- CEO
- Hack-Soo Yu
- Full Time Employees
- 167
- Sector
- Consumer non-durables
- Industry
- Household/Personal care
- Address
- Cheonan South Korea
- IPO Date
- Dec 10, 1999
- Business
- Coreana Cosmetics Co., Ltd. is a South Korea-based company primarily engaged in the research, development, manufacturing, and distribution of skincare, makeup, and personal care cosmetics, as well as the provision of original design manufacturing (ODM) and original equipment manufacturing (OEM) services. Founded in 1988 and headquartered in Cheonan, Chungcheongnam-do, South Korea, with corporate offices in Suwon, Gyeonggi-do, the company operates across prestige, mass-market, and functional derma-cosmetic segments. The company's product and service offerings comprise: basic and functional skincare, including anti-aging serums, peptide ampoules, barrier repair creams, hydrating toners, essences, and emulsions; traditional herbal cosmetics, formulated with fermented botanical extracts and oriental medicinal ingredients; derma-cosmetics and specialized dermatological treatments; color cosmetics and makeup products, including foundations, BB creams, cushions, lipsticks, and eye makeup; sun care, hair care, and body care items; professional aesthetic salon care solutions; and turnkey OEM/ODM contract manufacturing services, providing custom formulation research, stability testing, packaging design, and CGMP-certified production for domestic and international beauty brands. Coreana commercializes its products under a portfolio of proprietary brands, including LAVIDA, AMPLE:N, Zain, Senite, Nokdu, Cellenique, Preange, Bichugain, Entia, Ten Seconds, and Orthia. The company conducts business in South Korea and across global markets, including China—supported by its manufacturing subsidiary Coreana Cosmetics (Tianjin) Co., Ltd.—as well as Southeast Asia, North America, Europe, and Latin America, utilizing multi-channel distribution through retail beauty stores, department stores, aesthetic franchise centers, home shopping networks, and cross-border e-commerce platforms. In recent developments, Coreana Cosmetics has strategically expanded its OEM/ODM contract manufacturing operations to serve growing global demand from emerging indie beauty labels, leveraging expanded CGMP-compliant production capacities at its Cheonan plant. The company has also accelerated its geographic diversification strategy beyond East Asia, expanding sales channels into the Americas and European e-commerce markets, while launching refreshed formulations and patented bioactive peptide treatments under its flagship AMPLE:N derma-skincare brand through its dedicated Songpa Institute of Technology research center.