Ownership investigation · Case TL-017

Who Owns Native Deodorant?

Procter & Gamble owns Native. P&G bought the deodorant brand in November 2017. It never disclosed the price; press reports at the time put it at $100 million.

Ownership checked · 7 sources. Who owns a brand is a different question from what is in the stick you buy.

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Case TL-017 Ownership audit

Native

Marketed as Small-batch & simple
Actually owned by Procter & Gamble
Acquired 2017 Reported $100M

Ownership evidence

From online startup to P&G brand

Ownership record Acquired 2017
Native Procter & Gamble
Legal name
The Procter & Gamble Company
Headquarters
Cincinnati, Ohio, United States
Control
Publicly traded; shares listed on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol PG
Price paid
Reported $100M
Checked September 24, 2026. Each fact links to its source below.
  1. 2017

    Procter & Gamble buys Native

    The deal closed in November 2017. Procter & Gamble bought Zenlen Inc., doing business as Native Cosmetics, maker of Native deodorant. It did not disclose the price; TechCrunch reported it as $100 million.

  2. 2026

    Still a Procter & Gamble brand

    Procter & Gamble’s fiscal 2026 annual report (Form 10-K) names Native among its personal care brands.

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Ownership tells you where your money goes. It does not show that Native’s formulas changed, got worse or got better after 2017. If you want to switch anyway, compare four Native deodorant alternatives by formula.

Evidence

Sources behind this file

Every ownership fact above traces to one of these pages.
SourceSupportsSite
Company record P&G Form 10-K, fiscal year 2026 Legal name · Headquarters · Control assets.ctfassets.net Company record P&G blog, December 2024 Current owner us.pg.com Company record Native website Current owner nativecos.com Reporting Oaklins deal page, November 2017 Acquisition (2017) oaklins.com Reporting TechCrunch, November 2017 Acquisition (2017) techcrunch.com Reporting Consumer Goods Technology, November 2017 Acquisition (2017) consumergoods.com

What this means for you

What we can confirm, and what we can’t

Confirmed by the sources above

  • Procter & Gamble owns Native and has since 2017.
  • The purchase closed in November 2017. P&G bought Zenlen Inc., doing business as Native Cosmetics, maker of Native deodorant.
  • Procter & Gamble: Publicly traded; shares listed on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol PG. Headquarters: Cincinnati, Ohio, United States.
  • P&G’s 2026 annual report still lists Native among its brands.

Not confirmed

  • The price. P&G did not disclose terms. The $100 million figure comes from press reports, not from P&G or the sellers.
  • Which P&G company holds the brand, and whether P&G bought all of it.
  • Whether any Native formula changed after the sale. Compare the label on the exact product you buy with our Native deodorant ingredient review.

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Independent alternatives

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Three solid sticks with no aluminum and no baking soda, the same kind of product as Native’s current stick. None of these brands has a corporate parent on record in our reviews. Photos and buttons open the exact stick on Amazon. Our natural deodorant brand guide compares four brands by baking soda, fragrance and ownership.

Deodorant

Pretty Frank

Baking soda-free stick, Coconut Lime, 2.7 oz

If you like Native’s scented sticks, this is a solid stick about the same size, with no baking soda. It is scented with lime essential oil and coconut extract, with no synthetic fragrance.

Skip if
Essential oils bother your skin. The Humble stick has no scent.
Tradeoff
Coconut Lime comes as a single stick. Pretty Frank sells 2-packs only in other scents, like Orange Vanilla.
9/10 Ingredient safety
Independent Ownership
View Pretty Frank Coconut Lime on Amazon Read our Pretty Frank review →
Deodorant

Megababe

Rosy Pits stick, Fresh Rose, 2.6 oz

If you want a stick that goes on clear, try this one. It is a clear gel stick with a rose scent and no aluminum or baking soda.

Skip if
You avoid added fragrance. Its ingredient list includes “Fragrance (Parfum)”.
Tradeoff
It has a longer ingredient list than the other two sticks, including propylene glycol.
8/10 Ingredient safety
Independent Ownership
View Megababe Rosy Pits on Amazon Read our Megababe review →
Deodorant

Humble Brands

Sensitive Skin stick, Simply Unscented, 2.5 oz

Pick this if you want a stick with no scent and no baking soda. It has four base ingredients: MCT oil, corn starch, magnesium hydroxide and candelilla wax.

Skip if
You want your deodorant to have a scent.
Tradeoff
Amazon’s title only says Simply Unscented. Make sure the label says Baking Soda-Free, because Humble’s Original Simply Unscented stick has baking soda.
9/10 Ingredient safety
Independent Ownership
View Humble Sensitive stick on Amazon Read our Humble Brands review →

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