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The product was named Dial and claimed to provide "round-the-clock" protection against the odor caused by perspiration. [5] Dial was introduced nationally in 1949 and was advertised as "the first active, really effective deodorant soap in all history [because it] removes skin bacteria that cause perspiration odor". [3]
That same year, Dial acquired Coast soap and Zout stain remover. [23] In December 2003, Dial was acquired by Henkel for $2.9 billion. [24] As a consequence of Henkel's acquisition of Dial, Henkel divested its 29% stake in The Clorox Company for $2.84 billion in cash and assets, which included the Soft Scrub and Combat brands. [25]
Coast bar-soap brand sold to Dial Corporation in 2000 and is owned by High Ridge Brands. Dial is owned by Henkel. Comet, a long-time P&G brand of cleanser is owned by Prestige Brands; Crisco (vegetable oil and shortening) sold to The J.M. Smucker Company then sold to B&G Foods
This limited body odor by reducing bacteria on the skin. The new soap was named Dial because of its 24-hour protection against the odor-causing bacteria. Armour introduced the soap with a full-page advertisement using scented ink in the Chicago Tribune. During the 1950s, Dial became the best-selling deodorant soap in the US.
Fels-Naptha is an American brand of laundry soap manufactured by Summit Brands. The soap was invented in 1893 by Fels and Company. It originally included the ingredient naphtha, effective for cleaning laundry and removing urushiol (an oil contained in poison ivy).
[4] [5] In 1985, the household and consumer products business of Purex Industries, Inc. was acquired by Greyhound Corporation [6] and was combined with Greyhound's Armour-Dial to form The Dial Corporation. By the 1990s, Dial would discontinue the Purex Bleach product to focus on laundry detergents.