Andrew Jergens Company

Andrew Jergens Company was a U.S.-origin personal-care business historically associated with skincare and body-care products. Founded in the late nineteenth century, it developed a brand portfolio centered on Jergens, a name commonly associated with body lotions, moisturizing care, and related personal-care products. The business later passed through ownership changes involving major consumer-goods companies: the related operations were acquired by Procter & Gamble and subsequently transferred to the Kao group. Because the available input does not include official corporate records, a complete product catalogue, or evidence of the company’s current independent legal status, that status cannot be confirmed here.

Andrew Jergens Company was a U.S. personal-care business established in the late nineteenth century, with early activities associated with soaps, skincare, and body-care products. As the consumer-products market developed, the company increasingly focused on skincare and moisturizing products and built a product system centered on the Jergens name. In the late twentieth century, the business became part of the consolidation of major consumer-goods companies; public references generally place its acquisition by Procter & Gamble in 1988. The related brand business later moved into the Kao group around 2001. In later sources, “Andrew Jergens Company” is more often treated as a historical company name or the origin of a brand than as a clearly independent operating consumer-goods company. Its current legal structure, headquarters, and full corporate history therefore require confirmation from company records or official brand materials.

• 2001

  Related Brands Move into the Kao Group

  The related Jergens brand business was subsequently managed within the Kao Group; the specific transaction structure requires further verification.

• 1988

  Joined the Procter & Gamble Group

  Publicly available sources generally place Procter & Gamble’s acquisition of Andrew Jergens Company in 1988.

• 1882

  Company Founded

  Andrew Jergens Company was founded in the United States and later grew into a business focused on personal care and skin-care products.

Mass-market personal care and body moisturizing care

• Jergens body lotion

  Jergens body lotions are among the company’s best-known product lines, serving everyday body moisturizing and skincare needs in the mass personal-care market.

• Jergens skincare products

  Jergens skincare products include items developed for body moisturization, skin softness, and everyday care; exact products and formulations vary by market and ownership period.