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  2. Lifebuoy (soap) - Wikipedia

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    Lever Brothers. Lifebuoy is a British brand of soap marketed by Unilever. Lifebuoy was originally, and for much of its history, a carbolic soap containing phenol (carbolic acid, a compound extracted from coal tar). The soaps manufactured today under the Lifebuoy brand do not contain phenol. Currently, there are many varieties of Lifebuoy.

  3. Lux (soap) - Wikipedia

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    Lux Soap was introduced to America in 1925 by the Lever Brothers. [6] It was a white soap packaged in pastel colors designed to be comparable to the finer French soaps, but more affordable. [7] Once Lux Soap began its national campaign in 1926, it was also advertised for men and children. [7] The Thompson agency then began a campaign in 1928 to ...

  4. Soap - Wikipedia

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    Soap is a salt of a fatty acid (sometimes other carboxylic acids) used for cleaning and lubricating products as well as other applications. [1] In a domestic setting, soaps, specifically "toilet soaps", are surfactants usually used for washing, bathing, and other types of housekeeping. In industrial settings, soaps are used as thickeners ...

  5. Lifebuoy - Wikipedia

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    The lifebuoy is usually a ring- or horseshoe-shaped personal flotation device with a connecting line allowing the casualty to be pulled to the rescuer in a boat. They are carried by ships and boats and located beside bodies of water and swimming pools. To prevent vandalism, they are protected by fines (up to £5,000 in the United Kingdom) or ...

  6. Camay - Wikipedia

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    Camay is an American brand of bar soap owned by Unilever. It was introduced in 1926 by Procter & Gamble and was marketed as a "white, pure soap for women," as many soaps of the time were colored to mask impurities. Camay's slogan for many years was "Camay: the soap for beautiful women." It was later replaced with "For your most beautiful ...

  7. Rescue buoy - Wikipedia

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    A rescue tube, or Peterson tube. Original rescue buoys, also called can buoys. A rescue buoy or rescue tube or torpedo buoy is a piece of lifesaving equipment used in water rescue. This flotation device can help support the victim's and rescuer's weight to make a rescue easier and safer for the rescuer. It is an essential part of the equipment ...

  8. Buoy - Wikipedia

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    Green can #11 near the mouth of the Saugatuck River (IALA region B). Green Can #11 on a nautical chart. NOAA Weather buoy. A buoy ( / ˈbɔɪ, buː.i /; boy, BOO-ee) [1] [2] is a floating device that can have many purposes. It can be anchored (stationary) or allowed to drift with ocean currents.

  9. Composition over inheritance - Wikipedia

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    To favor composition over inheritance is a design principle that gives the design higher flexibility. It is more natural to build business-domain classes out of various components than trying to find commonality between them and creating a family tree. For example, an accelerator pedal and a steering wheel share very few common traits, yet both ...