Who owns Redken?
Redken is owned by L'Oréal (France, EPA: OR), which has owned the brand since 1993.[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
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Founded
- 1960
- Category
- Personal care & beauty › Hair care › Shampoo & conditioner
- Parent ticker
- EPA: OR
- Trademark registrant
- L'OREAL USA S/D, INC. (USPTO)
- Last verified
- · 2 sources
About Redken
Redken is a professional hair care brand co-founded in 1960 by actress Paula Kent and hairdresser Jheri Redding, who applied protein chemistry to hair damaged by styling. It is sold through salons rather than retail, and L'Oréal acquired it in 1993 for its professional products division.
Trademark record for Redken
The USPTO record for the Redken mark lists L'OREAL USA S/D, INC. as the owner of record (serial number 72412601). 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 Redken
Where Redken 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)
- La Roche-Posay (1975)
- Lancôme (1935)
- Matrix (1980)
- Maybelline (1915)
- Mixa (1924)
- NYX Professional Makeup (1999)
- shu uemura (1983)
- SkinCeuticals (1997)
- Thayers (1847)
- Urban Decay (1996)
Other brands in shampoo & conditioner, and who owns them
The 56 brands in shampoo & conditioner on Brandtree belong to 31 owners. The largest is Unilever, with 7; L'Oréal has 3.
| Brand | Owner | Owner based in |
|---|---|---|
| Clear | Unilever | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom |
| Alpist | Aekyung | 🇰🇷 South Korea |
| Brillare | Emami | 🇮🇳 India |
| Aujua | Milbon | 🇯🇵 Japan |
| Movit | Movit | 🇺🇬 Uganda |
| Head & Shoulders | Procter & Gamble | 🇺🇸 United States |
| SebiRinse | Ego Pharmaceuticals | 🇦🇺 Australia |
| Tío Nacho | Genomma Lab | 🇲🇽 Mexico |
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.
🇺🇸 Redken and other American brands
Brandtree records a controlling owner for 2,549 brands that began in the United States. 478 of them (19%) are now controlled by a company headquartered in another country, Redken among them.
Frequently asked questions
Who is the parent company of Redken?
The parent company of Redken is L'Oréal, a publicly listed company headquartered in France.
Is Redken American or French?
Redken originated in the United States in 1960, but it is owned today by L'Oréal, which is headquartered in France. So Redken is an American-origin brand under French ownership.
Since when has L'Oréal owned Redken?
L'Oréal has owned Redken since 1993.
Is Redken still owned by L'Oréal?
Yes. As of 28 September 2026, Redken 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: REDKEN, serial 72412601 — United States Patent and Trademark Office, Trademark registry; retrieved 28 September 2026.
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