Amorepacific Corporation


Amorepacific Group is a South Korean beauty and cosmetics conglomerate, operating over 30 beauty, personal care, and health brands including Sulwhasoo, Laneige, Mamonde, Etude, and innisfree. Founded in 1945, it is the world's 12th largest cosmetics company.

History

The company originated in the 1930s, when Madame Yun Dok-jeong began selling camellia oil as a hair treatment in the village of Kaesong. Her second son, Suh Sung-whan, took over the business in 1945, naming it "태평양 ".
Suh handed the company over to his second son Suh Kyung-bae in 1997; its success has made him the second-richest man in Korea as of 2016.

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