General Info

John Paul Mitchell Systems manufactures and markets more than 90 hair and skin care products designed for both consumers and professional hairdressers. Its products include shampoos, conditioners, cleansers, holding gels, hair dyes and skin care products, which are sold under the Paul Mitchell, Modern Elixirs, Tea Tree, Paul Mitchell LAB and PM SHINES brand names. The company s products are available at more than 100,000 salons throughout the world, each of which the company guarantees full refunds for any unsold products. John Paul Mitchell products are sold to domestic salons via more than 25 distributors throughout the United States. John Paul Mitchell Systems was founded in 1980 by John Paul DeJoria and Paul Mitchell. It has headquarters in Santa Clarita, Calif. The company s famous black and white packaging was a result of its initial inability to afford color ink.