Camay

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Camay
The Ladies' home journal (1948) (14763719814).jpg
1948 ad for the product.
Product typebar soap
Owner Unilever
Country United States
Introduced1926;97 years ago (1926)
MarketsWorldwide
Previous owners Procter & Gamble
The logo of Camay used in 2006-2012. Camay-logo.png
The logo of Camay used in 2006-2012.

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 complexion at every age."

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In December, 2014, Procter & Gamble announced that it was selling Camay to Unilever. The transaction was completed in 2015, but Unilever had not yet announced when it would start producing Camay soap. [1]

Media sponsorship

For many years, Camay was a major sponsor of the soap operas As the World Turns and Search for Tomorrow .

Camay started gaining popularity in Eastern Europe with 12 new scents being introduced starting from 2004.[ citation needed ]

A Hungarian online campaign called The Code of Seduction (in Hungarian: A Csábitás Kódja) invites people to fill out a test which tells them which scent will fit their personality and mood the best.

Spokesmodels

In the 1970s, its television spokesmodels included Princess Luciana Pignatelli, an Italian socialite, writer, and cosmetics executive, and Shelley Long. Other spokesmodel's included Katie Boyle, Gail Barclay, Lynn Clayton, Julie Dawn Cole, Stacy Dorning, Claire Faulconbridge, Lynne Frederick, Sylvie Granotier, Nicola Pagett, Julie Peasgood and Natasha Pyne.

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References

  1. Horn, Dan (22 December 2014). "P&G shedding Camay, Zest brands". The Cincinnati Enquirer . Retrieved 6 January 2015.