The 1970s.

Jovan sold to Beecham Products.↗ wwd.com

Acquired by Alès Groupe (Phytosolba Laboratories / Phyto)↗ en.wikipedia.org

L'Oreal purchased a 49% stake in the company↗ en.wikipedia.org

GDR era: the manufacturer VEB Leipziger Arzneimittelwerk was placed under VEB Pharmazeutisches Kombinat GERMED Dresden (existing since 1979).↗ glasbewahrer.de

Schering-Plough acquired the Dr. Scholl's brand↗ en.wikipedia.org

Acquired by Oshman's Sporting Goods↗ corporate.abercrombie.com

Acquired Miles Laboratories and its subsidiaries Miles Canada and Cutter Laboratories↗ en.wikipedia.org

Acquired Ivarest↗ blistexinc.com

Unilever launches Denim Aftershave Original in Italy (Faberge concept transferred to Unilever)↗ denimworld.com

Acquired by Beiersdorf AG after founder's death↗ brandslex.de

Víctor Martínez Vicario bought Salherm, the original colouring company of the Sala brothers↗ salerm.com

Bought from Warner-Lambert by Columbus, Ohio retailer Jerry Woodhouse↗ stjohnsbayrum.com

Acquired by Avon Products for $104 million↗ en.wikipedia.org

Owned by Allegheny Ludlum (1978), then Swedish Match (1978–1989).↗ en.wikipedia.org

Acquired Kank-A↗ blistexinc.com

Takeover of the Harras-Apotheke (pharmacy) in Munich↗ harraspharma.de

Montblanc acquired by Alfred Dunhill Ltd.↗ en.wikipedia.org

Executives purchased Personna American Safety Razor Company from Philip Morris (management buyout).↗ en.wikipedia.org

Acquired by Kelémata Group↗ it.wikipedia.org

Acquired by British American Cosmetics (BAT Industries subsidiary)↗ brandslex.de

Acquired by Heinrich Kehlbeck (Kehlbeck family, SANUM-Kehlbeck, Hoya) from pharmacist Fritz Didier jun., Gifhorn↗ biofrid.de

Sole owner Claire Hennes sold the Doppelherz company to Flensburg spirits company Hermann G. Dethleffsen (today HGDF Familienholding).↗ de.wikipedia.org

Hennes's Doppelherz business merged with Queisser to form Queisser Pharma (per owner's English company history).↗ queisser.com

Pierre Robert AB (moderbolaget bakom LdB vid den tiden) sålt av Knut Wulff till Unilever.↗ en.wikipedia.org

Acquired by Sanofi Group.↗ en.wikipedia.org

Acquired by Dr. Dieter Temt↗ drtemt.at

SCA (Essity's predecessor) acquired Mölnlycke, the Swedish company where TENA's products originated↗ essity.com

Acquired Cussons Group (which owned Imperial Leather, est. 1938)↗ pzcussons.com

All company shares passed to the Doktor Robert Pfleger-Stiftung, the foundation established on 24 September 1974 under the founder's will, three years after his death.↗ dr-pfleger.de

Acquired by / became part of the Wella group↗ kadusprofessional.com

Per retailer Beauty Plaza (low confidence): a German company, spelled 'Catin Kosmetiks' in the source, took notice of Lombrez's company Tonachemie; 'after several fusions Carin Hair Cosmetics came into existence in 1973'. Not confirmed by the brand or any registry source.↗ beautyplaza.com

Acquired Weltkrone (and Heups & Hermes)↗ dovo.com

Halston business acquired by Norton Simon Inc.↗ en.wikipedia.org

Helena Rubinstein, Inc. sold to Colgate-Palmolive↗ en.wikipedia.org

Max Factor & Company sold for US$500 million after generations of family ownership↗ en.wikipedia.org

Nationalised by the GDR state and attached to VEB Arzneimittelwerk Dresden.↗ de.wikipedia.org

Nationalized into VEB Arzneimittelwerk Dresden under the GERMED combine (GDR era)↗ dresdner-essenz.com

Expropriated by the GDR state (forced share sale); later part of VEB Flamingo-Bürsten↗ 30-grad-magazin.com

Took over the candle factory in Kaiserjägerstraße and the candle shop in Pfarrgasse from Paula Reisch (maternal aunt of Helmut Walde)↗ walde.at

Acquired by the Rainey family (then part of Ulster Plastics Ltd).↗ salonbusiness.co.uk

Laboratorios Semar (family business founded 1946 by Dr Jorge Bellmunt) renamed Laboratorios Dermofarm — parent of Sensilis.↗ dermofarm.com

Dr. Jean-Daniel Mondin bought the Rene Guinot company↗ referenceforbusiness.com

Sold to Eli Lilly and Company for $38 million↗ en.wikipedia.org

Gillette purchased 48% of the stock of S.T. Dupont.↗ en.wikipedia.org

J.B. Williams Company sold to Nabisco↗ blogs.lib.uconn.edu

E.T. Browne Drug Company acquired by Arnold Neis (Neis family ownership).↗ mariefranceasia.com

Dr. Greve trademark acquired by Lilleborg on January 1st↗ drgreve.no

Diaderma's owner M.E.G. Gottlieb Diaderma-Haus acquired ARYA LAYA (founded 1905 in Hannover by Fritz Bräutigam)↗ arya-laya.de

Acquired Fontana straight razors↗ dovo.com

Acquired by the Azzerlini family (Carlo Azzerlini and Laura Pizzati)↗ farmaciassannunziata1561.it

Swiss Lysoform AG acquired Savonnerie Leman (Aigle), adding cleaning products and detergents; detergent production given up in the early 1980s↗ lysoform.ch

Richardson Merrell Inc. (later Richardson-Vicks Inc.) acquires Adams National Industries (ANI), the company running Oil of Olay↗ en.wikipedia.org

Zino Davidoff sold the (tobacco/cigars) business to Basel-based Oettinger AG; cigars lineage became Oettinger Davidoff AG (separate from the fragrance license)↗ en.wikipedia.org

BSN Group (later Danone) took 100% control of evian↗ en.wikipedia.org

Acquired by L'Oréal↗ en.wikipedia.org

Acquired by L'Oréal↗ en.wikipedia.org

Acquired by Nicky Chini srl (perfume company founded 1920); Cella brand preserved↗ gentilscents.com

Acquired Mitchum Co. (Mitchum deodorant/antiperspirant brand)↗ revloncorp.com