Our LYCON Cosmetics Story

From humble beginnings in 1978, LYCON has become a well-established Australian brand, highly sought after globally by salon professionals and their clients.

LYCON has an international reputation as the gold standard for outstanding corrective skincare products and depilatory waxes, used by the top salons and spas in over 80 countries.

The History of LYCON Cosmetics

with CEO & Founder Lydia Jordane

Various raw ingredients flatlay

Our Ingredients

To complement our trusted range of professional salon products, LYCON also boasts an array of home care products formulated to the same professional standards, offering salon-quality results in the comfort of your home.

The LYCON home care collections cover a wide variety of needs, including results-oriented anti-ageing and corrective skincare, easy-to-use home waxing kits, nourishing body care, pampering pedicure treatments, natural sunless tanning, targeted ingrown hair solutions, and gentle yet effective intimate care. Each product is made to help you feel confident, comfortable, and cared for, from head to toe.

LYCON takes pride in sourcing ethical, premium grade ingredients to ensure everything we produce meets our high quality standards. Each product is thoughtfully made with a precise blend of science and nature to deliver real, visible results.

Our gentle and results-driven formulas are carefully crafted to suit a wide range of skin types, conditions, and concerns. With LYCON, professional performance and everyday self-care go hand-in-hand.

A photo of Spa Essentials Coconut & Vanilla Sugar Scrub in machinery on production line.

Australian Made & Owned

From research and development and quality control, to manufacturing and dispatch – every step of the process is carried out in-house at LYCON HQ in Brisbane, Australia. We carefully monitor each stage of production to ensure consistent quality, trustworthy product safety and professional performance that can be relied on.

Every LYCON product is extensively tested to ensure it complies with the highest international safety and quality standards, whilst also meeting our customer’s expectations. LYCON does not conduct any animal testing.

LYCON CEO founder Lydia Jordane with selection of LYCON Skin products.

Meet the Founder

The LYCON brand was established in Australia in 1978 by Lydia Jordane, an internationally acclaimed beauty therapist. Cosmetics manufacturing has been a family endeavour since 1935. From her earliest days, Lydia was immersed in the world of beauty and science, learning to walk while underfoot in her father’s laboratory.

After much research as a late teenager, and secretly ordering ingredients under the guise of her father’s cosmetic chemist business, Lydia created her first depilatory wax in secret on the family kitchen stove in 1968!

It wasn’t long before Lydia's Wax became LYCON Cosmetics, which has grown into a well-known and sought after brand, with a well-deserved reputation as the Crème de la Crème of hair removal waxes and outstanding skincare products in Australia and around the world. LYCON is the trusted wax of choice in the top spas and salons in over 80 countries, with a reputation built on unsurpassed product quality, industry training, and professional integrity.

LYCON Timeline

Photo of LYCON founder Lydia Jordane as a teenager holding street post that says Brisbane

1964

Founder Lydia Jordane migrated to Australia from Europe

1964

Founder Lydia Jordane migrated to Australia from Europe

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Product Awards

beautyheaven Best In Beauty Awards (AU)

Best Self Tan Remover (Runner-Up)
2023

beautyheaven Best In Beauty Awards (AU)

Best Hand Or Foot Tool (Runner-Up)
2023

beautyheaven Best In Beauty Awards (AU)

Best Hand or Foot Tool (Runner Up)
2022

Iluguru Beauty Diamond Awards (Estonia)

Best Mani/Pedi Professional Product 2020

beautyheaven Best in Beauty Awards (AU)

Best Hair Removal Treatment (Runner Up)
2018