Who owns Minon?
Minon is owned by Daiichi Sankyo Healthcare (Japan).[1]
This ownership is reported in official statements but has not yet been matched to a regulatory filing.
Evidence: Daiichi Sankyo Healthcare: History (沿革), Daiichi Sankyo Healthcare Co., Ltd. Last checked .
Key facts
- Current owner
- Daiichi Sankyo Healthcare Co., Ltd. reported
- Owner HQ
- 🇯🇵 Japan, Tokyo
- Origin
- 🇯🇵 Japan
- Founded
- 1973
- Category
- Personal care & beauty › Skin care › Dermocosmetics & clinical skin care
- Last verified
- · 1 sources
About Minon
Sensitive-skin cleanser and skincare brand launched in 1973. The company says the name comes from three "Non" claims: removing as much allergen-causing material as possible, low irritation and weak acidity. The Minon Amino Moist skincare series arrived in 2009 and reached China in 2016, Taiwan in 2017 and Hong Kong in 2018.
Ownership timeline of Minon
- Current owner Daiichi Sankyo Healthcare [1] reported
Where Minon sits in Daiichi Sankyo Healthcare
Controlling ownership as of . Brands grouped under the entity that owns them; large groups are collapsed.
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Other brands owned by Daiichi Sankyo Healthcare
Daiichi Sankyo Healthcare controls 8 brands on Brandtree, 3 of them in personal care & beauty.
Also in personal care & beauty
- Clean Dental (1985)
- Transino (2007)
Founded in the 1970s
- Makiron (1971)
Other brands in dermocosmetics & clinical skin care, and who owns them
The 41 brands in dermocosmetics & clinical skin care on Brandtree belong to 21 owners. The largest is Ego Pharmaceuticals, with 9; Daiichi Sankyo Healthcare has 2.
| Brand | Owner | Owner based in |
|---|---|---|
| DermAid | Ego Pharmaceuticals | 🇦🇺 Australia |
| Biretix | Cantabria Labs | 🇪🇸 Spain |
| CeraVe | L'Oréal | 🇫🇷 France |
| A-Derma | Pierre Fabre | 🇫🇷 France |
| Dermalogica | Unilever | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom |
| Alastin | Galderma | 🇨🇭 Switzerland |
| A-Solution | Aekyung | 🇰🇷 South Korea |
| Eucerin | Beiersdorf | 🇩🇪 Germany |
Every brand in dermocosmetics & clinical skin care and its owner →
About the owner: Daiichi Sankyo Healthcare
Daiichi Sankyo Healthcare is a privately held company headquartered in Tokyo, Japan, founded in 2005. Brandtree records 8 brands under its control.
Japanese self-care and over-the-counter health company, incorporated on 16 December 2005 and trading from 2006, when the healthcare businesses of Sankyo and Daiichi Seiyaku were combined. Zepharma joined in 2007. Its head office is in Nihonbashi, Tokyo, and it reported sales of 90.7 billion yen for the year to March 2026. Its site is in Japanese only; the brands below come from its launch history and brand list.
Daiichi Sankyo Healthcare: full profile, brands and acquisition history →
🇯🇵 Minon and other Japanese brands
Brandtree records a controlling owner for 437 brands that began in Japan. 21 of them (5%) are now controlled by a company headquartered in another country; Minon is not one of them.
Frequently asked questions
Who is the parent company of Minon?
The parent company of Minon is Daiichi Sankyo Healthcare, a privately held company headquartered in Japan.
Is Minon Japanese?
Yes. Minon originated in Japan in 1973 and its owner, Daiichi Sankyo Healthcare, is also headquartered in Japan.
Is Minon still owned by Daiichi Sankyo Healthcare?
Yes. As of 4 October 2026, Minon is still owned by Daiichi Sankyo Healthcare. 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] Daiichi Sankyo Healthcare: History (沿革) — Daiichi Sankyo Healthcare Co., Ltd., Official document; retrieved 4 October 2026.
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