Best South Asian Businesses to Support in the UK
Support These UK South Asian Owned Businesses Just in Time for Christmas
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Giving the same Christmas gifts can get repetitive year after year, and as a result, the desire to support smaller or independent businesses has never been greater, along with supporting businesses owned by people of colour — for example, some of these amazing Black-owned beauty brands. For the South Asian community in the UK, there are a wealth of different businesses dedicated to reclaiming culturally significant practices like Ayurveda, making clothing choices easier, or simply using ingredients that can be found in home countries.
This festive season, whether you want to support a small business or just need some amazing gifts for family and friends, these South Asian-owned businesses have got some of the best options. From gorgeous jewellery and fragranced candles to Ayurvedic skincare and sari blouses, there's something for everyone on our curated list.
Keep reading to check out our favourite South Asian-owned businesses, just in time for Christmas.
Fable & Mane
Fable and Mane takes the tradition of Indian hair oiling to a new level. Loaded with incredible ingredients that will nourish your scalp and hair, the HoliRoots Pre-wash Hair Treatment Oil is essentially centuries of South Asian hair treatments and remedies in a bottle.
Ranavat
Ranavat aims to make everyone feel like royalty by encouraging self-care. The products exude luxury and contain powerful botanicals. The Ranavat Royal Tonique Hydrating Jasmine Mist will make your skin glow all year long!
Sukhi Jewellery
Sukhi Jewellery specialises in creating personalised rings, bracelets, and necklaces in a number of different languages. Available in both silver and gold, the Personalised South Asian Name Necklace is a personal favourite, and the perfect gift for a loved one.
RNS Meals
If you're too tired to cook this Diwali, look no further because RNS Meals has you covered. A family run business founded by Simmy and Jhai Dhillon, RNS specialises in healthy home-cooked meals that save you plenty of time on prep.
Byredo
Byredo is a beauty company that specialises in luxury skin care, makeup, and fragrance. Founded by Ben Gorham in 2006, the brand has cultivated a pretty large following as a result of its popular "Gipsy Water" fragrance, and recently released a new fragrance inspired by the streets of India, called "Mumbai Noise".
Suru
Suru is a candle brand founded in East London, inspired by Punjab. Named after the Punjabi word for "begin", the brand focuses on bringing the fragrance of India to life through hand-poured candles, using 100% natural coconut and rapeseed wax.
Inde Wild
Indē Wild is an affordable skincare brand created by Diipa Büller-Khosla. Rooted in "ayurvedistry", a term coined by Büller-Khosla, the brand's current focus is its two core products: a Sunrise Glow morning serum and a Sunset Restore night serum.
The Naked Laundry
The Naked Laundry is a sustainable fashion brand founded by Nikita Ladwa that specialises in creating crop tops that double as sari blouses. Aiming to streamline the sari-buying process, the tops are made of silky fabrics in muted colours, so that they can be worn with most outfits.
