Shiseido acquires British skin brand Gallinée



British skin firm Gallinée Ltd has been acquired by Shiseido Europe S.A., a subsidiary of Shiseido Company Ltd.

Gallinée focusses on caring for the skin's microbiome with face and body products developed by skin specialist Marie Drago, PharmD. Its range of science-backed beauty products feature a patented complex of prebiotics, probiotics and postbiotics that nourish and strengthen the skin's microbiome.

As part of the acquisition, Gallinée will benefit from Shiseido's commercial infrastructure and research and development capabilities at their European Innovation Center to continue to drive brand growth. Brand founder Marie Drago, PharmD will join Shiseido's EMEA team as Chief Creative Officer of Gallinée, reporting directly to Franck Marilly, President and CEO of Shiseido EMEA and Global Fragrance.

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