Who owns Pinetarsol?
Pinetarsol is owned by Ego Pharmaceuticals (Australia).[1]
This ownership is reported in official statements but has not yet been matched to a regulatory filing.
Evidence: History - Ego Pharmaceuticals Australia. Last checked .
Key facts
- Current owner
- Ego Pharmaceuticals Pty Ltd reported
- Owner HQ
- 🇦🇺 Australia
- Origin
- 🇦🇺 Australia, Melbourne
- Founded
- 1953
- Category
- Personal care & beauty › Skin care › Dermocosmetics & clinical skin care
- Last verified
- · 1 sources
About Pinetarsol
Pinetarsol is Ego's first product, developed in 1953 as Pine Tar Bath Solution in the Oppenheim family laundry in Melbourne. Ego sells it today as a range of soap-free cleansers made with natural pine tar, in bar, bath oil, gel and solution forms, to relieve itch and inflammation from conditions such as dermatitis, eczema and psoriasis.
Ownership timeline of Pinetarsol
- Current owner Ego Pharmaceuticals [1] reported
Where Pinetarsol sits in Ego Pharmaceuticals
Controlling ownership as of . Brands grouped under the entity that owns them; large groups are collapsed.
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Other brands owned by Ego Pharmaceuticals
Ego Pharmaceuticals controls 15 brands on Brandtree, 15 of them in personal care & beauty.
Also in personal care & beauty
Other brands in dermocosmetics & clinical skin care, and who owns them
Ego Pharmaceuticals has more brands in dermocosmetics & clinical skin care on Brandtree than any other owner: 9 of 41.
| Brand | Owner | Owner based in |
|---|---|---|
| Biretix | Cantabria Labs | 🇪🇸 Spain |
| CeraVe | L'Oréal | 🇫🇷 France |
| 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 |
Every brand in dermocosmetics & clinical skin care and its owner →
About the owner: Ego Pharmaceuticals
Ego Pharmaceuticals is a privately held company headquartered in Australia, founded in 1953. Brandtree records 15 brands under its control.
Ego Pharmaceuticals is an Australian-owned skincare and dermatology products company. Its own history page says it began in 1953, when the chemist Gerald Oppenheim and his wife Rae, a nurse, developed Pine Tar Bath Solution (now Pinetarsol) in the laundry of their Melbourne home. Their son Alan Oppenheim is Managing Director, and his wife Dr Jane Oppenheim is Chief Executive Officer. Its site lists manufacturing and support centres at Braeside and Dandenong South, Victoria, and regional offices in the Middle East and Asia. The brand list below is the one on its Our Brands page; no sun-care brand is on that list.
Ego Pharmaceuticals: full profile, brands and acquisition history →
🇦🇺 Pinetarsol and other Australian brands
Brandtree records a controlling owner for 203 brands that began in Australia. 59 of them (29%) are now controlled by a company headquartered in another country; Pinetarsol is not one of them.
Frequently asked questions
Who is the parent company of Pinetarsol?
The parent company of Pinetarsol is Ego Pharmaceuticals, a privately held company headquartered in Australia.
Is Pinetarsol Australian?
Yes. Pinetarsol originated in Australia in 1953 and its owner, Ego Pharmaceuticals, is also headquartered in Australia.
Is Pinetarsol still owned by Ego Pharmaceuticals?
Yes. As of 3 October 2026, Pinetarsol is still owned by Ego Pharmaceuticals. 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] History - Ego Pharmaceuticals Australia — Ego Pharmaceuticals, Official document; retrieved 3 October 2026.
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