Our humble beginnings started when our founder, Bev Missing, established Rain in 1999 by making soaps in her garage in Ladybrand, a small rural village on the Free State border between South Africa and Lesotho. Today, Rain is a proudly South African international brand.

After establishing ourselves as a manufacturing wholesaler, we opened our first Rain-branded store in 2005. The concept soon took off, with more Rain stores opening across South Africa and the globe, including Ireland and New York. There are currently 30 Rain retail stores.

In keeping with tradition and family values, when Rain required resources and expertise to grow past six stores, the Bosch family came on board as partners and investors, helping to expand the company’s international profile. Today, the new green Rain factory with a reduced environmental footprint is located on the Bosch’s family farm, Dal River near Paarl in the Western Cape. It’s also no coincidence that Dal River is home to the Olive Factory, which produces extra virgin olive oil on the farm, the main ingredient in Rain’s handmade olive oil skincare and beauty products.