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HISTORY

Ariel first appeared on the UK market circa 1969 , and was a detergent with stain-removing enzymes. It was a high-sudsing powder designed for twin-tub and top-loading Washing Machine s. With the rise in popularity of automatic front-loading washing machines, a suitable low-suds variant was launched in the early 1980s . The mid-eighties saw the range expanding to encompass liquid detergent and compact powder.

The compact powder was originally known as "Ariel Ultra"; and was subsequently reformulated into the nineties as "Ariel Futur" ("Future", dropping the "e"). This was possibly in response to Unilever 's launch of the ultimately doomed " Persil Power ", which was seen to damage clothes. Compact powders never proved popular in the UK; so when the tablet variant appeared in July 1999 , the compact version disappeared.

In 2003 , Ariel brought out its quickwash action to its detergents, to allow consumers to be able to do their laundry on a quickwash cycle.


PRODUCT RANGE

The available range includes:
  • Ariel Biological: available in twin-tub (high-suds) powder form; automatic (low suds) powder, liquid, tablets, and liquitab pouches.

  • Ariel Colour and Style: automatic powder, tablets, liquid and liquitab formats.

  • Ariel Sensitive (formerly known as "non-biological"): automatic powder, tablets, liquid and liquitabs

  • Ariel Stain Pen: a stain pre-treatment product.

  • Ariel Handwash: twin-tub powder; also refers to a high-suds version of liquid sold in smaller bottles - was sold as "Travel Wash": a product to take on holiday, to launder small quantities of clothes.


Ariel is available in powder, tablet, liquid and liquitab form.

In 2006 , Ariel started its "turn to 30" campaign to inspire consumers to wash in cool water so that energy can be saved.


EXTERNAL LINKS

  • http://www.ariel.co.uk/products_home.html