NAHO COSMETICS

What NAHO COSMETICS does

NAHO COSMETICS is a privately held French contract manufacturer of natural cosmetics, founded in 2014 and headquartered in Saint-Sériès, Languedoc Roussillon. The company operates an ECOCERT-certified production facility with stated capacity of 9,000 kg per month and 8,000 pots (50 ml) per day, employing approximately 10 people. It sells no consumer brands of its own; instead, it acts as a B2B manufacturing partner to cosmetic brands seeking natural formulation capabilities.

The company's core technical asset is a patented (filed/pending) Natural Multiple Emulsion Process, which underpins its positioning in the natural and organic cosmetics segment. NAHO has organized its offering around four services: Innovez (innovation support), Créez (custom formulation), Dynamisez (product revitalization), and Manufacturing. This structure suggests an intent to move beyond pure toll manufacturing into higher-margin formulation and brand-support services, while still relying on physical production capacity as the core revenue engine.

Revenue mechanics are not disclosed. The company monetizes through project-based and contract-manufacturing engagements with cosmetic brand clients, with pricing tied to formulation complexity, batch volume, and service line. No customer logos, revenue figures, or funding history are publicly available, and the founder is described as a cosmetics industry veteran with 10 years of prior experience. The overall information set is thin, and any forward-looking judgment is constrained by the absence of disclosed financial, customer, or growth metrics.

Name

NAHO COSMETICS

Legal name

Naho Cosmetics

Website

https://naho-cosmetics.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2014

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

NAHO COSMETICS is a French B2B contract manufacturer of natural cosmetics, operating an ECOCERT-certified facility in Languedoc Roussillon and serving cosmetic brand clients using its proprietary patented natural multiple emulsion technology.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Contract Natural Cosmetics Manufacturing

NAICS

Soap and Cleaning Compound Manufacturing (32561)

SIC

Perfumes, Cosmetics & Other Toilet Preparations (2844)

akta.pro primary industry

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

akta.pro secondary industry

Natural & Clean Fragrance (CRABADAG)

Keywords

• Natural cosmetics manufacturing
• Contract cosmetics manufacturing
• Organic cosmetic formulation
• Private label cosmetics
• ECOCERT certified cosmetics

Headquarters

HQ city

Saint Series

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Contract Manufacturing & Formulation Services: B2B services including designing innovative cosmetic ranges, creating custom and exclusive product lines, and manufacturing certified organic natural cosmetics. Services are customized to client brand identity and image.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

NAHO COSMETICS is a B2B contract manufacturer that formulates, develops, and produces certified organic and natural cosmetic product lines for cosmetic brands, private label companies, and beauty entrepreneurs. Services span innovation/concept development, custom formulation and exclusive range creation, and industrial-scale manufacturing, all executed in an ECOCERT-audited facility using a proprietary natural multiple emulsion technology.

Product overview

NAHO COSMETICS is a natural cosmetic manufacturer offering an integrated service portfolio centered on innovation, formulation, and production of certified organic cosmetic products. The core offering consists of four service modules: Innovez (innovation and concept development), Créez (custom formulation and brand creation), Dynamisez (existing line revitalization), and Manufacturing Services. The company's differentiating technology is its proprietary patented natural multiple emulsion process, which enables the encapsulation of incompatible active ingredients across different emulsion phases to optimize product performance. All services are delivered through ECOCERT-audited production facilities, with emphasis on natural ingredients, aesthetic textures, and novel galenic forms. The company operates a single integrated service model where all offerings are delivered by one dedicated contact throughout the project lifecycle.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Innovez Innovation consulting service enabling cosmetic brands to design and conceptualize innovative natural cosmetic product lines with unique formulation approaches and novel galenic forms. Targeted at brands seeking differentiated natural or certified organic product concepts.
• Créez Custom formulation service for creating unique, bespoke, and exclusive cosmetic product lines tailored to a client's brand identity, image, and specifications, including selection of natural or bio-sourced active ingredients. Targeted at cosmetic brands, private label companies, and beauty entrepreneurs seeking proprietary formulas.
• Dynamisez Product line revitalization service that modernizes and enhances existing cosmetic ranges by reformulating with natural ingredients, improving textures, and applying novel galenic forms. Targeted at established cosmetic brands seeking to refresh their existing product portfolio with natural or certified organic credentials.
• Manufacturing & Production Services Full-scale contract manufacturing of natural and certified organic cosmetic products, with 9,000 kg/month production capacity and 8,000 pots (50 ml) per day, handling batch sizes from 25 kg to 2,000 kg and production series starting from 500 pieces. Includes industrial turbo emulsifiers (200L and 25L), pharmaceutical-grade purified water, volumetric dispensers, tube sealers, inkjet lot/expiry marking, and labeling. Targeted at cosmetic brands outsourcing certified organic production.

