Tide's launch Tide officially became available in 1946 and was an overnight sensation. Coined the “washday miracle,” Tide along with the invention of washing machines, drastically changed the way households did laundry. By reducing the manual labor required to do laundry, it freed up hours from household chores.
It was a scientific breakthrough. Persil, introduced by the German company Henkel in 1907 was the world's first laundry powder.
Tide is an American brand of laundry detergent manufactured and marketed by Procter & Gamble. Introduced in 1946, it is the highest-selling detergent brand in the world, with an estimated 14.3 percent of the global market.
Wisk was introduced as the first liquid laundry detergent in the United States by Lever Brothers Company in 1956.
In 1933, Dreft is introduced as the first-ever household synthetic detergent, but research continues to develop a product that can clean consumer's toughest stains.
Proto-soaps in the Ancient world
A formula for making a soap-like substance was written on a Sumerian clay tablet around 2500 BC. This was produced by heating a mixture of oil and wood ash, the earliest recorded chemical reaction, and used for washing woolen clothing.
The company started out as a soap and candle company with stars and a moon with a man's face in its logo. This sparked endless rumors that the company supported and practiced Satanism. In 1991 the company removed the man in the moon's curls and cut out the art all together due to occultist conspiracy rumors.
The all® brand was introduced and established in the U.S. market in 1959, offering American families an effective clean for their laundry. Since its introduction, the brand has evolved to meet the needs of its consumers, with all® free clear growing to become a category leader in laundry care for sensitive skin.
In June 2016, Henkel acquired Sun Products, the manufacturer of Wisk, and soon discontinued Wisk and replaced it with Persil.
Before the arrival of modern detergents, ancient civilizations utilized animal fat or lye for washing clothes. In certain instances, they also made use of chamber lye, a more informal term referring to urine. It wasn't until 1914 in Germany that Otto Rohm created the concept of adding enzymes to washing detergents.
America's favorite detergent, Tide, has every laundry detergent you need - whether it's HE detergent or Tide PODS® with Febreze. Learn More. Our heritage - celebrating the last 75 years.
Dawn is an American brand of dishwashing liquid owned by Procter & Gamble. Introduced in 1973, it is the best-selling brand of dishwashing liquid in the United States.
Currently, Earth Breeze laundry detergent sheets are manufactured in China, where we adhere to stringent production standards to ensure the highest quality product.
unlike dome have said Liquid Tide sold in the US is American made…” In the USA, Procter and Gamble company's largest Tide detergent factories are located in Lima, Louisiana, and Alexandria, Louisiana.”
Many detergents include a “Best Used By” date that is the best indicator of a detergent's efficacy. Expired detergents can still be used, but you may notice that they don't clean as well and have lost some of their fragrance. Powdered detergents don't expire unless exposed to moisture. Liquids may experience clumping.
Persil advert banned for misleading green claims. Unilever's advert for one of its laundry detergents, Persil, has been banned for being misleading about its environmental benefits. The television advert said Persil was "kinder to our planet", and featured children picking up litter on a beach.
Wisk Concentrated Laundry Detergent-discontinued.
Discover why Kirkland laundry detergent is a top-performing yet budget-friendly option. Made by Henkel, it rivals top brands like Persil and All.
“People are wearing more dark clothes,” Mueller-Kirschbaum says, “not the typical white shirt or blouse of 20 years ago.” And while powders are good for whitening and removing dirt, liquids, he says, are better at tackling the “stains we always have with us—the bodily oils we cannot avoid.”
After testing detergents, we found a few key winners: HEX Performance Laundry Detergent was the standout for stain removal, while Tide Hygienic Clean Heavy Duty 10x Free Power Pods worked great on heavy loads. And All Free Clear Liquid 2x Concentrated Laundry Detergent is a nice choice for sensitive skin.
1970s. Continuing our longstanding commitment to the environment, we introduce the market's first nationally-distributed, phosphate-free detergent: ARM & HAMMER™ Powder Laundry Detergent.
Procter & Gamble has sold its Pringles crisp brand to Diamond Foods for $2.35bn. Diamond Foods, the US food manufacturer, also owns the Kettle chips brand, Diamond of California and Emerald nuts brands and microwave popcorn brand Pop Secret.
Pampers is an American brand for babies and toddlers products marketed by Procter & Gamble.
This logo premiered in 1971, and was designed by Ernie Smith of Lubalin, Smith, Carnase, Inc. The "P" resembles a human head (nicknamed the "P-Head" by many fans) while the "B" and "S" are more overtly geometric. The nickname for this is the "Tri-Colored Everyman P-Heads".