From a modest start 
in Munsieville, Krugersdorp, Global Insync has grown into one of Gauteng’s most promising female-owned manufacturing enterprises, carving out space in the highly competitive fast-moving consumer goods (FMCG) sector.
Founded in 2018 by entrepreneur Xolile Khumalo, the company is home to two rapidly growing brands: Peaches Cosmetics, a line of essential baby-care products made with gentleness and safety in mind, and Crysta Clean, a range of effective household cleaning solutions designed for everyday use.
Khumalo explains that the business did not begin as a manufacturing venture.
“We manufacture products within the FMCG space. We currently have two brands, including cosmetics for baby natural care products. We also have a brand for household cleaning products,” she said. “We started in 2018. Before I started the business, I completed manufacturing courses with the University of Johannesburg.”
Originally, Global Insync operated as a cleaning and maintenance service, primarily servicing townhouses and office facilities.
It was during this period that Khumalo recognised a gap – and an opportunity.
“Once I graduated, we moved into manufacturing our own cleaning products because, initially, when I started the company, it was a cleaning and maintenance company. We were servicing townhouses and cleaning offices. In the process, I realised that we were using a lot of these cleaning chemicals. I went to UJ to study how to manufacture products and, in the process, I fell in love with manufacturing.”
That realisation soon evolved into something bigger. While competitors were either producing traditional cleaning products or cosmetics, Khumalo saw an unmet need in the baby-care market.
Leveraging partnerships
“People are either manufacturing cleaning products or making beauty cosmetics. There was a gap for baby products, so I partnered with the Tshwane University of Technology. I told them that I would like to venture into manufacturing baby products. From development, formulation and testing, it took about two years for the product to be ready,” she explains.
Today, the results speak 
for themselves. The Peaches Cosmetics baby range – which includes baby powder, petroleum jelly and lotion – is stocked nationwide in Dis-Chem Baby City, listed on Amazon, and available in five Checkers stores in Krugersdorp and one in Pretoria.
Online retail has been another crucial pillar. “Amazon has played a significant role for us. We are currently one of their top sellers. That is assisting us a lot in terms of exposure.”
Khumalo adds that the line is expanding: “Soon we’ll be introducing an aqueous cream and a baby body wash.”
Company growth
Support from government and development agencies has also contributed to the company’s growth.
In 2021, the Small Enterprise Development Agency (Seda), now the Small Enterprise Development and Finance Agency (Sedfa), helped Global Insync acquire essential manufacturing equipment valued at R250 000, including a mixing tank, batch coding machine and shrink-wrap machinery. The company currently operates from the Lepharo Centre incubator in Munsieville and employs seven people.
The company also has its sights set on global markets. With support from the Department of Trade, Industry and Competition (the dtic), Khumalo has already participated in international exhibitions.
“In 2024, I went to China for an exhibition and equipment sourcing, and to Algeria for the Intra-Africa Trade Fair. There is a market for South African products; people love our products, especially across the African continent,” she concluded.
For more information about Peaches Cosmetics, call 079 129 6881, 061 496 5590 (WhatsApp), or email info@globalinsync.co.za
Visit Sedfa on www.sedfa.org.za
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