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About EL TESSA

EL TESSA (Private) Limited is a premium skincare and beauty-care manufacturer and global distributor based in Lahore, Pakistan. Its Korean-formulated skincare is manufactured in Korea, China and Pakistan to one EL TESSA standard. The range of 21 products covers serums, face washes, a toner, moisturisers and creams, sunscreen, a hair-care shampoo and skincare kits. Where the strength of an active matters, EL TESSA prints it on the label, and every order ships sealed, authentic and in-date. EL TESSA delivers across Pakistan and worldwide today and is building a global distribution network, with the UAE (including Dubai), Saudi Arabia and the United Kingdom coming soon.

Fact sheet

Legal name	EL TESSA (Private) Limited
Registration	Securities and Exchange Commission of Pakistan (SECP)
Head office	Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan
Founder	Waqas Rafiq
Formulations	Korean
Manufacturing	Korea, China and Pakistan, to one EL TESSA standard
Range	21 products: serums, face washes, a toner, moisturisers and creams, sunscreen, a hair-care shampoo and skincare kits
Key actives	Vitamin C, niacinamide, salicylic acid, glycolic acid, retinol, broad-spectrum SPF
Strength on the label	Acne Control Serum: 2% salicylic acid. Toning Solution: 7% glycolic acid.
Markets	Delivering across Pakistan and worldwide today. Distribution partners coming soon: UAE (including Dubai), Saudi Arabia, United Kingdom.
Distributors	Enquiries welcome from distributors, wholesalers, salons, clinics and pharmacy chains: international distributors
Product type	Cosmetics for external use, not medicines. Results vary from person to person.
Wikidata	Q141576655

Founder

Waqas Rafiq is a Pakistani entrepreneur based in Lahore, Owner and CEO of Vital Feeds (Private) Limited and Founder of EL TESSA (Private) Limited. He started his first business, Green Corporation Pakistan, in 2008, and holds an MBA from the University of Glasgow. Read why he founded EL TESSA.

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EL TESSA (Private) Limited is a premium skincare and beauty-care manufacturer and global distributor based in Lahore, Pakistan. Its Korean-formulated skincare is manufactured in Korea, China and Pakistan to one EL TESSA standard. EL TESSA delivers across Pakistan and worldwide today, with the UAE (including Dubai), Saudi Arabia and the United Kingdom coming soon.

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