Symbol meets with approval

SPAR's revamped own-label toilet tissue has been given the seal of approval by the Good Housekeeping Institute, the consumer goods testing organisation formed almost...
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Fairy flipped on its head

Proctor & Gamble (P&G) has launched a new format for Fairy Liquid.
Men spend as much cash and more time on grooming than women and many now own hair dryers and hair straighteners according to surveys carried out for online grooming products and services sites.

Men fall in love with the mirror – Male grooming

MOISTURISER. Hair gel. Hair straighteners. All part of a woman’s regular grooming kit, right? Wrong. According to a new survey from socked.co.uk, 36% of chaps...
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Phelps and Colgate on a water saving crusade

Sinking wastage with Colgate's “Save Water” initiative

Cleaning up in barbie season

ENTERTAINING outdoors can be messy according to P&G – dishes get dirty and clothes suffer wine and sauce stains, and there’s the task of...

White stuff moves into beauty zone

THE latest oral care lines from GlaxoSmithKline Consumer Healthcare have begun beefing up the smiles of the nation, says the firm. Aquafresh High Definition White,...

Easy street

Whether it’s floor wipes or no-mopping sprays, convenience holds the key to domestic cleaning product sales. STICKY floors and grimy bathrooms may not be...

No fear

BODYFORM claims its new Roll.Press.Go wrappers solve the top cause of stress for  women using sanitary towels. Brand marketing controller Traci Baxter said: “Research has...

Spar’s new stars

Spar has added four new products to its own-branded cleaning range. Antibacterial Spray, Non Bio Washing Powder, Concentrated Pure and Gentle Fabric Conditioner and...

Always shows price

Femcare brand Always has launched a price-marked pack. And the new Always Ultra PMP also features a new front-of-pack scale highlighting the size of the...

Two simple additions

SKIN care brand Simple is extending its Kind to Skin range with the addition of Hydrating Cleansing Oil and Dual Effect Eye Make-Up Remover. And...

Value here to stay?

Tough economic times saw value brands developed in many categories including laundry and household. The brandowners say they’re here for the long haul. ONE result...

Miracles ahead?

THE new TV ad for Flash Multi Surface Concentrated Cleaner shows a confused dog wandering through a house and wondering where all the mud has...

The sheets that wash the sheets

AFTER tablets, pods, powder and liquid there is a new delivery mechanism for laundry detergent: the sheet Richard Shonn, managing director at 151 Products, reckons...

Freeing up more space

TOILET tissue just got a bit smaller on the shelf according to Andrex, as the brand has rolled out a new compressed version of...
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Sheets to wash the sheets

AFTER powders, liquids tablets and capsules, the latest innovation in clothes washing is sheets. 151 Products has developed Fabrite, a non-bio super- concentrated washing powder...