St. Ives is owned by Unilever (the United Kingdom, LSE: ULVR), which acquired the brand on 10 May 2011 for $3.7 billion from Alberto Culver.[1][2] Before Unilever, St. Ives was owned by Alberto Culver to 2011.[2]
St. Ives is a body and facial care brand best known for its apricot scrub, an exfoliant made with crushed walnut shells that has been both a long-running bestseller and the subject of criticism from dermatologists about abrasiveness. The brand came to Unilever through the 2011 acquisition of Alberto Culver.
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Unilever bought Alberto Culver for $37.50 a share in cash, adding TRESemmé, VO5, Simple, St. Ives and Nexxus to its hair and skin portfolio. Regulators required Unilever to divest the Alberto VO5 and Rave brands in the United States.
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The parent company of St. Ives is Unilever, a publicly listed company headquartered in the United Kingdom.
St. Ives originated in the United States in 1955, but it is owned today by Unilever, which is headquartered in the United Kingdom. So St. Ives is an American-origin brand under British ownership.
Unilever completed its acquisition of St. Ives on 10 May 2011, after announcing the deal on 27 September 2010. The deal was valued at $3.7 billion.
Before Unilever, St. Ives was owned by Alberto Culver until 2011.
Yes. As of 16 September 2026, St. Ives is still owned by Unilever. The ownership record was last checked against primary sources on that date.
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