"The Best a Man Can Get" Gillette's slogan
Gillette is a Procter & Gamble's popular brand for the safety razors and other numerous types of personal hygiene products.Originally it was part of The Gillette Company that was established by King Camp Gillette in 1895 as a safety razor manufacturer. In 2005 it was purchased by the consumer goods company Procter & Gamble. Gillette became popular thanks to its innovations within the safety razors's domain and thanks to the use of a efficient business model known as freebie marketing. The company is generally known as the inventor of the safety razor but in fact Gillette introduced the innovation of disposable blades accompanied by many other improvements over the years as the Sheraton razor with the TTO razor system of 1938 (Twist To Open - which allowed the exchange of blades easier), the razor with adjustable level of shave of 1958, the new model of 1971 with two blades-called Trac II, the model with pivoting head of 1977 called Atra and the famous Gillette Sensor of 1990 with spring-loaded blades.
Company History
- 1901 - King Camp Gillette founded the American Safety Razor.
- 1904 - King Gillette's safety razor is patented.
- 1918 - Gillette manufacturers razors and blades for U.S.A. soldiers during World War I.
- 1942 - The Cavalcade of Sports program is formed to monitor the company's various advertising and promotional activities in athletics.
- 1967 - Braun AG is acquired.
- 1971 - Company is organized into four domestic divisions: the Safety Razor Division; the Toiletries Division (featuring Right Guard antiperspirant); the Personal Care Division; and the Paper Mate division.The razor model Trac II is introduced.
- 1991 - Gillette ranks 20th among the Fortune 500.
- 1996 - The company acquires Duracell.
- 2005 - The company is acquired by Procter & Gamble
Blade & Razors Product Line
- Gillette Fusion: Gillette's closest, most comfortable shave among manual razors.
- Gillette Fusion Power: Gillette's closest, most comfortable shave.
- Gillette Fusion Phenom: Gillette's closest, most comfortable shave among manual razors.
- Gillette Fusion Power Phenom: Gillette's most comfortable shave.
- Gillette Mach3 Power: Powered-up comfort.
- Gillette Mach3 Turbo: Turbo charged performance.
- Gillette Fusion Gamer: Get in the game with the gillette fusion gamer.
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Hair care products
- Shampoo and Conditioners
- - Gillette deep cleaning shampoo
- - Gillette hydrating conditioner
- - Gillette daily balance shampoo
- - Gillette anti-dandruff shampoo
- - Gillette clean + refreshing shampoo
- - Gillette clean + thick shampoo
- - Gillette clean + condition shampoo
- Stylers
- - Gillette precision putty
- - Gillette sculpting paste
- - Gillette mess constructor
- - Gillette power gel
- - Gillette hair spray
- - Gillette flex gel
Shave care products
- Gillette fusion hydragel series
- Gillette fusion after shaves:
- Gillette hydrasoothe balm
- Gillette fusion hydra cool gel
Gillette series - shave gels:
- Gillette series cool cleansing gel (with eucalyptus oil)
- Gillette series sensitive skin shave gel (with aloe)
- Gillette series protection shave gel
- Gillette series extra comfort gel (with jojoba oil)
- Gillette series moisturizing shave gel (with cocoa butter)
- Gillette series pure and sensitive shave gel (fragrance and dye free)*
Gillette series - shave foams:
- Gillette series contioning foam (with cocoa butter)
- Gillette series shave foam for sensitive skin (with aloe)
Gillette classic:
- Gillette foamy regular
- Gillette foamy sensitive skin
- Gillette foamy lemon-lime