Who owns Kesh King?
Kesh King is owned by Emami (India, NSE: EMAMILTD), which has owned the brand since 2015.[1]
This ownership is reported in official statements but has not yet been matched to a regulatory filing.
Evidence: Emami Limited Integrated Annual Report 2024-25. Last checked .
Key facts
- Current owner
- Emami Limited reported
- Owned since
- Owner HQ
- 🇮🇳 India, Kolkata
- Origin
- 🇮🇳 India
- Category
- Personal care & beauty › Hair care › Shampoo & conditioner
- Parent ticker
- NSE: EMAMILTD BSE: 531162
- Last verified
- · 1 sources
About Kesh King
Kesh King is an Ayurvedic hair and scalp care brand, led by Kesh King Ayurvedic Medicinal Oil, that Emami acquired in 2015. The range now includes a shampoo, an onion range and an organic range, and Emami has taken it into direct-to-consumer sales. Its sales fell 9 per cent in the 2024-25 financial year, and Emami has worked with BCG on a strategic repositioning of the brand.
Ownership timeline of Kesh King
Where Kesh King sits in Emami
Controlling ownership as of . Brands grouped under the entity that owns them; large groups are collapsed.
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Other brands owned by Emami
Emami controls 10 brands on Brandtree, 8 of them in personal care & beauty.
Also in personal care & beauty
- BoroPlus (1982)
- Brillare
- Creme 21
- Dermicool
- Navratna (1989)
- Smart And Handsome (2005)
- The Man Company
Other brands in shampoo & conditioner, and who owns them
The 59 brands in shampoo & conditioner on Brandtree belong to 34 owners. The largest is Unilever, with 7; Emami has 3.
| Brand | Owner | Owner based in |
|---|---|---|
| Clear | Unilever | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom |
| Alpist | Aekyung | 🇰🇷 South Korea |
| Garnier | L'Oréal | 🇫🇷 France |
| Aujua | Milbon | 🇯🇵 Japan |
| Movit | Movit | 🇺🇬 Uganda |
| Head & Shoulders | Procter & Gamble | 🇺🇸 United States |
| SebiRinse | Ego Pharmaceuticals | 🇦🇺 Australia |
| Tío Nacho | Genomma Lab | 🇲🇽 Mexico |
About the owner: Emami
Emami is a publicly listed company headquartered in Kolkata, India, founded in 1974. Brandtree records 10 brands under its control, and it is listed as NSE: EMAMILTD and BSE: 531162.
Emami is an Indian personal care and healthcare company headquartered in Kolkata. It was founded in 1974 as a small start-up by childhood friends R.S. Agarwal and R.S. Goenka, listed on the BSE in 1995 and on the National Stock Exchange in 2005. Its brands include BoroPlus, Navratna, Zandu, Kesh King and Smart And Handsome; it acquired Zandu Pharmaceuticals in 2008, Kesh King in 2015, Creme 21 in 2019 and Dermicool in 2020, and now wholly owns The Man Company and Brillare, while holding minority stakes in several other start-ups.
🇮🇳 Kesh King and other Indian brands
Brandtree records a controlling owner for 288 brands that began in India. 9 of them (3%) are now controlled by a company headquartered in another country; Kesh King is not one of them.
- Aqualogica — Honasa 🇮🇳
- Astaberry — Cipla 🇮🇳
- Cinthol — Godrej Consumer 🇮🇳
- Dabur Red Paste — Dabur 🇮🇳
- Episoft — Glenmark 🇮🇳
- Everyuth — Zydus Lifesciences 🇮🇳
Frequently asked questions
Who is the parent company of Kesh King?
The parent company of Kesh King is Emami, a publicly listed company headquartered in India.
Is Kesh King Indian?
Yes. Kesh King originated in India and its owner, Emami, is also headquartered in India.
Since when has Emami owned Kesh King?
Emami has owned Kesh King since 2015.
Is Kesh King still owned by Emami?
Yes. As of 16 September 2026, Kesh King is still owned by Emami. 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] Emami Limited Integrated Annual Report 2024-25 — Emami Limited, Annual report; retrieved 16 September 2026.
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