Persil

Persil

Persil logo used by Henkel (top) and Unilever (bottom)
Product typeLaundry detergent
OwnerHenkel, licensee: Unilever
CountryGermany (Henkel) & United Kingdom (Unilever)
Introduced1907; 117 years ago (1907)
Related brandsWipp
Dixan
Le Chat or Skip (France)
Via (Sweden)
Bailan (白蘭) (Taiwan)
MarketsAlbania, Austria, Canada, China, Cyprus, Egypt, France, Germany, Greece, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Lebanon, Mexico, Netherlands, New Zealand, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Saudi Arabia, Serbia, Spain, Syria, Taiwan, Turkey, United Kingdom, United States, Ukraine, Russia
Previous ownersHenkel & Cie
Websitewww.henkel.com

Persil (/ˈpɜːrsɪl/, German pronunciation: [pɛʁˈziːl]) is a German brand of laundry detergent manufactured and marketed by Henkel around the world except in the United Kingdom, Ireland, France, Latin America (except Mexico), China, Australia and New Zealand, where it is manufactured and marketed by Unilever. Persil was introduced in 1907 by Henkel. It was the first commercially available laundry detergent that combined bleach with the detergent.[1] The name was derived from two of its original ingredients, sodium perborate and sodium silicate.[1]

  1. ^ a b "100 Years of Persil". Henkel AG & Co. December 22, 2006. Archived from the original on December 14, 2010. Retrieved September 17, 2016.