Bulgarian skincare · 60+ years of expertise

Skin care for every special moment

From our own lavender fields to seven specialised brands — trusted formulas for babies, mothers, sport and everyday care in more than 40 countries.

The Lavena keepsake · since 1962

avena began in 1962, in the lavender fields above Shumen, as a small distillery pressing oil from Bulgarian lavender. Six decades later it is still a family of makers in the same town — seven caring brands, carried into more than forty countries, and around fourteen million small moments of care every year.

Grown, distilled & made in Bulgaria Family-run since 1962 ISO 9001, GMP & HACCP certified Loved in 40+ countries

A life in seven moments

Seven brands, one caring life

From the belly that's growing to the whole family at the end of the day — a Lavena brand made for each moment along the way.

A mother's hand and a small child's hand resting on a pregnant belly
a mother's hand, and a smaller one
One

Care for the skin during pregnancy

Made for the months of stretching and change. Maternea looks after a mother's skin through pregnancy and the tender first weeks after.

Discover Maternea → Maternea products
A newborn baby
brand-new skin
Two

Loving care from the day one

The gentlest things for the newest skin. Bebble cares for babies from their very first day.

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MyRose products with Bulgarian Damask rose
Three

With Rosa Damascena extract

Made with extract of the Bulgarian Damask rose — everyday care for a woman's skin.

the Bulgarian rose

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Hands smoothing in cream
hands that make things
Four

Special formulas for crafting hands

For hands that work, make and hold. Rich formulas for skin that gives a lot.

Discover Hands@Work → Hands@Work products
Feet care
on your feet all day
Five

Complete care for beautiful feet

Complete, everyday care for feet that carry you all day.

Discover Footness → Footness products
An active body
before and after
Six

Innovative sports cosmetics

Warm-up, recovery and everyday care for an active body.

Discover Sport Ready → Sport Ready products
Fresh lavender, the natural source
straight from nature
Seven

Lavena's natural line

Moyata Priroda is Lavena's natural line, made for the whole family.

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Find Lavena near you

Lavena is sold in pharmacies and stores across Bulgaria and more than forty countries. Tell us where you are and we'll point you to the nearest shelf.

Sixty summers of lavender

The founding crew in Shumen in the early years
1962

It started with a still

It started with a handful of people and a still. In 1962, Lavena opened as a lavender-oil distillery in Shumen.

Formulating cosmetics in the Lavena laboratory
1980s

The first Lavena cosmetics

By the 1980s the same hands were making skin care — the first Lavena cosmetics left Shumen.

Bottles on the Lavena filling line
2000s

Care reaches 40+ countries

Care made in Shumen found homes far beyond Bulgaria — on shelves in more than forty countries.

The modern Lavena production plant
2020

Production expands & modernises

A modern production complex brings new capacity and European standards — still in Shumen.

Hand-picking lavender into baskets
Today

Seven brands, made in Bulgaria

Seven brands for every moment of life. The town, the fields and the family are still here.

1962A distillery opens in Shumen
1980sThe first Lavena cosmetics
2000sCare reaches 40+ countries
2020Production expands & modernises
TodaySeven brands, made in Bulgaria

For perfumers & makers

Bulgarian lavender oil,
from field to still

Beyond the shelf, Lavena grows and distils its own Bulgarian lavender — more than fifty tonnes of essential oil a year, by closed-cycle steam distillation, for perfume and flavour houses around the world.

Origin
Our own plantations, Shumen
Method
Steam distillation, closed cycle
Volume
50+ tonnes a year
Standards
ISO 9001:2015 · GMP (ISO 22716) · HACCP
Supply
Perfumery & flavour houses in 40+ markets
The Lavena quality laboratory
the quality lab
Hand-tended lavender
hand-tended lavender
The distilled lavender oil
the distilled oil
Explore the lavender oil →
Copper still with warm amber light

Contacts

From Shumen to 40+ export markets

60years of expertise
7caring brands
14M+products sold yearly
40+export markets
World map of Lavena export markets