Our History
Established in 1990, Cosma Perfumes & Flavours (Cosma) is a South African family-owned business with roots planted firmly in the French tradition of fragrance creation. Managing Director, Laurent Mauger, comes from a family of three generations of experience in the cosmetics and toiletry industry and personally has in excess of 30 years’ experience. He studied in Grasse, France for four years before bringing his knowledge back to South Africa. Laurent then followed in the footsteps of his grandfather, who was the first representative and subsequent manufacturer of Guerlain Paris cosmetic products in South Africa, having been commissioned by Jean Paul Guerlain to start a new venture here in the early 1950’s. Laurent’s father, who also used to work in conjunction with Guerlain Paris, started his own company in 1970, which was then bought out by L’Oréal in 1979.