Who owns COSRX?
COSRX is owned by Amorepacific (South Korea, KRX: 090430), which has owned the brand since 1 November 2023.[1]
This ownership is reported in official statements but has not yet been matched to a regulatory filing.
Evidence: Brands | Amorepacific, Amorepacific Group. Last checked .
Key facts
- Current owner
- AMOREPACIFIC Group reported
- Owned since
- Owner HQ
- 🇰🇷 South Korea, Seoul
- Origin
- 🇰🇷 South Korea
- Founded
- 2013
- Category
- Personal care & beauty › Skin care › Facial skin care
- Parent ticker
- KRX: 090430
- Last verified
- · 1 sources
About COSRX
COSRX sells single-concern skincare with ingredient names on the front of the pack, and grew almost entirely through online communities rather than retail. Amorepacific acquired a controlling stake in 2023. Its snail mucin essence and its acid toners became widely known through Korean beauty forums and video reviews years before the brand had significant Western distribution.
Ownership timeline of COSRX
- 2023 – present Amorepacific [1] reported
Where COSRX sits in Amorepacific
Controlling ownership as of . Brands grouped under the entity that owns them; large groups are collapsed.
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See the full Amorepacific brand portfolio (5) →
Other brands owned by Amorepacific
Amorepacific controls 5 brands on Brandtree, 5 of them in personal care & beauty.
Also in personal care & beauty
Other brands in facial skin care, and who owns them
The 76 brands in facial skin care on Brandtree belong to 38 owners. The largest is POLA ORBIS, with 6; Amorepacific has 4.
| Brand | Owner | Owner based in |
|---|---|---|
| DECENCIA | POLA ORBIS | 🇯🇵 Japan |
| Clinique | Estée Lauder | 🇺🇸 United States |
| ANYA | Proya | 🇨🇳 China |
| Clé de Peau Beauté | Shiseido | 🇯🇵 Japan |
| Paula's Choice | Unilever | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom |
| ALBION | KOSÉ | 🇯🇵 Japan |
| O HUI | LG H&H | 🇰🇷 South Korea |
| ageLOC | Nu Skin | 🇺🇸 United States |
About the owner: Amorepacific
Amorepacific is a publicly listed company headquartered in Seoul, South Korea, founded in 1945. Brandtree records 5 brands under its control, and it is listed as KRX: 090430.
Amorepacific traces to a woman making camellia hair oil in her kitchen in Kaesong in the 1930s, formalised as a company by her son in 1945. It is the largest cosmetics company in South Korea and did much to create the Korean beauty export wave through products such as the cushion compact.
Amorepacific: full profile, brands and acquisition history →
🇰🇷 COSRX and other South Korean brands
Brandtree records a controlling owner for 185 brands that began in South Korea. 7 of them (4%) are now controlled by a company headquartered in another country; COSRX is not one of them.
Frequently asked questions
Who is the parent company of COSRX?
The parent company of COSRX is Amorepacific, a publicly listed company headquartered in South Korea.
Is COSRX South Korean?
Yes. COSRX originated in South Korea in 2013 and its owner, Amorepacific, is also headquartered in South Korea.
Since when has Amorepacific owned COSRX?
Amorepacific has owned COSRX since 1 November 2023.
Is COSRX still owned by Amorepacific?
Yes. As of 16 September 2026, COSRX is still owned by Amorepacific. 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] Brands | Amorepacific — Amorepacific Group, Official document; retrieved 28 September 2026.
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