Thayers is owned by L'Oréal (France, EPA: OR), which acquired the brand on 1 November 2022.[1][2] Thayers was founded in 1847 in the United States and was independent until 2022.
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 .
Thayers has made witch hazel preparations since 1847 and its alcohol-free toner became a substantial seller after online skincare communities recommended it. L'Oréal acquired the brand in 2022. Witch hazel is an astringent extracted from a North American shrub, and the alcohol-free version was the point of difference that drove the brand's revival.
The USPTO record for the Thayers mark lists L'OREAL USA S/D, INC. as the owner of record (serial number 77290179). 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.[3]
Controlling ownership as of . Brands grouped under the entity that owns them; large groups are collapsed.
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L'Oréal controls 21 brands on Brandtree, 21 of them in personal care & beauty.
The 76 brands in facial skin care on Brandtree belong to 38 owners. The largest is POLA ORBIS, with 6; L'Oréal has 2.
| Brand | Owner | Owner based in |
|---|---|---|
| DECENCIA | POLA ORBIS | 🇯🇵 Japan |
| Clinique | Estée Lauder | 🇺🇸 United States |
| ANYA | Proya | 🇨🇳 China |
| COSRX | Amorepacific | 🇰🇷 South Korea |
| Clé de Peau Beauté | Shiseido | 🇯🇵 Japan |
| Paula's Choice | Unilever | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom |
| ALBION | KOSÉ | 🇯🇵 Japan |
| O HUI | LG H&H | 🇰🇷 South Korea |
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.
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, Thayers among them.
L'Oreal acquired Thayers Natural Remedies, which has made witch hazel preparations since 1847 and whose alcohol-free toner became a substantial seller after online skincare communities recommended it. The price was not disclosed.
The parent company of Thayers is L'Oréal, a publicly listed company headquartered in France.
Thayers originated in the United States in 1847, but it is owned today by L'Oréal, which is headquartered in France. So Thayers is an American-origin brand under French ownership.
L'Oréal completed its acquisition of Thayers on 1 November 2022, after announcing the deal on 11 October 2022. The price was not disclosed.
Thayers was an independent company from its founding in 1847 until L'Oréal acquired it in 2022.
Yes. As of 28 September 2026, Thayers is still owned by L'Oréal. The ownership record was last checked against primary sources on that date.
Last verified . Every ownership fact above is backed by one of these primary documents. Numbers in brackets in the text refer to this list.
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