Skip is a brand of laundry detergent manufactured and marketed by Unilever in France, Spain, Portugal, Greece, Cyprus, Argentina and South Africa. In the past it was also marketed in Germany, but it was discontinued in 2009. It is Unilever's top-of-line detergent brand in the countries where it is marketed and features the splodge-like logo similar to British

Persil Persil is a German brand of laundry detergent manufactured and marketed by Henkel around the world except in the United Kingdom, Ireland, France, Latin America (except Mexico), China, Australia and New Zealand, where it is manufactured and mar ...

. The brand was first introduced in 1959 in France, by the Lever brothers company, as a low-suds washing powder specially designed for automatic washing machines. During 1960s it was also introduced in other European countries such as Spain, Portugal and Greece. Since 1970s it also contains enzymes in its formula, being a

biological detergent Detergent enzymes are biological enzymes that are used with detergents. They catalyze the reaction between stains and the water solution, thus aiding stain removal and improving efficiency. Laundry detergent enzymes are the largest application o ...

. In 1978 it became the first detergent powder that contained

TAED Tetraacetylethylenediamine, commonly abbreviated as TAED, is an organic compound with the formula (CH3C(O))2NCH2CH2N(C(O)CH3)2. This white solid is commonly used as a bleach activator in laundry detergents and for paper pulp. It is produced by a ...

bleach activators(marketed as ''TETRAED B''). Today the range includes detergents in various forms such as powder, liquid, gel, tablets and liquid pods. It also includes some special products for clothing that needs special care such as wool, silk and black clothes. Its ingredients formula is similar to British

Bio or European Omo.

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