led and B2B, with inquiries routed via [email protected] or country offices; pricing is not publicly disclosed and is presumed to be negotiated contract-by-contract based on volume and formulation requirements. LEHVOSS Personal Care holds REACH compliance certification, participates in the Responsible Care initiative, and is a UN Global Compact signatory, reinforcing positioning around sustainable and ethically sourced ingredients.

In early 2026, the segment expanded its innovation pipeline through two strategic partnerships: a February 2026 alliance with Micro Powders Inc. to advance sustainable cosmetic solutions, and an April 2026 partnership with MetaNovas Biotech to develop AI-generated high-performance peptides for the European cosmetics market. Marketing and industry-engagement channels include LinkedIn, Xing, YouTube, and a dedicated Personal Care Podcast.

Name

LEHVOSS Personal Care

Legal name

Lehmann&Voss&Co.

Website

https://lehvoss-cosmetics.de

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

LEHVOSS Personal Care is the B2B cosmetics ingredients segment of Lehmann&Voss&Co., supplying sustainable and ethically manufactured raw materials and active ingredients to personal care manufacturers across more than ten countries.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Cosmetic & Personal Care Raw Materials

NAICS

Drugs and Druggists' Sundries Merchant Wholesalers (42421)

SIC

Perfumes, Cosmetics & Other Toilet Preparations (2844)

akta.pro primary industry

Hand & Body Care (Lotions, Creams, Body Oils) (CRADANAC)

Keywords

• Cosmetic raw materials
• Personal care ingredients
• Active substances cosmetics
• Specialty chemicals beauty
• Formulation support services

Headquarters

HQ city

Hamburg

HQ country

Germany

HQ region

Europe

Offices9 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Raw Materials Distribution: LEHVOSS Personal Care distributes specialty raw materials, ingredients, and active substances to cosmetic and personal care product manufacturers. The company operates as a B2B supplier providing ingredients for modern, responsibly formulated products across multiple application categories.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

LEHVOSS Personal Care is a B2B supplier of sustainable and ethically manufactured raw materials, specialty ingredients, and active substances used by cosmetic and personal care product manufacturers. Its offering covers eight application categories—body and facial care, hair care, shower and bath products, decorative cosmetics, sun protection, oral care, wet wipes, and nail polish—and is bundled with technical formulation support and multinational regulatory assistance.

Product overview

LEHVOSS Personal Care is a B2B supplier and expert for sustainable and ethically manufactured raw materials (Rohstoffe) for the cosmetics and personal care industry. The company offers a broad portfolio of raw materials and active ingredients covering eight product categories: body and facial care, hair care, shower and bath products, decorative cosmetics, sun protection, oral care, wet wipes, and nail polish. The offering is structured as a product category portfolio with associated technical services including formulation support, innovation assistance, and multinational regulatory support to help customers simplify their development process and reduce time to market.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Body and Facial Care Raw Materials (Körper- und Gesichtspflege) Raw materials and specialty ingredients for body and facial care formulations, supporting the full spectrum of skin care product development for cosmetic manufacturers.
• Hair Care Raw Materials (Haarpflege) Specialized raw materials for hair care product formulations including shampoos, conditioners, and styling products, supplied to personal care manufacturers.
• Shower and Bath Product Raw Materials (Dusch- und Badeprodukte) Raw materials for shower gels, bath products, and personal cleansing formulations for cosmetics manufacturers.
• Decorative Cosmetics Raw Materials (Dekorative Kosmetik) Ingredients and raw materials for decorative and colour cosmetics including makeup and colour-based personal care products.
• Sun Care Raw Materials (Sonnenschutz) Specialized raw materials for sun protection formulations including UV filters and sunscreen ingredients supplied to cosmetic manufacturers.
• Oral Care Raw Materials (Zahnpflege) Raw materials for oral care products including toothpaste and dental hygiene formulations supplied to personal care manufacturers.
• Wet Wipe Raw Materials (Feuchttücher) Ingredients for wet wipe and disposable personal care textile products supplied to manufacturers.
• Nail Polish Raw Materials (Nagellack) Raw materials for nail polish and nail care cosmetic formulations supplied to personal care manufacturers.

