Who owns Galénic?
Galénic is owned by Yatsen (China, NYSE: YSG).[1]
Evidence: Yatsen Holding Limited Annual Report on Form 20-F filed 2026-04-29, SEC EDGAR, 29 April 2026. Verified from filings; last checked .
Key facts
- Current owner
- Yatsen Holding Limited verified
- Owner HQ
- 🇨🇳 China, Guangzhou
- Origin
- 🇫🇷 France, Paris
- Founded
- 1978
- Category
- Personal care & beauty › Skin care › Dermocosmetics & clinical skin care
- Parent ticker
- NYSE: YSG
- Last verified
- · 1 sources
About Galénic
Galénic is a French skincare brand which Yatsen's brand page says was born in Paris and founded in 1978 by the pharmaceutical and dermatological scientist Dr Pierre Fabre, rooted in pharmaceutical precision. Its cell-level anti-ageing skincare is built around a patented ActiveAnchor technology. The group names Galénic first among its skincare brands in the 2025 Form 20-F, and the filing's data tags tie a Galénic cosmetics laboratory to France.
Ownership timeline of Galénic
Where Galénic sits in Yatsen
Controlling ownership as of . Brands grouped under the entity that owns them; large groups are collapsed.
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Other brands owned by Yatsen
Yatsen controls 5 brands on Brandtree, 5 of them in personal care & beauty.
Also in personal care & beauty
- Eve Lom (1985)
- Little Ondine (2013)
- Perfect Diary (2017)
- Pink Bear (2021)
Other brands in dermocosmetics & clinical skin care, and who owns them
The 41 brands in dermocosmetics & clinical skin care on Brandtree belong to 21 owners. The largest is Ego Pharmaceuticals, with 9.
| Brand | Owner | Owner based in |
|---|---|---|
| DermAid | Ego Pharmaceuticals | 🇦🇺 Australia |
| Biretix | Cantabria Labs | 🇪🇸 Spain |
| CeraVe | L'Oréal | 🇫🇷 France |
| A-Derma | Pierre Fabre | 🇫🇷 France |
| Dermalogica | Unilever | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom |
| Minon | Daiichi Sankyo Healthcare | 🇯🇵 Japan |
| Alastin | Galderma | 🇨🇭 Switzerland |
| A-Solution | Aekyung | 🇰🇷 South Korea |
Every brand in dermocosmetics & clinical skin care and its owner →
About the owner: Yatsen
Yatsen is a publicly listed company headquartered in Guangzhou, China. Brandtree records 5 brands under its control, and it is listed as NYSE: YSG.
Yatsen Holding is a Cayman Islands holding company headquartered in Guangzhou whose shares trade on the New York Stock Exchange as YSG and which files annual reports on Form 20-F. Its latest filing, for the year ended 31 December 2025, groups its brands into colour cosmetics (Perfect Diary, Little Ondine, Pink Bear) and skincare (Galénic, DR.WU for its mainland China business, Eve Lom). DR.WU is left off this list because neither source gives its country of origin; the company holds only that brand's mainland China business, not the brand worldwide.
🇫🇷 Galénic and other French brands
Brandtree records a controlling owner for 318 brands that began in France. 99 of them (31%) are now controlled by a company headquartered in another country, Galénic among them.
- A-Derma — Pierre Fabre 🇫🇷
- Axe — Unilever 🇬🇧
- BIC Razors — BIC 🇫🇷
- Bioderma — NAOS 🇫🇷
- Botot — Bolton Group 🇮🇹
- Chanel No. 5 — Chanel 🇬🇧
Frequently asked questions
Who is the parent company of Galénic?
The parent company of Galénic is Yatsen, a publicly listed company headquartered in China.
Is Galénic owned by Pierre Fabre?
No. Galénic is owned by Yatsen, not Pierre Fabre.
Is Galénic French or Chinese?
Galénic originated in France in 1978, but it is owned today by Yatsen, which is headquartered in China. So Galénic is a French-origin brand under Chinese ownership.
Is Galénic still owned by Yatsen?
Yes. As of 3 October 2026, Galénic is still owned by Yatsen. 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] Yatsen Holding Limited Annual Report on Form 20-F filed 2026-04-29 — SEC EDGAR, SEC Form 20-F, published 29 April 2026; retrieved 3 October 2026.
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