Who owns The Face Shop?
The Face Shop is owned by LG H&H (South Korea, KRX: 051900), which has owned the brand since 2010.[1]
This ownership is reported in official statements but has not yet been matched to a regulatory filing.
Evidence: LG H&H — Brand Portfolio (BEAUTIFUL), LG H&H Co., Ltd. Last checked .
Key facts
- Current owner
- LG H&H Co., Ltd. reported
- Owned since
- Owner HQ
- 🇰🇷 South Korea, Seoul
- Origin
- 🇰🇷 South Korea
- Founded
- 2003
- Category
- Personal care & beauty › Skin care › Facial skin care
- Parent ticker
- KRX: 051900
- Last verified
- · 1 sources
About The Face Shop
The Face Shop sells affordable natural-ingredient skincare and cosmetics through its own shops, and was among the first Korean beauty chains to expand widely across Asia. LG H&H acquired it in 2010. Its single-brand shop format, staffed by advisers and stocking only its own products, was widely copied across the region.
Ownership timeline of The Face Shop
Where The Face Shop sits in LG H&H
Controlling ownership as of . Brands grouped under the entity that owns them; large groups are collapsed.
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Other brands owned by LG H&H
LG H&H controls 5 brands on Brandtree, 5 of them in personal care & beauty.
Also in personal care & beauty
- Elastine (2002)
- O HUI (1997)
- Perioe (1954)
- The History of Whoo (2003)
Other brands in facial skin care, and who owns them
The 76 brands in facial skin care on Brandtree belong to 38 owners. The largest is POLA ORBIS, with 6; LG H&H has 3.
| 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 |
| ageLOC | Nu Skin | 🇺🇸 United States |
About the owner: LG H&H
LG H&H is a publicly listed company headquartered in Seoul, South Korea, founded in 2001. Brandtree records 5 brands under its control, and it is listed as KRX: 051900.
LG H&H was separated from LG Chem in 2001 and combines cosmetics, household products and a Coca-Cola bottling business in Korea. Its luxury cosmetics brands depend heavily on Chinese demand, which has made its results unusually sensitive to relations between Seoul and Beijing.
🇰🇷 The Face Shop and other South Korean brands
Brandtree records a controlling owner for 185 brands that began in South Korea. 7 of them (4%) are now controlled by a company headquartered in another country; The Face Shop is not one of them.
Frequently asked questions
Who is the parent company of The Face Shop?
The parent company of The Face Shop is LG H&H, a publicly listed company headquartered in South Korea.
Is The Face Shop South Korean?
Yes. The Face Shop originated in South Korea in 2003 and its owner, LG H&H, is also headquartered in South Korea.
Since when has LG H&H owned The Face Shop?
LG H&H has owned The Face Shop since 2010.
Is The Face Shop still owned by LG H&H?
Yes. As of 16 September 2026, The Face Shop is still owned by LG H&H. 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] LG H&H — Brand Portfolio (BEAUTIFUL) — LG H&H Co., Ltd., Official document; retrieved 28 September 2026.
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