Who owns Kneipp?
Kneipp is owned by HARTMANN (Germany, FWB: PHH2).[1]
This ownership is reported in official statements but has not yet been matched to a regulatory filing.
Evidence: PAUL HARTMANN AG Geschäftsbericht 2025, 13 March 2026. Last checked .
Key facts
- Current owner
- PAUL HARTMANN AG reported
- Owner HQ
- 🇩🇪 Germany, Heidenheim an der Brenz
- Origin
- 🇩🇪 Germany
- Founded
- 1891 by Sebastian Kneipp
- Category
- Personal care & beauty › Bath, soap & hand care › Bar soap & body wash
- Parent ticker
- FWB: PHH2
- Last verified
- · 2 sources
About Kneipp
Kneipp sells bath products, body care, food supplements and herbal medicines, and is the number one bath brand in Germany, where it grew in 2025 against a declining market. The brand dates from 25 February 1891, when the naturopath Sebastian Kneipp signed the deed granting the Würzburg pharmacist Leonhard Oberhäußer worldwide rights to make and sell pharmaceutical, cosmetic and dietary products under his name and likeness. Health is now its fastest-growing category, helped by magnesium and vitamin gummies launched during 2025.
Ownership timeline of Kneipp
Where Kneipp sits in HARTMANN
Controlling ownership as of . Brands grouped under the entity that owns them; large groups are collapsed.
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Other brands owned by HARTMANN
HARTMANN controls 8 brands on Brandtree, 3 of them in personal care & beauty.
Also in personal care & beauty
Other brands in bar soap & body wash, and who owns them
The 42 brands in bar soap & body wash on Brandtree belong to 29 owners. The largest is Unilever, with 5.
| Brand | Owner | Owner based in |
|---|---|---|
| Dove | Unilever | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom |
| MediHerb | Trade Kings | 🇿🇲 Zambia |
| Cavaillès | Bolton Group | 🇮🇹 Italy |
| Cristalino | CasaLuker | 🇨🇴 Colombia |
| Protex | Colgate-Palmolive | 🇺🇸 United States |
| Bath Roman | Earth | 🇯🇵 Japan |
| Jovia | Jyothy Labs | 🇮🇳 India |
| Ivory | Procter & Gamble | 🇺🇸 United States |
About the owner: HARTMANN
HARTMANN is a publicly listed company headquartered in Heidenheim an der Brenz, Germany, founded in 1818. Brandtree records 8 brands under its control, and it is listed as FWB: PHH2.
PAUL HARTMANN AG is a German maker of medical and care products, founded in 1818 and based in Heidenheim an der Brenz, which calls itself one of the leading European providers of system solutions for medicine and nursing. It reports in four segments — wound care, incontinence management, infection management, and complementary group divisions — and took sales of €2,449.6 million in 2025. It has its own companies in 36 countries and sells in more than 130. Its share is admitted to the Open Market of the Frankfurt Stock Exchange, but the company states it is not a listed company within the meaning of the German Stock Corporation Act.
🇩🇪 Kneipp and other German brands
Brandtree records a controlling owner for 243 brands that began in Germany. 90 of them (37%) are now controlled by a company headquartered in another country; Kneipp is not one of them.
Frequently asked questions
Who is the parent company of Kneipp?
The parent company of Kneipp is HARTMANN, a publicly listed company headquartered in Germany.
Is Kneipp German?
Yes. Kneipp originated in Germany in 1891 and its owner, HARTMANN, is also headquartered in Germany.
Is Kneipp still owned by HARTMANN?
Yes. As of 27 September 2026, Kneipp is still owned by HARTMANN. 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] PAUL HARTMANN AG Geschäftsbericht 2025 — PAUL HARTMANN AG, Annual report, published 13 March 2026; retrieved 27 September 2026.
- [2] Jubiläumsjahr: Die Marke Kneipp® und ihr Urheber feiern Geburtstag — Kneipp GmbH, Official press release, published 23 February 2021; retrieved 27 September 2026.
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