JEDDAH: The first Saudi natural pharmacy in the country, Sun Pharmacy is specialized in providing fully organic daily skin and personal care products from safe resources, founded by an ambitious young woman.
Amani Daghriri started her business in 2018. Before Sun Pharmacy, she wrote an Arabic cookbook considered the first of its kind to include all-vegan raw recipes.
“I have followed a healthy lifestyle for over 15 years, and as a woman passionate about healthy organic alternative products, I started to make a fully organic toothpaste, deodorant, and shampoo for my personal use,’’ Daghriri told Arab News.
She was encouraged to start the business after support and positive feedback she received from family and friends about the three products.
During her travels to Bali, she was amazed and inspired by the great quality of local natural products. “I used to think that only imported natural cosmetics would have the best quality, but then I realized how possible it was to create your own line locally from the bounties of nature.”
She thought about transforming her three products into a bigger business. “Since I was in Bali, this desire of mine to create skincare products from natural resources kept growing.”
Once Daghriri returned to Jeddah, she started to do research and conduct surveys to investigate how people would take to the idea of fully natural skincare products.
“People were open to giving such products a try, and so I decided to create my pharmacy,” she added.
Today, Sun Pharmacy provides over 50 products. “At the time when I was in Bali, I did not imagine that I would be able to make a fully effective and natural sunblock that gives you a real result — I used to think all products must include chemicals.”
She added: “Diversity of nature helps in creating an alternative for all manufactured skincare products with a quality that is beyond expectations.”
One of the things that Daghriri shed light on was how essential it is to adopt the concept of skincare, saying it is “a lifestyle more than a self-care.”
Sun Pharmacy’s products are homemade and packaged and are soon to be fully produced in a local factory.
The pharmacy’s products are anti-oxidant and anti-fungal and have their own formulas to last longer without preservatives, made of natural, vegan oils.
Sun Pharmacy offers a wide range of products including skin care, facials, personal care, soaps, organic drinks and food, gemstone accessories, home accessories, and much more. To find more about the pharmacy visit: www.sunpharmacy.shop
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Startup of the Week: Offering natural and safe beauty solutions in KSA
- The pharmacy’s products are anti-oxidant and anti-fungal and have their own formulas to last longer without preservatives, made of natural, vegan oils
Lavender looks: top fashion from the Joy Awards 2026
- Some of the best-dressed celebs from the lavender carpet at the Jan. 17 awards in Riyadh
DUBAI: Some of the best-dressed celebs from the lavender carpet at the Jan. 17 Joy Awards in Riyadh.
Abeer Nehme
The Lebanese singer and actress walked the lavender carpet in a custom-made gown by Rami Kadi Couture, featuring a fitted black bodice in “stretchy satin, complemented by a midnight-blue skire and refined with draped detailing along the bodice,” the fashion label wrote on Instagram.
Noha Nabil
The Kuwaiti beauty influencer selected a gold-and-copper asymmetric ombré gown created by Lebanese-American designer Rami Kadi for her Joy Awards appearance. The dress, which comes from the label’s “L’Éventail” collection, was “distinguished by sculptural ruffled layers and entirely embellished with shimmering sequins for a radiant, fluid silhouette.”
Carole Samaha
The famed Lebanese singer and actress — and former “X-Factor” judge — turned heads in this scarlet dress with sheer lace cutouts, created by Lebanese designer Tony Ward, at the awards, which she described in an Instagram post as “a night celebrating talent, creativity, and inspiration.”
Laila Abdallah
The Lebanese actress walked the Joy Awards lavender carpet in this floor-length, flowing gown that comes from Lebanese designer Georges Hobeika’s fashion house’s couture collection for Fall-Winter 2025. Abdallah told Arab News that the award ceremony is “(a) mix of culture and luxury. It has that Gulf Arab character, the Saudi touch, you know? And that’s what really makes it stand out.”
Aseel Omran
The Saudi singer and actress turned to the couture Fall 2024 collection of acclaimed Lebanese designer Zuhair Murad for her outfit, selecting what the label describes as “a sculptural gown featuring a strapless black velvet bodice with velvet floral appliques and a fluid blush draped satin skirt paired with long opera gloves.”
Karen Wazen
The Lebanese entrepreneur and social-media personality Karen Wazen walked the lavender carpet in this classically tailored embroidered gown from Lebanese designer Elie Saab. She told Arab News: “I’m so proud to be at an event like this in our region, in Saudi Arabia. This is probably the most impressive and biggest carpet that I’ve ever seen, and it just feels really, really good.”
Angham
The Egyptian singer and actress — who picked up the Best Female Singer of the Year award at the event — wore a “custom couture off-the-shoulder white gown embroidered with crystals and soft beading,” created by Zuhair Murad for the lavender carpet.
Nadine Nassib Njeim
The Tunisian-Lebanese actress and entrepreneur wore an haute couture gown created by Australian designer Tamara Ralph’s eponymous label, which described her outfit as “a fine crystal mesh floral intarsia gown with crystal buckle, paired with a mint duchesse coat.”
Tara Atalla
The Jordanian actress wore a brown Rami Kadi couture gown from the label’s “L’Éventail” collection, which was, according to the designer’s Instagram page, “exquisitely embroidered with luminous beads and silk threads, reflecting refined craftsmanship and understated elegance.”
