Who owns Babo Botanicals?
Babo Botanicals is owned by Expanscience (France), which has owned the brand since 2018.[1]
This ownership is reported in official statements but has not yet been matched to a regulatory filing.
Evidence: Expanscience — A story made in France, Laboratoires Expanscience. Last checked .
Key facts
- Current owner
- Laboratoires Expanscience reported
- Owned since
- Owner HQ
- 🇫🇷 France, Paris
- Origin
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Founded
- 2010
- Category
- Personal care & beauty › Baby care › Baby & child toiletries
- Last verified
- · 1 sources
About Babo Botanicals
Babo Botanicals is a skincare brand for the whole family created in the United States in 2010 by a mother who is an expert in care products and an enthusiast for agriculture. It became part of Laboratoires Expanscience in 2018. Expanscience describes its products as designed for all ages and formulated from botanical ingredients chosen for their beneficial effects, and sells it alongside Mustela as the group's two skincare brands.
Ownership timeline of Babo Botanicals
- 2018 – present Expanscience [1] reported
Where Babo Botanicals sits in Expanscience
Controlling ownership as of . Brands grouped under the entity that owns them; large groups are collapsed.
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Other brands owned by Expanscience
Expanscience controls 2 brands on Brandtree, 2 of them in personal care & beauty.
Also in personal care & beauty
- Mustela (1950)
Other brands in baby & child toiletries, and who owns them
The 17 brands in baby & child toiletries on Brandtree belong to 11 owners. The largest is Kino Indonesia, with 4; Expanscience has 2.
| Brand | Owner | Owner based in |
|---|---|---|
| B&B | Kino Indonesia | 🇮🇩 Indonesia |
| Childs Farm | PZ Cussons | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom |
| My Baby | Tempo Scan | 🇮🇩 Indonesia |
| Becutan | Alkaloid | 🇲🇰 North Macedonia |
| Fiocchi di Riso | Artsana | 🇮🇹 Italy |
| Dodie | H&H Group | 🇭🇰 Hong Kong |
| Bübchen | Katjes International | 🇩🇪 Germany |
| Cherubs | Lion Match Company | 🇿🇦 South Africa |
About the owner: Expanscience
Expanscience is a privately held company headquartered in Paris, France, founded in 1950. Brandtree records 2 brands under its control.
Laboratoires Expanscience is a French family-owned independent group, founded in 1950 when the industrialist Paul Berthomé and the pharmacist Claude Guillon set out to make a baby lotion to pharmaceutical quality standards. Its head office is at La Défense, Paris, and its historic production and research site is at Epernon. Its brands are Mustela and Babo Botanicals, alongside the osteoarthritis medicine Piasclédine 300 and other health products not listed here. It says it sells in nearly 100 countries through 13 subsidiaries and that 82 per cent of its 2025 turnover came from international sales.
Expanscience: full profile, brands and acquisition history →
🇺🇸 Babo Botanicals and other American brands
Brandtree records a controlling owner for 2,399 brands that began in the United States. 461 of them (19%) are now controlled by a company headquartered in another country, Babo Botanicals among them.
Frequently asked questions
Who is the parent company of Babo Botanicals?
The parent company of Babo Botanicals is Expanscience, a privately held company headquartered in France.
Is Babo Botanicals American or French?
Babo Botanicals originated in the United States in 2010, but it is owned today by Expanscience, which is headquartered in France. So Babo Botanicals is an American-origin brand under French ownership.
Since when has Expanscience owned Babo Botanicals?
Expanscience has owned Babo Botanicals since 2018.
Is Babo Botanicals still owned by Expanscience?
Yes. As of 3 October 2026, Babo Botanicals is still owned by Expanscience. The ownership record was last checked against primary sources on that date.
Sources (1) & corrections
Last verified . Every ownership fact above is backed by one of these primary documents. Numbers in brackets in the text refer to this list.
- [1] Expanscience — A story made in France — Laboratoires Expanscience, Official document; retrieved 3 October 2026.
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