The New Johnson Products

Introduction

Welcome to Johnson Products Company, makers of Ultra Sheen®and Gentle Treatment®, quality brands for hair and beauty care. We are excited to announce that the Johnson Products Company has been successfully returned to the community which built this legendary 55 year old company.

“It makes me extremely happy to know that the brands of Johnson Products Company will be owned by people who understand the black consumer market and care about the brands. I believe Eric Brown and Renee Cottrell-Brown will be successful in reviving the company and I wish them the very best in their endeavors.”

George E. Johnson,
Founder
Johnson Products Company

Our Story

Since 1954 when George Ellis Johnson, Sr. founded the company in Chicago, Johnson Products has been a dominant brand in the African American Community. In 1971, the ompany became the first minority firm to be listed on the new York Stock Exchange. Today, Johnson Products offers more than 30 hair care products, including the Gentle Treatment and Ultra Sheen Brands.For the past five years, Johnson Products and its family of brands including signature lines, Ultra Sheen® and Gentle Treatment® have been marketed under consumer have been marketed under consumer products giant Procter & Gamble, who acquired the brand as part of its acquisition of Wella AG.

On March 31, 2009 the company was successfully acquired from Proctor & Gamble with the combined investments of RC Fontis, St. Cloud Capital and Plus Factor, LLC, an African American management team.

The New Johnson Products management team is based in Dallas, Texas and headed by Chief Executive Officer, Eric Brown and Executive Vice President of Sales & Marketing, Renee Cottrell Brown. They bring to this new venture more than 55 years of combined experience in the field of ethnic beauty care products.

Tradition, Innovation, & Value

At Johnson Products Company, Inc. we gain strength from our strong heritage, knowledge and expertise gathered from 55 years of success. We believe that consumer satisfaction is the ultimate destination. We strive to exceed these expectation by providing quality products through innovation, the true value determiner. We believe Innovation is transitional, requiring diligence, patience and boundless imagination.

Johnson Products celebrates the beauty and diversity of African Americans. For more than half a century we have been committed to creating quality hair products. With an eye on the future, our goal is to continue to provide our tried-and-true products like Ultra Sheen and Gentle Treatment while developing exciting new products that help promote healthy hair and maximum styling versatility for people of color.

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