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Partnerships

Three partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• ECOCERTcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerECOCERT audits and certifies the production facility and products as biological and ecological. This certification enables Naho Cosmetics to manufacture and label products as certified organic.
• OC Well (COSMED Languedoc Roussillon)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerNaho Cosmetics is part of the steering committee of the COSMED Languedoc Roussillon antenna. This provides access to industry trends, regulatory updates, marketing techniques, and sector events.
• Unnamed Partners/SupportersminorOthersTechnical, financial, and commercial partners who actively support the company since its beginning. Identified through logos but not individually named.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights3 records

Direct peers

• Fareva: One of the largest French-based contract manufacturers for cosmetics, personal care and pharmaceuticals, offering formulation and production services to brand clients. Directly comparable to Naho as a CMO serving beauty brands, though at substantially greater scale and geographic reach.
• Groupe Batteur: French family-owned contract manufacturer of cosmetics and personal-care products with multiple production sites. Comparable to Naho as a custom cosmetics formulator and manufacturer serving brand clients, but operating at significantly larger scale.
• Alpol Cosmétique: French contract manufacturer specialized in cosmetic and personal-care product formulation and filling. Closely matches Naho's B2B CMO model, custom formulation offering and France-based production footprint.
• Laboratoires Science & Nature: French manufacturer of natural and organic personal-care products, producing both own-brand and private-label/B2B ranges. Highly comparable to Naho in target customer (indie/clean beauty brands), product types (skincare/body care) and natural certification focus.
• Technature: French cosmetics manufacturer focused on natural and organic products with custom formulation services. Directly comparable to Naho on natural/clean positioning, ECOCERT-style certification, and B2B contract manufacturing for beauty brands.

Broad incumbents

• L'Oréal: World's largest beauty company with extensive cosmetics manufacturing and innovation capabilities, including natural and organic ranges. Comparable to Naho as a player in cosmetics formulation and manufacturing, but at vastly different scale and with a consumer-brand rather than pure B2B contract manufacturing focus.
• Chanel (Parfums Beauté): Global luxury beauty house operating in-house cosmetics manufacturing and innovation, including prestige skincare and fragrance. Relevant as a benchmark end-customer/incumbent for the kind of brand Naho's clients aspire to become, rather than a direct CMO competitor.

Others

• Seppic: Air Liquide subsidiary providing specialty ingredients (emulsifiers, actives) for cosmetics and pharmaceutical formulations. Relevant ecosystem peer to Naho as a supplier of formulation inputs for natural cosmetic manufacturing.
• Coptis: Specialized B2B software and marketplace for cosmetic formulation, connecting formulators with ingredient suppliers. Adjacent ecosystem peer relevant to Naho's procurement and formulation workflow rather than a direct manufacturing competitor.
• Gattefossé: French specialty ingredients supplier serving cosmetics formulators worldwide, with strong positions in natural and sensorial actives. Adjacent peer to Naho as an upstream supplier enabling natural cosmetic formulation, rather than a direct CMO competitor.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/naho-cosmetics

Compliance4 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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