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Isehan Cosmetics

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ISEHAN Co., Ltd.
Native name
株式会社伊勢半
Company typePublic (K.K)
IndustryCosmetics
Founded1825
Headquarters,
Number of employees
290
Websitehttp://www.isehan.co.jp

Isehan Co., Ltd. (Japanese: 伊勢半) is a Japanese cosmetics manufacturer founded as a family shop in 1825. The company was one of the first to market a branded cosmetics product in 1935 with a saffron-based beni lip-gloss sold in china pots as "Kiss Me" (Japanese キス・ミー). The brand developed to include western style lipsticks, and a larger cosmetics range still marketed today but with English lettering as Kiss Me. The Minato-ku, Tokyo, main branch of Isehan has a small museum on the company's history.[1]

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  1. ^ Martin Zatko The Rough Guide to Tokyo 2014 "Traditional cosmetics are the speciality of Isehan Honten"
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