Seven global corporations own almost all the beauty products you see on the market. It’s important to know who owns what because the same patents and formulas are regularly used to produce products for both the high-end and drugstore markets. Meaning some cheaper products are almost identical to their higher priced counterparts, with very little difference on the ingredients list.
If you have felt a little snobbish towards certain drugstore companies (I know I have), you might discover that the company you turn your nose up at actually owns your favourite high-end brands..! I've discovered there is a reason behind why I seemingly love anything Vichy, La Roche-Posay, Shu Uemura, and Yves Saint Laurent produce - they're all owned by L'Oreal, a company I had previously ignored.
Learning who owns your favourite brands can also throw into question any moral or ethical reasons why you may or may not wish to support a particular brand and the company that owns it.
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LVMH Dior Guerlain Gienchy Benefit Fresh Make Up For Ever Sephora’s namesake line JOHNSON & JOHNSON Neutrogena Aveeno Clean & Clear RoC Rogaine Lubriderm Purpose Ambi BEIERSDORF Nivea La Prairie Eucerin Juvena UNILEVER Dove Pond’s Vaseline Sunsilk |
L’OREAL Maybelline New York Garnier Lancome Helena Rubinstein BioMedic Vichy Biotherm Shu Uemura Kiehl’s Soft Sheen-Carson Redken Matrix Kerastase Giorgio Armani Nnev Sanoflore CCB Paris Dermablend The Body Shop Skinceuticals Ralph Lauren La Roche-Posay Yves Saint Laurent |
SHISEIDO Cle de Peau Dicila Ipsa Ettusais Carita Decleor Ayura Asplir DeLuxe Selfit Whitia Pure & Mild Kesho Wakusei Yuxia 5S NARS Maquillage Aupres JS Za UNO Jean Paul Gaultier cosmetics Issey Miyak |
PROCTER & GAMBLE Cover Girl Max Factor Anna Sui Olay DDF Aussie Camay Clairol Head & Shoulders Herbal Essences Ivory Pantene Fredric Fekkai Gillette Noxzema SK-II Zest Dolce and Gabanna |
ESTEE LAUDER Aramis Aveda Clinique Bobbi Brown MAC Origins Jo Malone La Mer Tommy Hilfiger Bumble & Bumble American Beauty Flirt Good Skin Grassroots Michael Kors Beauty Darphin Ojon Donna Karan Cosmetics Smashbox |
Untangling what companies own which brands can be incredibly difficult, which makes this list far from complete.
If you would like to query/add/correct anything, please do so.
