Jurlique International Pty Ltd, is an Australian cosmetics manufacturer specialising in

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-based skincare and cosmetics under the brand name Jurlique. Jurlique is considered

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and

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, although internationally, it does submit some samples for

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as mandated by Chinese local laws for products sold in that market.

History

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Jurlique was founded in 1985 in

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by Dr Jurgen Klein and his wife Ulrike. The company's name is based on a phonetic combination of their first names. The native German couple relocated to a farm in the

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a year prior to the launch of their brand, due to its warm climate. Jurgen was a

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and naturopath, who had previously worked for German holistic skincare brand Dr. Hauschka. and Ulrike was a horticulturalist and

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. Today the farm is still part of the company and Jurlique claims to be the number two prestige skincare brand in Australia. The brand is sold in over 5,000 stores worldwide, including over 58 Jurlique concept stores, 18 of which located across Australia.

Media

Julia Roberts' character (Cpt. Katherine "Kate" Hazeltine) was shown using Jurlique hand cream in an airplane rest room during the 2010 film ''

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''.

Ownership

Originally created as a niche natural skincare range, in 2002, the company was purchased for $25 million by Australian billionaire businessman

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. Packer's son James, along with American companies

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and JH Partners resold the company in 2011. Public Japanese company Pola Orbis Holdings purchased Jurlique for $355 million. Orbis plans to expand the business, particularly into Asia.

References

External links

Jurlique Official website
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