North America, Europe, Australia, Middle East, Africa
There is no company quite like Kao. We lead the beauty industry with distinctive brands and a history of innovation, along with our Japanese heritage. We work to enhance the unique strengths and values of our beauty care brands through our business foundation of Yoki-Monozukuri. This foundation allows us to offer products that meet the needs of our consumers by carefully studying the diverse range of people’s lifestyles and responding to changing needs and desires.
At Kao, we understand that our people are one of our core assets, and we strive for a working environment which allows our team members to flourish and grow. We encourage and recognize what’s powerful and unique in our employees, so they can reach their full potential and help to deliver the quality products that help people thrive throughout the world.
With global headquarters located in Tokyo, the Kao Group consists of a rich diversity of markets and employees. Kao’s operations throughout North America, Australia, Europe, the Middle East and Africa are incredibly varied and include offices, salon training academies, manufacturing facilities and warehouse locations, as well as our Molton Brown® retail locations, all of which contribute to deliver products to enrich the lives of people across these markets.
Offices | Salon Academy | Manufacturing | Warehouse
AUSTRALIA: | Level 3, 3-5 High Street, Auckland, New Zealand | +64-9368-2195 |
AUSTRALIA: | Level 2, 293 Camberwell Road, Camberwell, Victoria 3124 | +03-9274-9100 |
AUSTRIA: | Franzosenhausweg, 36 4030 Linz, Austria +43-732-385721-0 | +43-732-385721-21 |
BELGIUM: | Industriepark Klein Gent, Atealaan 16, 2270 Herenthout, Belgium | +32-14-28 55 90+32-14-28 55 99 |
CANADA: | #2-75 Courtneypark Drive W, Mississauga, Ontario, L5W 0E3 | 905-670-78901-800-387-3873 |
CZECH REPUBLIC: | Pražská 10, č.p. 675, 64200 Brno-Bosonohy, Pražská | 00420-547 423 27000420-547 423 271 |
DENMARK: | Dampfærgevej 13, 2100 Kopenhagen Ø | +4546-152111+4546-153610 |
FINLAND: | Juhanilantie 3, 01740 Vantaa, Finland | +3589-41-542300+3589-41-542309 |
FRANCE: | 11, rue Louis Phiippe, 92200 Neuilly-sur-Seine, France | +33 1 41 43 86 00+33 1 41 43 86 10 |
GERMANY: | Pfungstädter Str. 98 -100, 64297 Darmstadt | 0049 6151 / 502 |
ITALY: | Leonida Bissolati 76, 00187 Roma (RM), Italy | +39 (0) 06-42 74 55 21+39 (0) 06-42 02 11 23 |
JAPAN: | 1-14-10 Nihonbashi Kayabacho, Chuo-ku, Tokyo 103-8210 | 03-3660-7111 |
NETHERLANDS: | Berkenweg 7, 3818 LA Amersfoort, The Netherlands | +31-85 486 4400+31-85 486 4300 |
NEW ZEALAND: | Level 3, 3 - 5 High Street, Auckland, New Zealand | +64-9368-5401+64-9368-5413 |
NORWAY: | Karenslyst Alle 55 0277 Oslo, Norway | +47 22 55 69 91 |
SOUTH AFRICA: | Capital Hill Commercial Estate, Unit 3 K 101 Business Park, Cnr K 101 & Le Roux Avenue, Midrand 1685, South Africa | +2711-312 5070+2711-312 4893 |
SWEDEN: | Regeringsgatan 65, Stockholm, Sweden 111 56 | +46 8 556 020 70 |
SWITZERLAND: | Ruessenstraße 12, 6340 Baar-Walterswil | 004141-7660606004141-7618535 |
UNITED ARAB EMERITES: | Lease Office Building #17, Offices 227 & 228, Jebel Ali Free Zone, Dubai, United Arab Emirates | +971-4881-7991+971-4881-7992 |
UNITED KINGDOM: | 130 Shaftesbury Avenue, London W1D 5EU, United Kingdom | +44-203-540-1100+44-207-851-9889 |
