Who owns Lush?
Lush is owned by Lush Cosmetics Limited (the United Kingdom).[1]
This ownership is reported in official statements but has not yet been matched to a regulatory filing.
Evidence: Lush — about us, Lush Cosmetics Limited. Last checked .
Key facts
- Current owner
- Lush Cosmetics Limited reported
- Owner HQ
- 🇬🇧 United Kingdom, Poole
- Origin
- 🇬🇧 United Kingdom, Poole
- Founded
- 1995
- Category
- Personal care & beauty › Bath, soap & hand care › Bar soap & body wash
- Last verified
- · 1 sources
About Lush
Lush sells bath bombs, solid shampoo bars and fresh face masks made without preservatives, sold unwrapped from open displays. The bath bomb, invented by co-founder Mo Constantine in 1989, is the product most associated with the company. Because the fresh products contain no preservatives, they carry a date and are made in small batches.
Ownership timeline of Lush
Where Lush sits in Lush
Controlling ownership as of . Brands grouped under the entity that owns them; large groups are collapsed.
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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: Lush
Lush is a privately held company headquartered in Poole, United Kingdom, founded in 1995. Brandtree records 1 brand under its control.
Lush was founded in Poole in 1995 by a group who had previously supplied The Body Shop and lost their business when it was sold. It sells handmade cosmetics largely without packaging, and it quit most social media in 2021 on the grounds that it harms young users.
🇬🇧 Lush and other British brands
Brandtree records a controlling owner for 552 brands that began in the United Kingdom. 291 of them (53%) are now controlled by a company headquartered in another country; Lush is not one of them.
- Andrex — Kimberly-Clark 🇺🇸
- Batiste — Church & Dwight 🇺🇸
- Charlotte Tilbury — Puig 🇪🇸
- Childs Farm — PZ Cussons 🇬🇧
- Creed — L'Oréal 🇫🇷
- Cushelle — Essity 🇸🇪
Frequently asked questions
Who is the parent company of Lush?
The parent company of Lush is Lush Cosmetics Limited, a privately held company headquartered in the United Kingdom.
Is Lush British?
Yes. Lush originated in the United Kingdom in 1995 and its owner, Lush Cosmetics Limited, is also headquartered in the United Kingdom.
Is Lush still owned by Lush Cosmetics Limited?
Yes. As of 16 September 2026, Lush is still owned by Lush Cosmetics Limited. 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] Lush — about us — Lush Cosmetics Limited, Official document; retrieved 16 September 2026.
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