Built over more than 50 years, Helen of Troy is a global consumer-products company whose brands are designed to make everyday life more useful. Its El Paso corporate office supports the company’s Beauty business and shared services, while its international teams develop products for consumers around the world.
Queen HeleneSince 1930, Queen Helene has made beauty and personal-care products for professionals and consumers, with a range spanning skincare, haircare, and body care. Founded in New York by chemistry-trained beauty-supply salesman Richard Estrin, the brand developed its salon connection through product testing and cosmetologist-led education in the 1950s. Its cocoa butter care and hair treatments have become familiar products passed down through generations, and the company identifies its products as made in the USA.HEMPSTEAD, NY
cosnova Beauty GmbHFounded in 2001 by Christina Oster-Daum and Javier González, cosnova Beauty develops affordable, trend-focused cosmetics and beauty brands designed to make quality beauty accessible to everyone. From its Sulzbach roots, the company has grown into an international business with brands including essence, Catrice and INAO, reaching consumers in more than 90 countries. Its roughly 1,000 employees renew 40% of the standard range each year, while the company’s own logistics center ships millions of products worldwide.NEW YORK, NY
Fisk IndustriesBorn nearly 50 years ago as a husband-and-wife home business, Orangeburg-based Fisk Industries now manufactures and distributes personal-care and beauty products under a portfolio of in-house brands, including the Cover Your Gray line. The family company combines its manufacturing facility and fulfillment warehouse with a rapid product-development cycle, introducing new ideas every 60 to 90 days and selling in more than 100 countries.ORANGEBURG, NY
The Estée Lauder Companies IncFounded by Estée and Joseph Lauder in 1946, The Estée Lauder Companies manufactures and sells prestige beauty products through a portfolio of more than 20 luxury brands. The publicly traded, family-founded company now reaches approximately 150 countries and territories, with about 57,000 employees worldwide. Its Sakura Manufacturing Campus in Shimotsuma, Japan—the company’s first manufacturing site in the Asia-Pacific region—produces premium skin-care products primarily for APAC markets, with some shipped globally.NEW YORK, NY