UNITED KINGDOM: | Green St, Elsenham, Bishop Stortford, Herts, CM22 6DS | +44-127-964-8700 |
UNITED STATES: | 312 Plum Street Building, Cincinnati, OH 45201, U.S.A. | 513-629-5210 |
UNITED STATES: | 2535 Spring Grove Avenue, Cincinnati, OH 45214, U.S.A. | 513-421-1400 |
UNITED STATES: | One Penn Plaza, 22nd Floor, Suite 2207, New York, NY 10119 | 212-643-1549 |
UNITED STATES: | 100 North Charles Street, 15th Floor, Baltimore, MD 21201 | 410-951-5400 |
AUSTRALIA: | Level 3, 3-5 High Street, Auckland, New Zealand | +64-9368-2195 |
AUSTRALIA: | Level 1-7, 227-235 Unley Road, Malvern, South Australia 506 | +08-8271-5955 |
AUSTRALIA: | 5 Cribb Street, Milton, Queensland 4064 | +07-3255-0080 |
AUSTRALIA: | Level 1, 627 Chapel Street, South Yarra, Victoria 314 | +03-9826-8044 |
AUSTRALIA: | 116 Hobart Street, Mount Hawthorn, West Australia 6016 | +08-9443-2965 |
AUSTRALIA: | Level 5, 114 Castlereagh Street, Sydney, New South Wales 2000 | +13-0036-6689 |
AUSTRIA: | Franzosenhausweg, 36 4030 Linz, Austria | +43-732-385721-0+43-732-385721-21 |
AUSTRIA: | Währingerstrasse 3 / Top 6, 1090 Wien | +43-732-385721-0+43-732-385721-21 |
BELGIUM: | Industriepark Klein Gent, Atealaan 16, 2270 Herenthout, Belgium | +32-14-28 55 90+32-14-28 55 99 |
CANADA: | #2-75 Courtneypark Drive W, Mississauga, Ontario, L5W 0E3 | 905-670-78901-800-387-3873 |
CZECH REPUBLIC: | Pražská 10, č.p. 675, 64200 Brno-Bosonohy, Pražská | 00420-547 423 27000420-547 423 271 |
DENMARK: | Dampfærgevej 13, 2100 Kopenhagen Ø | +4546-152111+4546-153610 |
FINLAND: | Kansakoulukuja 3, Helsinki, Finland 100 | +3589-41-542309 |
GERMANY: | Pfungstädter Str. 98 -100, 64297 Darmstadt | 0049 6151 / 502 |
GERMANY: | Charlottenstrasse 42, 10117 Berlin | 0049 6151 / 502 |
GERMANY: | Im Zollhof 11, 40221 Düsseldorf | 0049 6151 / 502 |
ITALY: | Via Borgogna 3, Milano | +39 (0) 06-42 74 55 21 |
NETHERLANDS: | Berkenweg 7, 3818 LA Amersfoort, The Netherlands | +31-85 486 4400+31-85 486 4300 |
NETHERLANDS: | Laan van Malkenschoten 40, Apeldoorn, Netherlands 7333 NP | +31-85 486 4400+31-85 486 4300 |
SOUTH AFRICA: | Capital Hill Commercial Estate, Unit 3 K 101 Business Park, Cnr K 101 & Le Roux Avenue, Midrand 1685, South Africa | +2711-312 5070+2711-312 4893 |
SOUTH AFRICA: | Unit B, Ground floor, Century Gate, Cnr Bosmansdam & Century Drv, Century City, 7441 | +2711-312 5070 |
SOUTH AFRICA: | No 2 Rydall Vale Park, Douglas Saunders Drive, La Lucia Ridge, 4051 | +2711-312 5070 |
SWITZERLAND: | Ruessenstraße 12, 6340 Baar-Walterswil | 004141-7660606004141-7618535 |
SWITZERLAND: | Rue du Grand – Pont 8, 1003 Lausanne | 004141-7660606004141-7618535 |
UNITED KINGDOM: | 130 Shaftesbury Avenue, London W1D 5EU, United Kingdom | +44-203-540-1100+44-207-851-9889 |
UNITED KINGDOM: | Green St, Elsenham, Bishop Stortford, Herts, CM22 6DS | +44-127-964-8700 |
UNITED STATES: | 22 Little West 12th St, PH1, New York, NY 10014 | 646-780-7907 |
GERMANY: | Zerninstraße 12-18, 64297 Darmstadt | 0049 6151 / 502 |
UNITED KINGDOM: | Green St, Elsenham, Bishop Stortford, Herts, CM22 6DS | +441279 648700 |
UNITED STATES: | 2535 Spring Grove Avenue, Cincinnati, OH 45214, U.S.A. | 1-513-421-14001-513-455-5373 |
AUSTRALIA: | Warehouse 43 Charles Street, Moonah, Tas 7009 | +03-62721815 |
AUSTRALIA: | 1a The Crescent, Kingsgrove, New South Wales 2208 | +02-95541900 |
CANADA: | #110-1580 Brigantine Drive, Coquitlam, BC V3K 7C1 | 604-777-5636 |
