Taylor of Old Bond Street

Taylor of Old Bond Street is a British grooming house based in London, known for shaving products, fragrances, bath and body items and haircare aimed at men. It remains a family-run business and continues to trade today, operating an online store and a physical shop at 74 Jermyn Street in the St James's district of central London.

The company traces its origins to a barber named Taylor who opened a shop on Old Bond Street in 19th-century London, using ingredients described as natural and skin-friendly. The exact founding year is not stated on the company's own website, which says only that the business was "Founded by the Taylor family in the 19th century."

⚑ Thinner sourcing. The article relies largely on the brand's own statements (T2–T3). Glowpedia is seeking independent sources.

The brand grew out of a barber's shop on Old Bond Street in London's West End. According to secondary retailer accounts, the founder was a barber named Jeremiah Taylor, who worked with skin-friendly, natural essences for shaving and hair care [5]. The name spelling varies by source: an English-language retailer records him as "Jeremiah" while a German retailer page gives the germanised "Jeremias" — both refer to the same person [5]. The company's own history page names only "the Taylor family" rather than an individual.

The founding year is not settled in the sources. The brand's own website provides no specific year, stating only that it was founded in the 19th century. Among secondary sources, most cite 1854 — including a retailer page titled "since 1854" and an "over 170 years" age statement consistent with that date [5] — while one editorial account dates the founding to 1 September 1852 [4]. Glowpedia records 1854 as the better-corroborated figure while noting the discrepancy.

Taylor of Old Bond Street describes itself as a family company and says it intends to stay that way, calling itself "a family business and we are determined to keep it that way." A secondary editorial profile likewise describes it as "still run by the Taylor family" [6]. No parent company is named in any available source.

The company presents itself as a traditional British grooming maker. Its stated aim, in its own words, is to have products "manufactured with as pure and natural ingredients as is practical," while "offering the widest possible range of grooming products at an affordable price, and the best quality of products." It grounds its conduct in what it calls the Taylor family values of "respect for the individual, uncompromising ethics and integrity." The house markets itself under the tagline "Luxury Grooming Products for Men" and positions its products at the prestige end of the market.

The range spans shaving products, fragrances, bath and body items, haircare and grooming accessories. Shaving is organised into named collections including Sandalwood, Jermyn Street, Mr Taylor, Platinum, Eton College, St. James, Royal Forest and Tobacco Leaf, with shaving creams offered in more than 18 different fragrances. The Sandalwood shaving cream and the Jermyn Street collection are among the products the company features prominently. Its Jermyn Street shop also offers services such as brush re-bristling, blade sharpening and barber appointments, and the company's navigation lists a collaboration line tied to the Kingsman films.

On sustainability, the company says it aims to "continuously enhance" its responsible and ethical sourcing and to use natural-based ingredients from sustainable sources where possible. It states that recyclable plastic is used where practical and that its plastic bags are "100% biodegradable," and it asks suppliers to follow waste-management practices and to abide by international codes on employment conditions and forced labour. No third-party certifications are listed.

A British retailer profile characterises the company as a long-standing name in grooming, writing that "for over a century, Taylor of Old Bond Street has been a go-to name in British grooming" and associating it with classic British style [6].

The brand is active. It runs a live e-commerce site with a current catalogue, maintains its flagship store on Jermyn Street, and continues wholesale and export distribution, with recent activity recorded into 2026.