Vaseline - Invented and named in 1859

Vaseline is a brand of petroleum jelly based products owned by Anglo-Dutch 

company Unilever. Invented and named by Robert Chesebrough in 1859.

Vaseline =  Wasser (Water in German) + elaion (oil in Greek) + ine (Scientific-Sounded Ending)

Sunsilk - Launched in 1954

Sunsilk was launched in the UK in 1954.

Sunsilk shampoos, conditioners and other hair care products are sold in 69 countries worldwide.

Surf Excel - "Dirt Is Good" in India, Pakistan, Brazil, UK & France

Surf Excel, launched in 1959 in India and Pakistan.

"Dirt Is Good", which is a communication strategy of Unilever for its premium detergent products, sold under various brand names; such as Omo in Brazil and Persil in UK and France.

Axe - Launched in 1983

Axe was launched in France in 1983 by Unilever. It was inspired by another of Unilever's brands, Impulse.

Pears - World's Oldest Continuously Existing Brand

Pears transparent soap is a brand of soap first produced and sold in 1789 by Andrew Pears at a factory just off Oxford Street in London, England.

According to Unilever records, Pears Soap was the world's first registered brand and is therefore the world's oldest continuously existing brand.

Lux means Light !

The brand was founded by the Lever Brothers (today known as Unilever) in 1899 as Laundry Soap. The name changed from “Sunlight Flakes” to “Lux” in 1900, a Latin word for “light” and suggestive of “luxury.”

Since the 1930s, more than 400 of the world’s most famous female celebrities have been associated with Lux.

Fair & Lovely - World’s First Safe & Effective Skin Lightening

If less Vitamin B3 in the body could lead to pigmentation, could the reverse be true?

After extensive research, it was proven that Vitamin B3 could indeed lighten the skin. And thus, Fair & Lovely, the world’s first safe and effective skin lightening product, was born and launched in 1975 by Unilever.