SABON

What SABON does

SABON is a global beauty and personal care brand founded in 1997 in Tel Aviv, Israel, that designs and sells nature-inspired body care, bath, fragrance, and hair care products. Its core product portfolio includes body creams and lotions formulated with Dead Sea-region ingredients, body scrubs and bath treatments, perfumes and home fragrances, and shampoos, with positioning centered on sensory experiences and moments of everyday self-care ritual. The brand emphasizes sustainability through its REUSE, RENEW, RELOVE refillable packaging program.

The company operates a direct-to-consumer model combining owned retail stores in prime locations (shopping malls, department stores, high streets), e-commerce via sabon.com and country-specific sites, and department store concessions (e.g., Isetan Mitsukoshi, Hankyu, Seibu in Japan). As of the input data, SABON is present in at least eight countries — Israel, USA, Japan, Italy, France, Romania, and Czech Republic — with documented expansion into Korea, Taiwan, Hong Kong, China, and Singapore between 2019 and 2020.

SABON became a subsidiary of Groupe Rocher, a French cosmetics retail conglomerate, following its acquisition in 2016. It employs approximately 336 people globally. The leadership team is headed by CEO Joffrey Chartier and CFO Brice Dumont, with functional CXO roles in operations, people, and experience. No revenue figures are disclosed in the source data, and no AI/ML capabilities, proprietary technology platforms, or patents are mentioned.

Name

SABON

Legal name

SABON

Website

https://sabon.teamtailor.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1997

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

251–500 employees

Short description

SABON is a global beauty and personal care brand founded in 1997 in Tel Aviv, selling nature-inspired body care, bath, fragrance, and hair products through owned retail stores, e-commerce, and department store concessions across 8+ countries. It operates as a subsidiary of French cosmetics group Groupe Rocher.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Personal Care & Beauty Products

NAICS

Cosmetics, Beauty Supplies, and Perfume Retailers (456120), 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 industries

Natural/Organic & Clean Skincare (CRABAAAH), Natural Personal Care & Clean Beauty Retail (within Health Food Stores) (CRAHAEAF)

Keywords

• Body care products
• Natural skin care
• Bath and beauty
• Dead Sea cosmetics
• Personal fragrances

Headquarters

HQ city

Tel Aviv

HQ country

Israel

HQ region

Middle East

Offices8 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

Supply Chain, Operations, Personnel, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Retail Product Sales: SABON generates revenue through the sale of nature-inspired body care, skin care, and beauty products sold through its own retail stores, department store concessions, and e-commerce platforms globally.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels2 records

Core offering

SABON manufactures and sells nature-inspired body care, skin care, bath, fragrance, and hair care products formulated with natural ingredients associated with the Dead Sea region. The company distributes these products globally through company-owned retail stores, department store concessions, and e-commerce websites, positioning its brand around sensory self-care rituals and sustainable packaging practices.

Product overview

SABON is a global beauty and personal care brand offering body care, skincare, and bath products. The company's product portfolio includes body creams, perfumes, body scrubs, hair care, and home fragrances. Founded in Israel near the Dead Sea, SABON has expanded internationally to multiple markets including the USA, Japan, Italy, France, Romania, Czech Republic, and Israel. The brand emphasizes natural ingredients and sustainability initiatives including glass container reuse programs. This extraction is sourced from SABON's career site; the site does not contain detailed product catalog or e-commerce information.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• SABON Body Care Products Body creams, lotions, and moisturizers formulated with natural ingredients sourced from the Dead Sea region and inspired by Mediterranean beauty traditions, sold to individual consumers through SABON retail stores, e-commerce, and department store concessions.
• SABON Bath Products Bath treatments including body scrubs, bath gels, and soaking solutions designed for sensory self-care experiences, sold to individual consumers through SABON retail stores, e-commerce, and department store concessions.
• SABON Fragrances Perfumes and home fragrances featuring nature-inspired scent profiles, sold to individual consumers through SABON retail stores, e-commerce, and department store concessions.
• SABON Hair Care Hair care products including shampoos and treatments formulated within SABON's natural ingredient philosophy, sold to individual consumers through SABON retail stores, e-commerce, and department store concessions.

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves13 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Rituals: Premium body care and home fragrance brand with experiential retail stores worldwide. Highly comparable on sensory rituals positioning, physical store-led growth, and natural-ingredient product philosophy.
• L'Occitane: French-rooted premium natural beauty brand operating own retail stores, e-commerce, and department store concessions globally. Directly comparable on nature-inspired positioning, multi-channel DTC retail, and broad body/skincare portfolio.
• Aesop: Premium natural skincare, body care, and fragrance brand owned by L'Oréal with a strong own-retail store model. Comparable on premium price point, natural positioning, and design-led experiential stores.
• Molton Brown: British premium bath, body, and fragrance brand with department store and own-retail presence. Comparable on premium bath and body focus, signature fragrance positioning, and gifting-led assortment.
• Elemis: British premium body care and skincare brand sold through spas, retail, and e-commerce. Comparable on premium body care leadership and multi-channel distribution including department stores and own digital.
• Fresh: LVMH-owned premium skincare and body care brand with own retail and department store presence. Comparable on premium positioning, natural ingredient narrative, and curated body care assortment.
• AHAVA: Israeli Dead Sea minerals-based skincare and body care brand. Highly comparable on shared Dead Sea origin heritage and natural mineral ingredient positioning in the body and skincare category.

Broad incumbents

• Clarins: Established French premium skincare and body care brand owned by Clarins Family. Comparable on premium natural positioning, department store distribution, and body/skincare portfolio breadth, though broader in scope.
• The Body Shop: Global natural-ethos beauty and body care retailer with a large own-store network. Comparable on natural-ingredient positioning and global retail footprint, though broader and more mass-market in positioning.
• Yves Rocher: French botanical-based beauty and body care brand and sister company to SABON under Groupe Rocher. Closely comparable on natural positioning, parent company ownership, and global retail footprint.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/sabon-global

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles6 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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