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

AI capability2 records

Feature1 record

Partnerships

Two partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• MetaNovas BiotechcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 8 April 2026LEHVOSS Personal Care has partnered with MetaNovas Biotech to develop innovative AI-generated high-performance peptides for the European cosmetics market. This collaboration leverages artificial intelligence in biochemistry and innovative active ingredient development, combining LEHVOSS's distribution and formulation expertise with MetaNovas's AI-generated peptide technology.
• Micro Powders Inc.coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 12 February 2026LEHVOSS Personal Care and Micro Powders Inc. have joined forces to bring new momentum to sustainable cosmetic solutions. The partnership focuses on improved formulations with high-performance, responsible ingredients, combining Micro Powders' specialty ingredients with LEHVOSS's formulation expertise and market access.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Azelis: Azelis is a global specialty ingredients distributor with a major Personal Care business line, combining a broad multi-principal portfolio with formulation labs and regulatory support. Operationally, it mirrors LEHVOSS Personal Care's B2B distribution-plus-services proposition for cosmetic manufacturers.
• Brenntag SE: Brenntag is the world's largest chemical and ingredients distributor with a dedicated Life Science / Personal Care vertical. It represents the scaled-up, global version of LEHVOSS Personal Care's distribution-plus-services model.
• IMCD N.V. IMCD is a global specialty chemicals and ingredients distributor that explicitly includes personal care as a core market, sourcing raw materials from producers and selling them to formulators with technical support. Its distributor-plus-application-expertise model is the closest structural analog to LEHVOSS Personal Care's B2B ingredient distribution model.

Broad incumbents

• Ashland Inc. Ashland's Personal Care division supplies specialty additives, rheology modifiers, and biofunctional actives to cosmetic manufacturers worldwide. It competes for the same formulator relationships LEHVOSS Personal Care cultivates across hair care, skin care, and sun.
• Givaudan Active Beauty: Givaudan's Active Beauty division supplies active cosmetic ingredients and proprietary botanical extracts to personal care brands globally. Its innovation-led, premium actives approach competes with LEHVOSS Personal Care's high-performance active ingredients positioning (and the MetaNovas Biotech peptides partnership).
• Evonik Personal Care: Evonik's Care Solutions business supplies specialty ingredients (e.g., emulsifiers, conditioning agents) to personal care manufacturers worldwide. It competes in the same product categories as LEHVOSS Personal Care but as a large incumbent producer, not a distributor-led niche player.
• Croda International: Croda is a leading supplier of sustainable, bio-based specialty ingredients for personal care with global manufacturing and technical centers. Its product breadth and sustainability positioning overlap directly with LEHVOSS Personal Care's marketed differentiators.
• BASF Care Chemicals: BASF Personal Care & Hygiene is one of the largest global suppliers of cosmetic raw materials and active ingredients, serving the same formulation/manufacturer customer base across body care, hair care, sun, and oral care. It competes head-to-head with LEHVOSS Personal Care on broad raw material portfolios but offers in-house manufactured specialties rather than third-party distribution.
• Symrise (Personal Care segment): Symrise's Scent & Care segment serves cosmetic and personal care manufacturers with fragrances, cosmetic ingredients, and active molecules. Like LEHVOSS Personal Care, it sells formulation-enabling materials to brands rather than finished consumer products.

Emerging players

• Seppic (Air Liquide subsidiary): Seppic supplies specialty ingredients (excipients, actives, polymers) to personal care and pharmaceutical formulators with strong formulation-support and EU regulatory expertise. It overlaps with LEHVOSS Personal Care's technical-support and regulatory-navigation value proposition in European markets.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/lehvoss-personal-care
• YouTubeyoutube.com/channel/UCK4TGjiqF-G10cQXmsRNH2Q

Compliance3 records

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Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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