
When he was 17 years old, he had a school friend who was too lazy to
bath. This sparked an idea: what if there was a way of cleaning oneself
without actually bathing? He then imagine a lotion that could be applied to the body as a replacement for bathing, but assumed it already existed.
So he did some research and realized this product wasn’t out there. So he
spent a couple of months researching different lotions, creams, hand sanitizes, how they were made, etc., and then formulated it even without resources. Marishane drew up a business plan and patented the formula, making him South Africa's youngest patent holder.With the help of Dr Hennie du Plessis, a chemical engineer with experience in developing personal care products, Marishane was able to improved the formula and resolved the problems. Du Plessis is now a shareholder and product manager of Headboy Industries, the company behind DryBath.
The would soon turn 25 years old said business is a hustle, in his own word;“It doesn’t matter if you are Apple, Google or a small time guy literally trying to make T-shirts in the township. Every business is a hustle. People don’t really realise that we have all gone through days where we literally have to package our product at home, at night, with our girlfriends, etc… So it’s a hustle.”

In 2011, Marishane was selected as one of the finalists for the Anzisha Prize, a competition that recognizes entrepreneurs across the African continent between the ages of 15 and 22 who are solving problems in their communities. 2013 Time magazine named him as one of its top 30 people under the age of 30 who are changing the world.

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