A committed and independent French family-owned brand since 1950.
Our history began in 1950, when entrepreneur Paul Berthomé partnered with pharmacist Claude Guillon to create the very first baby cleansing milk. It was a technical innovation, but also a way to free up time for parents mainly for women in particular at that time. Our ambition has remained the same for generations: to be by parents' side and make their lives easier with our natural origin care ranges.
Discover some of the Mustela range’s must-haves, iconic skin care passed on from generation to generation… and more recent ones, that have already been adopted by many families.
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1957 - First baby cleansing milk specifically formulated for babies' skin
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1960 - Creation of the first sunscreen range to protect babies' sensitive skin
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1979 - Launch of the Mustela women's range
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1987 - Launch of the first 2-in-1 hair and body gel and diaper cream
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1990 - Launch of the first baby wipes
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1994 - Mustela® 9 Months: the first complete skincare line designed to support skin changes throughout pregnancy
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1999 - Launch of PhysiObébé®: the first no-rinse cleansing fluid, a new cleansing routine (Innovation Award from the JPMA/USA).
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1999 - Lancement de la ligne Mustela® Dermo-pédiatrie, avec Stelatopia crème émolliente.
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2008- Lancement de Stelaprotect : la 1ère gamme dédiée aux peaux hypersensibles du nourrisson/bébé/enfant
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2020 - Lancement de la première gamme certifiée bio pour toute la famille, dès la naissance. Composée de quatre essentiels sans parfum, elle est formulée avec de l’huile d’olive bio de Nîmes et dépasse les exigences du label Cosmos Organic grâce à des formules vegan, éco-conçues et très naturelles.
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2020 - Mustela lance une expérimentation de vente en vrac, c'est-à-dire de produits non pré-emballés. L'idée ? Aller encore plus loin dans l'écoconception de nos produits et plus particulièrement la réduction des emballages avec un flacon qui s'appelle REVIENS !
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2021 - The first multi-purpose skincare product for the whole family! The universal balm with 3 avocado extracts is formulated with a whole avocado (skin, flesh, and pit) to extract all of its benefits and care for the skin.
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2022 - A 2-in-1 product from head to toe! Mustela launches its first solid shampoo bar enriched with organic avocado oil and organic olive oil, gently cleansing hair and body.
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2023 - We have joined forces with four other players in the dermo-cosmetics industry to form the “#PharmaRecharge” consortium, offering 15 iconic products for the first time in eco-friendly refillable bottles available in pharmacies!
Our production site since 1957
85% of our products are made in France, at our Epernon site in the Eure-et-Loir department. From our very beginnings, we have chosen to master our entire value chain, from research and manufacturing to marketing, to ensure the quality and safety of our products at every stage.
An independent family-owned company
Today, Mustela remains a family-owned, independent brand: it is owned by the family of Paul Berthomé, the founder of Laboratoires Expanscience, and his son, Jean-Paul, currently heads the company.
Why stay independent?
This strategy simply aims to ensure control of the value chain from A to Z, i.e. from research to marketing. This naturally concerns product safety and quality.
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THE MUSTELA FOUNDATION
Since 1982, the Mustela Foundation’s mission has been to encourage research work or projects on child development and parenthood, all over the world.