Skip (detergent)

Skip

Product type	Laundry detergent
Owner	Unilever
Country	France
Introduced	1959;66 years ago (1959)
Markets	France Spain Portugal Greece Cyprus Argentina South Africa

Skip is a brand of laundry detergent manufactured and marketed by Unilever in France, Spain, Portugal, Greece, Cyprus, Argentina and South Africa. In the past it was also marketed in Germany, but it was discontinued in 2009. ^[1] It is Unilever's top-of-the-line detergent brand in the countries where it is marketed, and features a splodge-like logo similar to British Persil.

History

The brand was first introduced in 1959 in France, by the Lever Brothers company, as a low-suds washing powder specially designed for automatic washing machines. ^[2] During the 1960s it was also introduced in other European countries such as Spain, Portugal and Greece. Since the 1970s it also contains enzymes in its formula, being a biological detergent. In 1978 it became the first detergent powder to contain TAED bleach activators (marketed as TETRAED B ^[3] ).

Today the range includes detergents in various forms such as powder, liquid, gel, tablets and pods. ^[4] It also includes products for clothing that needs special care such as wool, silk, and black clothes. Its formula is similar to British Persil Bio ^[5] or European Omo. ^[6]

References

1. "Skip Waschmittel ist nicht zu finden". gutefrage (in German). Retrieved 2021-03-12.
2. lessive, exposition jours de (29 March 2007). "Histoires de lessives". le blog joursdelessive (in French). Retrieved 2021-03-12.
3. Νέο Skip για πλύσιμο σε χαμηλές θερμοκρασίες , retrieved 2021-03-13
4. "ΒΑΖΩ ΠΛΥΝΤΗΡΙΟ". ΒΑΖΩ ΠΛΥΝΤΗΡΙΟ (in Greek). Retrieved 2021-03-12.
5. "Persil VS Skip-Similarities and differencies". www.automaticwasher.org. Retrieved 2021-03-12.
6. "Omo". Unilever global company website. Retrieved 2021-03-12.