Estée Lauder

The Estée Lauder Companies is an American multinational manufacturer and marketer of prestige skincare, makeup, fragrance and hair care products, based in Midtown Manhattan, New York City.

• Founded 1946

• New York City,  U.S.

• Founders Estée Lauder, Joseph Lauder

• www.elcompanies.com

 

The Estée Lauder Companies brands include:

 

Skincare brands

AERIN • BECCA • Bobbi Brown • Clinique • Darphin • DECIEM by Brandon Truaxe • Dr.Jart+ • Estée Lauder • GLAMGLOW • La Mer • Lab Series • MAC  Cosmetics • Origins • Prescriptives • Smashbox • Too Faced  • Tom Ford Beauty •

Haircare

Aveda • Bumble and Bumble

 

 

 

  

 

MAC Cosmetics

Parent company: The Estée Lauder Companies (acquired a majority interest in MAC in 1994 and full ownership in 1998)

Beauty salon owner Frank Angelo and photographer Frank Toskan founded MAC Cosmetics in Toronto in 1984. 

The company's name is an acronym for "Make-Up Art Cosmetics".

https://www.maccosmetics.com/

 

Urea vs. Hyaluronic Acid

Urea vs. Hyaluronic Acid

Feature	Urea	Hyaluronic Acid (HA)
Primary Mechanism	Binds water, dissolves compacted keratin, and stabilizes the skin barrier.	Holds up to 1,000 times its weight in water to flood the skin with surface moisture.
Molecule Size	Very small, allowing it to penetrate effectively.	Large polysaccharide chain that primarily forms a hydrating film on the surface.
Visual Benefit	Smooths out rough, flaky texture and scales.	Delivers an immediate plumping effect to minimize fine lines.
Potential Irritation	Can cause mild stinging or peeling at high concentrations (over 10–20%).	Generally non-irritating and well-tolerated by all skin types.

 

Core Benefits of Urea

• Dual-Action Hydration: As a natural component of your skin's Natural Moisturizing Factor (NMF), urea acts as a powerful humectant that attracts and locks in moisture deeper within the tissue. 
• Concentration-Dependent Exfoliation: At low concentrations (under 10%), it acts strictly as a moisturizer. At higher concentrations (10% to 40%), it becomes keratolytic, meaning it breaks down dead skin build-up to smooth out cracked heels, calluses, keratosis pilaris, or rough patches. 
• Barrier Repair: Unlike standard exfoliants that can thin or compromise your skin, urea actively accelerates cellular renewal and strengthens the skin's defense barrier.
• Penetration Enhancer: Urea temporarily modifies the skin structure to help other active ingredients in your skincare routine absorb much more effectively.

Neutrogena

Neutrogena is an American brand of skin care, hair care and cosmetics owned by Johnson & Johnson and is headquartered in Los Angeles, California.

• Founded 1930
• Founder Emanuel Stolaroff
• Headquarters Los Angeles, United States; Update April 2024:  Kenvue to shutter Neutrogena's California office; moving operations to planned Summit, NJ headquarters.
  
• Parent Johnson & Johnson
• Website Neutrogena.com

 

 

Neutrogena is one of the number one dermatologist-recommended skincare brands. Neutrogena produces skin care, hair care, sun care, body and bath products. Neutrogena offers a multi-product anti-aging skin care line that includes Ageless Essentials, Rapid Wrinkle Repair and Deep Moisture.

April 2024:  Kenvue to shutter Neutrogena's California office; moving operations to planned Summit, NJ headquarters.

According to a California State Employment Development Department document, the permanent closure of that sapce will impact 84 employees.

Kenvue announced last year that it had signed a long-term lease for a newly renovated office and a newly constructed R&D building in Summit, NJ that, when opened, would serve as its new global headquarters.

Neutrogena was created in Los Angeles in the the 1930s.

Johnson & Johnson

Johnson & Johnson (J&J) is an American multinational corporation and one of the largest pharmaceutical, medical device, and consumer packaged goods manufacturers in the world.

• Founded in 1886 in New Brunswick, New Jersey
• Its common stock is a component of the Dow Jones Industrial Average and the company is ranked in the top 50 on the Fortune 500 list of the largest United States corporations by total revenue.

Johnson & Johnson is a diversified healthcare company with over 250 subsidiaries that own well-known brands. Some of their brands include:

• Skin health: Aveeno, Neutrogena, Rogaine, Le Petit Marseillais, Clean and Clear
• Self-care: Tylenol, Motrin, Zyrtec, Benadryl, Nicorette, Zarbee's Naturals, Imodium, Visine, Pepcid, Sudafed
• Essential Health: Listerine, Johnson's baby products, Band-aid, OGX, Carefree, Stayfree
• Top revenue-producing products: Tylenol, Listerine, Band-Aid, Pepcid, Aveeno, Zyrtec
• Other brands: Splenda, Acuvue contact lenses, Balversa, Carvykti, Dacogen, Darzalex, Eprex, Erleada, Imbruvica, Procrit

 

Use of the Red Cross symbol
Johnson & Johnson registered the Red Cross as a U.S. trademark for "medicinal and surgical plasters" in 1905 and has used the design since 1887. The Geneva Conventions, which reserved the Red Cross emblem for specific uses, were first approved in 1864 and ratified by the United States in 1882. However, the emblem was not protected by U.S. law for the use of the American Red Cross (ARC) and the U.S. military until after Johnson & Johnson had obtained its trademark. A clause in this law (now 18 U.S.C. 706) permits this pre-existing use of the Red Cross to continue.
 

 

business segments: medical devices and diagnostics, pharmaceuticals, and consumer packaged goods