Colgate-Palmolive Philippines celebrates 90
years of operations in the country, providing generations of Filipinos with
quality brands for oral care, personal care and home care such as Colgate,
Palmolive, Tender Care, Gard, Axion and Ajax.
The Palmolive Company Philippines was
established in 1926 with an office in the Binondo district of Manila with just
five employees. Products sold during those days included Pompeia cosmetics,
Octagon laundry powder and Crystal White laundry bar.
It merged with Peet Brothers the following
year and with Colgate Company in 1928. Popular products such as Colgate Ribbon
dental cream and Cashmere Bouquet toiletries were added to the product range
along with Palmolive soaps, pushing accelerated growth for the next few years.
Products at that time were delivered to stores by carabao or horse-drawn carts.
