Who owns Sebitar?
Sebitar 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
- Category
- Personal care & beauty › Hair care › Shampoo & conditioner
- Last verified
- · 1 sources
About Sebitar
Sebitar is an Ego Pharmaceuticals scalp-cleansing treatment, sold in 250 mL and 500 mL bottles, for itchy and inflamed scalp conditions. Its listed actives are pine tar 1%, coal tar solution 1% and salicylic acid 2%, in a pH 6, soap-free solution that Ego says can be used up to daily to reduce scaling and flaking.
Ownership timeline of Sebitar
- Current owner Ego Pharmaceuticals [1] reported
Where Sebitar 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 shampoo & conditioner, and who owns them
The 55 brands in shampoo & conditioner on Brandtree belong to 30 owners. The largest is Unilever, with 7; Ego Pharmaceuticals has 2.
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.
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🇦🇺 Sebitar 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; Sebitar is not one of them.
Frequently asked questions
Who is the parent company of Sebitar?
The parent company of Sebitar is Ego Pharmaceuticals, a privately held company headquartered in Australia.
Is Sebitar Australian?
Yes. Sebitar originated in Australia and its owner, Ego Pharmaceuticals, is also headquartered in Australia.
Is Sebitar still owned by Ego Pharmaceuticals?
Yes. As of 3 October 2026, Sebitar 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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