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                  • Omo
                    Our Brands > Home Care Brands Web page | 01/09/2020

                    …brand is our commitment to the Cleaner Planet Plan – a pledge supported by several of Unilever’s laundry brands, through which we’re minimising our impact on the environment. The Cleaner…

                  • Domestos
                    Our Brands > Home Care Brands Web page | 01/09/2020

                    …health education campaigns to encourage polio vaccination. In the 1960s was acquired by Unilever and the famous Domestos Thick Bleach was successfully launched, gaining international…

                  • Clean Home. Clean Planet. Clean Future.
                    Our Brands > Home Care Brands Web page | 17/08/2020

                    …We’re reimagining the future of cleaning and it starts with reinventing a century-old history of chemistry. Billions of people around the world are asking for products that are tough…

                  • Rexona
                    Our Brands > Beauty & Personal Care Brands Web page | 17/08/2020

                    …to 48 hours.. Rexona won’t let you down. Thanks to the unique technology developed by Unilever scientists, which releases extra protection when you need it most, you can be certain…

                  • Sunsilk
                    Our Brands > Beauty & Personal Care Brands Web page | 17/08/2020

                    …might provide for them. Sunsilk is a brand with purpose at its heart, being one of the Unilever Sustainable Living Brands. For Phase 1, in 2017 Sunsilk put this thinking into action…

                  • Smile
                    Our Brands > Beauty & Personal Care Brands Web page | 17/08/2020

                    …programmes which reach more than 5 million lives each year.. Partnership with Experts. Unilever has partnered with the FDI World Dental Federation, a global association of over 1 million…

                  • Home Care Brands
                    Our Brands > Home Care Brands Web page | 30/07/2020

                    …We’re reimagining the future of cleaning and it starts with reinventing a century-old history of chemistry. From what goes into our cleaning and laundry products to the way we package…

                  • Our Brands
                    Home > Our Brands Web page | 04/08/2020

                    … Our Brands. Our brands metadata placeholder. 2020. Every day, 2.5 billion people use Unilever products to feel good, look good and get more out of life. With more than 400 brands bought…

                  • Transforming the world's food system
                    Our Brands > Foods & Refreshment Brands Web page | 23/06/2020

                    …share, the world's food system needs to change. Why would a successful food business like Unilever say that? Because we can see that the food system as it is today is simply unsustainable…

                  • Titanium dioxide
                    Our products and ingredients > Your ingredient questions answered Web page | 14/11/2019

                    …food products, for example in some of our dressings and ice creams.. How do I know if a Unilever home, beauty or personal care product contains titanium dioxide?. We use titanium dioxide…

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