Who owns Mustela?
Mustela is owned by Expanscience (France).[1]
This ownership is reported in official statements but has not yet been matched to a regulatory filing.
Evidence: Expanscience — A story made in France, Laboratoires Expanscience. Last checked .
Key facts
- Current owner
- Laboratoires Expanscience reported
- Owner HQ
- 🇫🇷 France, Paris
- Origin
- 🇫🇷 France, Epernon
- Founded
- 1950
- Category
- Personal care & beauty › Baby care › Baby & child toiletries
- Last verified
- · 1 sources
About Mustela
Mustela is Expanscience's flagship brand, begun in 1950 with a lotion for babies that cleansed tender skin while moisturising it. The group says it is made mostly in France, with 85 per cent of Mustela products produced at the Epernon site, and that its formulas average 96 per cent natural-origin ingredients by ISO 16128 or Cosmos measures. The lines are Baby and Child, Organic Care and Maternity. Expanscience says it leads daily child and baby care sales in France.
Ownership timeline of Mustela
- Current owner Expanscience [1] reported
Where Mustela sits in Expanscience
Controlling ownership as of . Brands grouped under the entity that owns them; large groups are collapsed.
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Other brands owned by Expanscience
Expanscience controls 2 brands on Brandtree, 2 of them in personal care & beauty.
Also in personal care & beauty
- Babo Botanicals (2010)
Other brands in baby & child toiletries, and who owns them
The 17 brands in baby & child toiletries on Brandtree belong to 11 owners. The largest is Kino Indonesia, with 4; Expanscience has 2.
| Brand | Owner | Owner based in |
|---|---|---|
| B&B | Kino Indonesia | 🇮🇩 Indonesia |
| Childs Farm | PZ Cussons | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom |
| My Baby | Tempo Scan | 🇮🇩 Indonesia |
| Becutan | Alkaloid | 🇲🇰 North Macedonia |
| Fiocchi di Riso | Artsana | 🇮🇹 Italy |
| Dodie | H&H Group | 🇭🇰 Hong Kong |
| Bübchen | Katjes International | 🇩🇪 Germany |
| Cherubs | Lion Match Company | 🇿🇦 South Africa |
About the owner: Expanscience
Expanscience is a privately held company headquartered in Paris, France, founded in 1950. Brandtree records 2 brands under its control.
Laboratoires Expanscience is a French family-owned independent group, founded in 1950 when the industrialist Paul Berthomé and the pharmacist Claude Guillon set out to make a baby lotion to pharmaceutical quality standards. Its head office is at La Défense, Paris, and its historic production and research site is at Epernon. Its brands are Mustela and Babo Botanicals, alongside the osteoarthritis medicine Piasclédine 300 and other health products not listed here. It says it sells in nearly 100 countries through 13 subsidiaries and that 82 per cent of its 2025 turnover came from international sales.
Expanscience: full profile, brands and acquisition history →
🇫🇷 Mustela and other French brands
Brandtree records a controlling owner for 318 brands that began in France. 99 of them (31%) are now controlled by a company headquartered in another country; Mustela is not one of them.
- A-Derma — Pierre Fabre 🇫🇷
- Axe — Unilever 🇬🇧
- BIC Razors — BIC 🇫🇷
- Bioderma — NAOS 🇫🇷
- Botot — Bolton Group 🇮🇹
- Chanel No. 5 — Chanel 🇬🇧
Frequently asked questions
Who is the parent company of Mustela?
The parent company of Mustela is Expanscience, a privately held company headquartered in France.
Is Mustela French?
Yes. Mustela originated in France in 1950 and its owner, Expanscience, is also headquartered in France.
Is Mustela still owned by Expanscience?
Yes. As of 3 October 2026, Mustela is still owned by Expanscience. 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] Expanscience — A story made in France — Laboratoires Expanscience, Official document; retrieved 3 October 2026.
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