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Buy a skoah Franchise

skoah is a boutique facials-only spa franchise built around a membership model and a concept it calls “personal training for your skin.” Founded in 2001 in Vancouver, the brand focuses solely on facials and skincare rather than the broad menu of a traditional day spa, offering signature facial workouts, branded hydrafacials, peels and customized masks in a relaxed studio setting.

Members typically pay monthly for a regular facial plus a discount on skoah’s proprietary product line. That line runs to more than 60 skincare products that are PETA-certified and free of petroleum byproducts and sodium lauryl sulfate, giving the business both a recurring-service revenue stream and product retail sales. The model uses a relatively small studio team and targets younger urban professionals after effective, convenient skincare.

skoah began franchising in 2019 and entered the US market after Franworth acquired the American franchise rights in 2021. Franchise development is run with REP’M Group, whose in-house divisions handle branding, real estate and build-out. As an early-stage US system with a small number of open locations, it is positioned as a first-to-market boutique facial concept.

Latest Resales

  • There are currently no skoah resales available

Why buy a skoah Franchise?

The appeal of skoah sits in its membership-led model and its single-minded focus on facials, in a beauty category that has stayed resilient through economic cycles. Recurring monthly memberships, paired with retail sales from a proprietary, award-winning product line, give owners more than one revenue stream and a base of repeat clients rather than one-off bookings.

To buy a skoah franchise is to step into a differentiated concept: a boutique facial shop with proprietary products and a distinctive “skin care workout” experience that is hard for an independent spa to copy. The brand supports a semi-absentee structure, and its small studio team keeps staffing lighter than a full-service day spa. Backing from Franworth and REP’M Group adds development, marketing and supply-chain resources that an independent operator would have to assemble alone.

skoah Franchise Costs & Information

  • Minimum Qualifications

    • initial Franchise Fee

      $49,900 – $60,000

    • Initial Investment

      $240,000 – $606,763

  • Royalty

    • Royalty Fee

      6%

  • Training & Support

    • Comprehensive initial training

    • Ongoing support

    • Marketing support

skoah – Additional  Information

  1. Training & Support

    Franchisees receive initial training and onboarding backed by the Franworth team, with ongoing support spanning marketing, supply chain and product distribution for the proprietary skincare line, plus operational guidance for running the membership model; REP'M Group's development divisions support continued growth. Because skoah runs on memberships and retail product sales, system access and product supply matter at handover, so resale buyers should confirm with the franchisor what onboarding and transfer training are provided to incoming owners and existing studio staff.

  2. Ideal Owner

    skoah suits a hands-on local operator who enjoys building client relationships and is comfortable selling memberships and retail skincare. Strong people skills matter, since the model depends on retaining members and managing a small studio team of estheticians. Prior spa or skincare experience helps but is not required given the brand's training. The structure can also suit a semi-absentee owner who installs a capable manager, provided they stay engaged with local marketing, customer experience and membership growth.

  3. Recognition & Awards

    skoah has built its reputation over more than two decades and upward of a million facials delivered, earning a loyal following for its proprietary skincare line, described by Vogue as "the coolest skin care line in Canada," and its distinctive facials-only concept. The PETA-certified product range has drawn beauty and franchise media attention as the brand expands across the US. For resale buyers, brand-level recognition should be weighed alongside the specific studio's local reviews, membership base and community standing, which carry the most weight at unit level.

  4. Industry / Market

    skoah operates in the US skin care market, valued at about $35.6 billion in 2025 and projected to grow roughly 7.5% a year through the early 2030s, per Grand View Research. Demand is supported by rising interest in preventive skincare, steady self-care spending and the shift toward membership-based beauty services that smooth revenue across the year. Facial services are largely discretionary, so local affluence, foot traffic and member retention shape each studio's performance, all key factors for resale buyers assessing a territory.

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