Babor

Babor is a German prestige skincare and beauty brand founded in 1956 by Dr. Michael Babor in Aachen, where the company remains headquartered. From its founding, Babor pursued a scientific approach to skincare, developing a concentrated ampoule format — small, single-dose serum vials — that became a signature delivery system for active ingredients and distinguished the brand from conventional moisturiser companies. Its professional salon and spa distribution network has long been central to the Babor identity, with products used by aestheticians globally before transitioning into at-home retail. The fragrance line is a secondary expression of the brand's luxury skincare identity, extending the prestige positioning and German engineering ethos into scent. Babor remains a family-owned independent company, which is notable for a business of its scale and longevity in the prestige skincare space. Its fragrances are positioned alongside the skincare range rather than as a standalone fragrance house, appealing to the same professional and spa-oriented consumer.