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The St. Croix Soap Manufacturing Company was a Canadian business founded in 1878 in St. Stephen, New Brunswick by brothers James and Gilbert Ganong and Freeman H. Todd.The brothers had earlier founded the Ganong confectionery company and in 1884 dissolved their partnerships with the result that James became sole proprietor of the soap making business.
Lever Brothers was one of several British companies that took an interest in the welfare of its British employees. [7] The model village of Port Sunlight was developed between 1888 and 1914 adjoining the soap factory to accommodate the company's staff in good quality housing, with high architectural standards and many community facilities.
As well as soap and glycerine, the factory also produced Lifebuoy antiseptic soap, Monkey Brand soap, Lux flakes and toilet soap, Pears soap, Rinso, Persil, Solvol, Omo, Handy Andy, and Continental packet soups. William Lever is credited as being the first soap manufacturer to imprint a brand name on a bar of soap ("Sunlight") and wrap it ...
Zest is an American brand of soap and body wash owned by High Ridge Brands for the United States, Canada and Puerto Rico and by Unilever for the rest of the world. It was originally introduced by Procter & Gamble in 1955 [1] with the slogan "For the first time in your life, feel really clean."
Brisk – hair-styling products for men (Southeast Asia, North America) Brut – deodorant, after shave, shower gel; Brylcreem – hair-styling products for men; Camay – beauty soap; Caress – soap; Citra – women's hand and body lotion, beauty soap, and scrubs (Indonesia, Thailand, Malaysia and the Middle East)
It was P&G's first laundry soap. In the 1930s, Oxydol was the sponsor of the Ma Perkins radio show, considered the first soap opera; as such, Oxydol sponsorship put the "soap" in "soap opera". [citation needed] In the mid-1950s, the soap was suffering declining sales, due in large part to P&G's introduction of its popular detergent, Tide. As a ...
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Purex is a brand of laundry detergent and laundry-related products manufactured by Henkel North American Consumer Goods and marketed in the United States and Canada. Purex is one of the most widely used laundry detergents in North America.