CZECH REPUBLIC: | Pražská 10, č.p. 675, 64200 Brno-Bosonohy, Pražská | 00420-547 423 27000420-547 423 271 |
FINLAND: | Juhanilantie 3, 01740 Vantaa, Finland | +3589-41-542300+3589-41-542309 |
SOUTH AFRICA: | 64 Lechwe Street, Corporate Park, 1685 Midrand | +2711-312 5070 |
UNITED KINGDOM: | Green St, Elsenham, Bishop Stortford, Herts, CM22 6DS | +441279 648700 |
UNITED STATES: | 8778 LeSaint Drive, Hamilton, Ohio 45011 | 1-513-421-1400 |
Take a trip through 130 years of innovation and the key milestones of our brands with our interactive timeline.
Kao Corporation is recognized as one of World’s Most Ethical Companies by Ethisphere Institute, a U.S. think tank. Since the award’s inception in 2007, Kao is the only Japanese company that has received this recognition for ten straight years.
Guhl® wins a 2015 Glammy for its taming shampoo. Its unique formulation, consisting of Awapuhi, oil and keratin, keeps even wayward hair under control.
Molton Brown® wins awards for “Best Men’s Grooming Product” for Post Shave Recovery Balm and “Best Bath & Body Product” for its Rhubarb & Rose Body Wash.
Jergens® celebrates the launch of Jergens® Wet Skin Moisturizer and Jergens® Natural Glow Instant Sun.
Kao was named as one of the Top 100 Global Innovators by Thomson Reuters, an international news and information services provider.
Goldwell® introduces New Kerasilk, the first long-lasting and customizable Keratin treatment service with an additional home care program.
Molton Brown® is named winner of Cosmetic Executive Women’s “Best British Brand” award and is granted Royal Warrant for the supply of toiletries to the royal household.
KMS California® introduces brand new packaging and a new obsession with freedom of style, with a daring approach that’s completely unique.
Jergens® Natural Glow, a revolutionary daily moisturizer, is invented. It sells out during the first week of advertising and becomes the largest new product launch in the history of its category.
Molton Brown®’s Black Peppercorn Body Wash is launched. It becomes an instant bestseller, going on to win many awards.
In a true breakthrough with new technology, Goldwell® introduces its expert color range with a Kao patent – Elumen.
After years of extensive research, Curél®, the first skin care brand for sensitive skin, is born. A new body care series is launched.
Bioré® Pore Deep Cleansing Nose Strip is introduced, becomes the top-selling skin care product and wins the Glammy for Invention of the Year.
The John Frieda® Frizz Ease® hair serum is launched, promising glossy, pin-straight hair. It lands a spot in Allure’s Cosmetic Hall of Fame and is named InStyle’s Product of the Decade.
Biochemist Jamey Mazzotta takes his passion to create innovative haircare products and founds KMS California® in Redding, California.
Hans Enrich Dotter founds Goldwell®, building a company that focuses exclusively on hairdressers as business partners. Its first product, an innovative cold perm, is introduced in 1948.
Jergens® classic cherry-almond lotion, now known as Jergens® Original Scent, becomes the best-selling hand lotion in America.
Kao is founded as a small company producing facial soap. The product is named Kao, which is pronounced the same as the Japanese word for face.
Jergens® is founded in Cincinnati, Ohio. The first product is coconut oil soap, specially formulated to perform in hard water.