Bulgarian care since 1962

Sixty years,
and still growing

A leading Bulgarian cosmetics manufacturer, born in the lavender fields of Shumen — and still a family of makers in the same town.

Our roots

Our story begins in 1962.

The founding crew in Shumen in the early years

The distillery, Shumen

It started with a still

Our story begins in 1962, when the distillery for essential oils was founded in the city of Shumen. In the 1980s the first cosmetic lines were introduced, and Lavena's products quickly found their customers — making the company an important manufacturer and exporter of cosmetics.

The town, the fields and the family are still here.

See how the oil is made →
Sixty summers of lavender

Decades you can feel.

1962A distillery opens in Shumen
1980sThe first Lavena cosmetics
2000sCare reaches 40+ countries
2020A new factory & modernised lines
TodaySeven brands, made in Bulgaria
Lavena cosmetics production line

Lavena today

One of Bulgaria's largest cosmetics makers

Our leading role in the Bulgarian cosmetics market comes from uncompromising quality, carried across every product series. We're proud of a multi-profile production covering over twelve types of product groups:

Creams · Oils · Shampoos · Soaps · Toothpastes · Cosmetic waters & sprays · Gels · Detergents · Wet towels

European quality

Safe for the most delicate skin.

We built a quality management system in line with ISO, GMP and HACCP — and we guarantee it with over 500 inspections a year.

ISO 9001:2015

An international quality management standard, integrated across the company.

GMP · ISO 22716

Good Manufacturing Practice for cosmetics and essential oils.

HACCP

Food-grade safety in the production of nutritional supplements.

Lavena production plant

We invest in the future

We never stop developing

Lavena is one of the largest cosmetics companies in Bulgaria — but we never stop growing. In 2020 we built a new factory for wet towels, doubled our warehouse, and modernised our production lines and quality-control laboratory.

Meet the seven brands →

The key to success is in our hands.

Konstantin Shalamanov · CEO, Lavena

Care for every special moment.