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HY-ÖL® is introduced and registered for a patent On March 29, 1955, Dr. Michael Babor registered his »HY-ÖL®« under reference number 684791 at the German Patent and Trade Mark Office (DPMA) in Munich. The registration became legally binding at the end of the year. As a result, it was possible to start using the registered name as a wordmark on 31 December 1955. The »hydrophilic« (water-friendly) facial cleanser was an innovative product that provided the basis for BABOR’s extraordinary development as a company. The HY-ÖL brand is still protected today. Relocation of the company headquarters to the Rhineland region Dr. Michael Babor founded the company under the name Dr. Babor & Co. and listed it in the Cologne commercial register in 1956. BABOR’s path to success started with the company’s first headquarters at Sülzgürtel 38.   The black rose as a sign of rare and absolute beauty In the 1950s, BABOR chose a unique company logo – a black rose. This symbol is associated with rare and absolute beauty around the world. BABOR has shown its commitment to beauty from the very beginning – by developing effective products made of precious, exclusive ingredients. The first BABOR trade fair stand BABOR presented their biomedical cosmetics at a cosmetics trade fair for the first time in 1959. To top