Who owns La Roche-Posay?
La Roche-Posay is owned by L'Oréal (France, EPA: OR), which has owned the brand since 1989.[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
- 1975
- Category
- Personal care & beauty › Skin care › Dermocosmetics & clinical skin care
- Parent ticker
- EPA: OR
- Trademark registrant
- LA ROCHE-POSAY LABORATOIRE DERMATOLOGIQUE (USPTO)
- Last verified
- · 2 sources
About La Roche-Posay
La Roche-Posay is a dermatological skin care brand built around the thermal spring water of the French town of the same name, which has been used for skin conditions since the eighteenth century. L'Oréal acquired it in 1989 and it is sold through pharmacies and recommended by dermatologists.
Trademark record for La Roche-Posay
The USPTO record for the La Roche-Posay mark lists LA ROCHE-POSAY LABORATOIRE DERMATOLOGIQUE as the owner of record (serial number 78933619). 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 La Roche-Posay
Where La Roche-Posay sits in L'Oréal
Controlling ownership as of . Brands grouped under the entity that owns them; large groups are collapsed.
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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)
- Garnier (1904)
- Kérastase (1964)
- Kiehl's (1851)
- L'Oréal Paris (1909)
- 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 dermocosmetics & clinical skin care, and who owns them
The 42 brands in dermocosmetics & clinical skin care on Brandtree belong to 22 owners. The largest is Ego Pharmaceuticals, with 9; L'Oréal has 4.
| Brand | Owner | Owner based in |
|---|---|---|
| DermAid | Ego Pharmaceuticals | 🇦🇺 Australia |
| Biretix | Cantabria Labs | 🇪🇸 Spain |
| A-Derma | Pierre Fabre | 🇫🇷 France |
| Dermalogica | Unilever | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom |
| Minon | Daiichi Sankyo Healthcare | 🇯🇵 Japan |
| Alastin | Galderma | 🇨🇭 Switzerland |
| A-Solution | Aekyung | 🇰🇷 South Korea |
| Eucerin | Beiersdorf | 🇩🇪 Germany |
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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.
🇫🇷 La Roche-Posay 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; La Roche-Posay is not one of them.
- A-Derma — Pierre Fabre 🇫🇷
- Axe — Unilever 🇬🇧
- BIC Razors — BIC 🇫🇷
- Bioderma — NAOS 🇫🇷
- Botot — Bolton Group 🇮🇹
- Chanel No. 5 — Chanel 🇬🇧
Official recalls involving La Roche-Posay products
3 recall notices from government regulators matched to La Roche-Posay. Each applies to the specific products, sizes and lot codes named in the notice, not to every product sold under the name.
- La Roche-Posay Laboratoire Dermatologique Effaclar Duo Dual Action Acne Treatment, 5.5% Benzoyl Peroxide Acne Medication, 40 mL (135 FL. OZ.) Tube per carton,… — FDA, · Class II
Reason given: Chemical Contamination: This recall has been initiated due to detected trace levels of benzene.
Recalling firm: L'Oreal USA
- La Roche-Posay Laboratoire Dermatologique Effaclar Dermatological Acne System, 3 Step Acne Routine Kit, Medicated Gel Cleanser 3.4 fl. oz. (100 mL) Tube,… — FDA, · Class II
Reason given: cGMP Deviations: The recall was initiated due to detected trace levels of benzene in a specific lot of this product lot (MYX46W), however out of an abundance of caution, the firm…
Recalling firm: L'Oreal USA
- La Roche-Posay Laboratoire Dermatologique Effaclar Duo Dual Action Acne Treatment, 5.5% Benzoyl Peroxide Acne Medication, a) UPC 3606000508804, 20 mL (0.7 fl.… — FDA, · Class II
Reason given: cGMP Deviations: The recall was initiated due to detected trace levels of benzene in a specific lot of this product lot (MYX46W), however out of an abundance of caution, the firm…
Recalling firm: L'Oreal USA
Matched automatically from FDA, USDA FSIS, UK Food Standards Agency and CPSC records only when the recalling firm corresponds to this ownership record and, for a brand, the brand name appears in the product description. Check the linked notice for exact products and lots. Method.
Frequently asked questions
Who is the parent company of La Roche-Posay?
The parent company of La Roche-Posay is L'Oréal, a publicly listed company headquartered in France.
Is La Roche-Posay French?
Yes. La Roche-Posay originated in France in 1975 and its owner, L'Oréal, is also headquartered in France.
Since when has L'Oréal owned La Roche-Posay?
L'Oréal has owned La Roche-Posay since 1989.
Is La Roche-Posay still owned by L'Oréal?
Yes. As of 28 September 2026, La Roche-Posay 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: LA ROCHE-POSAY, serial 78933619 — United States Patent and Trademark Office, Trademark registry; retrieved 28 September 2026.
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