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John Rogers for Associated Press, [https://bigstory.ap.org/article/robert-r-taylor-creator-softsoap-dead-77 "Robert R. Taylor, Creator of SoftSoap, Dead at 77"] {{Webarchive|url=https://archive.is/20160102183928/https://bigstory.ap.org/article/robert-r-taylor-creator-softsoap-dead-77 |date=2016-01-02 }}, ''bigstory.ap.org'', September 12, 2013. Retrieved December 30, 2013.</ref>
John Rogers for Associated Press, [https://bigstory.ap.org/article/robert-r-taylor-creator-softsoap-dead-77 "Robert R. Taylor, Creator of SoftSoap, Dead at 77"] {{Webarchive|url=https://archive.is/20160102183928/https://bigstory.ap.org/article/robert-r-taylor-creator-softsoap-dead-77 |date=2016-01-02 }}, ''bigstory.ap.org'', September 12, 2013. Retrieved December 30, 2013.</ref>


==See also==
==See also== in 2001 softsoap get its animals in bottles the animals are panda monkey ladybug tiger parrot now they super hot with collectors
in 2001 softsoap get its animals in bottles the animals are panda monkey ladybug tiger parrot now they super hot with collectors
* [[Soft soap (disambiguation)]]
* [[Soft soap (disambiguation)]]



Revision as of 06:04, 20 August 2023

Softsoap
Product typeSoap
OwnerColgate-Palmolive
CountryUnited States
Introduced1980; 44 years ago (1980)
Websitewww.softsoap.com
A 1980 Softsoap commercial

Softsoap (marketed as Softsoap Brand) is the trade name of Colgate-Palmolive's liquid hand soap and body wash. The company is famous for its soap dispensers' former aquarium theme, where the dispenser would be styled to make the it look like an aquarium with tropical fish printed inside of the plastic.

William Sheppard of New York was granted patent number 49,561 for his "Improved Liquid Soap" on August 22, 1865, for his discovery that a small amount of conventional soap could be mixed with large amounts of spirits of ammonia (or hartshorn, as it was known at the time) to create a soap with a consistency similar to that of molasses.[1] His invention became common in public areas, but was not generally available for use in homes.

In 1980, entrepreneur Robert R. Taylor began selling pump soap under the brand name of Softsoap, through his company, The Minnetonka Corporation, located in Chaska, Minnesota. Within six months, he had sold $25 million worth of Softsoap before selling the brand to Colgate-Palmolive in 1987.[2]

See also

in 2001 softsoap get its animals in bottles the animals are panda monkey ladybug tiger parrot now they super hot with collectors

References

  1. ^ US49561A, "Improved liquid soap", issued 1865-08-22 
  2. ^ He had been able to give his product a leg up by buying all the bottles he could for the first run so no one else could release a similar product at the same time. John Rogers for Associated Press, "Robert R. Taylor, Creator of SoftSoap, Dead at 77" Archived 2016-01-02 at archive.today, bigstory.ap.org, September 12, 2013. Retrieved December 30, 2013.