Who owns Garnier?
Garnier is owned by L'Oréal (France, EPA: OR), which has owned the brand since 1965.[1]
This ownership is reported in official statements but has not yet been matched to a regulatory filing.
Evidence: L'Oréal Universal Registration Document 2025, L'Oréal S.A, 1 March 2026. Last checked .
Key facts
- Current owner
- L'Oréal S.A. reported
- Owned since
- Owner HQ
- 🇫🇷 France, Clichy
- Origin
- 🇫🇷 France
- Founded
- 1904
- Category
- Personal care & beauty › Hair care › Shampoo & conditioner
- Parent ticker
- EPA: OR
- Trademark registrant
- L'OREAL (USPTO)
- Last verified
- · 2 sources
About Garnier
Garnier began in 1904 as a French hair lotion sold by Alfred Amour Garnier, and L'Oréal acquired it in 1965. It is positioned below L'Oréal Paris on price and around natural ingredients, spanning hair colour, hair care, facial skin care and, through its Fructis line, one of the largest shampoo ranges in Europe.
Trademark record for Garnier
The USPTO record for the Garnier mark lists L'OREAL as the owner of record (serial number 75914445). A trademark is often held by a group company rather than the listed parent, so the registrant's name can differ from the owner named above.[2]
Ownership timeline of Garnier
Where Garnier sits in L'Oréal
Controlling ownership as of . Brands grouped under the entity that owns them; large groups are collapsed.
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See the full L'Oréal brand portfolio (21) →
Other brands owned by L'Oréal
L'Oréal controls 21 brands on Brandtree, 21 of them in personal care & beauty.
Also in personal care & beauty
- Aesop (1987)
- CeraVe (2005)
- Creed (1760)
- Essie (1981)
- Kérastase (1964)
- Kiehl's (1851)
- L'Oréal Paris (1909)
- La Roche-Posay (1975)
- Lancôme (1935)
- Matrix (1980)
- Maybelline (1915)
- Mixa (1924)
- NYX Professional Makeup (1999)
- Redken (1960)
- shu uemura (1983)
- SkinCeuticals (1997)
- Thayers (1847)
- Urban Decay (1996)
Other brands in shampoo & conditioner, and who owns them
The 56 brands in shampoo & conditioner on Brandtree belong to 31 owners. The largest is Unilever, with 7; L'Oréal has 3.
| Brand | Owner | Owner based in |
|---|---|---|
| Clear | Unilever | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom |
| Alpist | Aekyung | 🇰🇷 South Korea |
| Brillare | Emami | 🇮🇳 India |
| Aujua | Milbon | 🇯🇵 Japan |
| Movit | Movit | 🇺🇬 Uganda |
| Head & Shoulders | Procter & Gamble | 🇺🇸 United States |
| SebiRinse | Ego Pharmaceuticals | 🇦🇺 Australia |
| Tío Nacho | Genomma Lab | 🇲🇽 Mexico |
About the owner: L'Oréal
L'Oréal is a publicly listed company headquartered in Clichy, France, founded in 1909. Brandtree records 21 brands under its control, and it is listed as EPA: OR.
L'Oréal was founded in 1909 by chemist Eugène Schueller, who had developed a hair dye. It is the largest cosmetics company in the world and is organised into consumer products, luxe, dermatological beauty and professional products. The Bettencourt Meyers family and Nestlé are its two largest shareholders.
🇫🇷 Garnier and other French brands
Brandtree records a controlling owner for 322 brands that began in France. 100 of them (31%) are now controlled by a company headquartered in another country; Garnier is not one of 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 Garnier?
The parent company of Garnier is L'Oréal, a publicly listed company headquartered in France.
Is Garnier French?
Yes. Garnier originated in France in 1904 and its owner, L'Oréal, is also headquartered in France.
Since when has L'Oréal owned Garnier?
L'Oréal has owned Garnier since 1965.
Is Garnier still owned by L'Oréal?
Yes. As of 28 September 2026, Garnier is still owned by L'Oréal. The ownership record was last checked against primary sources on that date.
Sources (2) & 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] L'Oréal Universal Registration Document 2025 — L'Oréal S.A., Annual report, published 1 March 2026; retrieved 16 September 2026.
- [2] USPTO: GARNIER, serial 75914445 — United States Patent and Trademark Office, Trademark registry; retrieved 28 September 2026.
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