Private company

Garnier

Logo: L'Oreal, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons4

French cosmetics brand

Garnier (French pronunciation: [ɡaʁnje]) is a mass market cosmetics brand owned by the French company L'Oréal. Garnier is specialised in hair care and skin care products.2 It is headquartered in France.1 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0

Last updated Oct 20, 2026.

Overview

1904Founded1
  • HeadquartersFrance1
  • Websitewww.garnierusa.com
  • Legal formsubsidiary company1
  • LEI969500F7WH4RHEWD55723
  • StatusActive3
  • LEI statusIssued and current3
  • Registered address16 AVENUE HOCHE, 75008 Paris, France3
  • Registered withNational Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies, 8197289323

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Garnier (French pronunciation: [ɡaʁnje]) is a mass market cosmetics brand owned by the French company L'Oréal. Garnier is specialised in hair care and skin care products.2

Corporate structure

Garnier is part of a group headed by L'Oréal. 215 entities, 44 countries on record. Switch between the flow chart and the network, and select any entity to see its details.

  • L'Oréal Paris, France
    • Garnier Paris, France
    • L'Oréal Sverige Bromma, Sweden
    • L'Oréal USA New York City, New York, United States
    • Sanofi Subsidiary · 9.43% · Paris, France
      • Hoechst 100% · Frankfurt am Main, Germany
      • Ablynx Ghent, Belgium
      • Sanofi (Belgium) Machelen, Belgium
      • Chattem Subsidiary · 100% · Chattanooga
      • Genzyme Subsidiary · 100% · Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States
        • GENZYME THERAPEUTIC PRODUCTS LIMITED PARTNERSHIP Subsidiary · Boston, Massachusetts, United States
      • Sanofi-Aventis Korea Subsidiary · 100% · Seoul, South Korea
      • Shantha Biotechnics Subsidiary · 98.7% · Medchal
      • Bioverativ Subsidiary · Waltham
      • Sanofi (Japan) Subsidiary · Tokyo, Japan
      • Sanofi Medley Subsidiary · Campinas, Brazil
      • Winthrop Subsidiary · United Kingdom
      • Zentiva Subsidiary · Praha 10, Czechia
      • SANOFI AVENTIS SA Subsidiary · 100% · Barcelona, Spain
      • SANOFI PASTEUR SA DE CV Subsidiary · 100% · Mexico City, Mexico
      • AZTECA VACUNAS SA DE CV Subsidiary · Mexico City, Mexico
      • Carraig Insurance Designated Activity Company Subsidiary · Dublin, Ireland
      • CHINOIN GYÓGYSZER-ÉS VEGYÉSZETI TERMÉKEK GYÁRA ZÁRTKÖRŰEN MŰKÖDŐ RT. Subsidiary · Budapest, Hungary
        • SANOFI-AVENTIS MAGYARORSZÁG KERESKEDELMI ÉS SZOLGÁLTATÓ ZÁRTKÖRŰEN MŰKÖDŐ RÉSZVÉNYTÁRSASÁG Subsidiary · Budapest, Hungary
      • GENZYME FLANDERS Subsidiary · Geel, Belgium
      • HELVEPHARM AG Subsidiary · Vernier, Switzerland
      • Nattermann Verwaltungs GmbH Subsidiary · Frankfurt am Main, Germany
      • Opella Subsidiary · France
      • OPELLA HEALTHCARE AUSTRIA GMBH Subsidiary · Wien, Austria
      • OPELLA HEALTHCARE BELGIUM NV/SA Subsidiary · Machelen, Belgium
      • OPELLA HEALTHCARE POLAND SPÓŁKA Z OGRANICZONĄ ODPOWIEDZIALNOŚCIĄ Subsidiary · Warsaw, Poland
      • OPELLA HEALTHCARE SLOVAKIA S.R.O. Subsidiary · Bratislava, Slovakia
      • and 24 more
    • Aesop Subsidiary · Collingwood
    • Biotherm Subsidiary · Levallois-Perret
    • CeraVe Subsidiary
    • Clarisonic Subsidiary · Redmond
    • Helena Rubinstein Subsidiary
    • IT Cosmetics Subsidiary · Jersey City, New Jersey, United States
    • Kiehl's Subsidiary · Third Avenue
    • L'Oréal Professionnel Subsidiary
    • La Roche-Posay Subsidiary
    • Lancôme Subsidiary · Courbevoie
    • Le Club des Créateurs de Beauté Subsidiary · Paris, France
    • Logona Subsidiary · Salzhemmendorf, Germany
    • Maison Margiela Subsidiary · Paris, France
    • Maybelline Subsidiary · New York City
    • Medik8 Subsidiary · Elstree and Borehamwood, United Kingdom
    • Niely Subsidiary
    • NYX Professional Makeup Subsidiary · El Segundo
    • Pureology Subsidiary
    • Sanoflore Subsidiary
    • Stylenanda Subsidiary · Seoul
    • Urban Decay Subsidiary · Roubaix
    • and 114 more

Built from parent and subsidiary links from GLEIF, the Global Legal Entity Identifier Foundation (CC0); subsidiaries, stakes and holdings from Wikidata (CC0). Each entity in the chart links to its source.

Products and brands

  • cosmetics

Listed on Wikidata.1

Over the decades, Garnier expanded from hair care and hair color into skin care since its acquisition by L'Oréal in 1970.

In the 2000s, Garnier launched a line of hair color products, including permanent and semi-permanent dyes.

In 2013, Garnier introduced Olia, a ammonia-free hair color line, made with a 60% oil blend with natural flower oils.

A staple of the French market for years, Garnier debuted its micellar line in the US in 2016.

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In 2018, Garnier introduced a skin care line with 96% naturally derived ingredients, adapted to all skin types.

Garnier launched a line of products aimed at black skin in Brazil in 2021. The line was co-created by the brand with Brazilian singer Iza and is especially aimed at darker skin tones.

From Wikipedia’s article on Garnier, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.5

Subsidiaries and ownership

Parent company

Owners

From Wikidata.1

Timeline

  1. 1904Founded Founded1

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