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Tide detergent was invented by Procter & Gamble in 1946. It was the first heavy-duty synthetic detergent available to consumers.
ALL laundry detergent was invented in 1959.
The first synthetic detergent was created by German chemist Otto Rohm in 1914. However, Harvard university scientist Robert Boyer is considered the inventor of laundry detergent as we know it today, developing the first detergent made specifically for washing clothes in 1946.
Modern laundry detergents were invented in the early 20th century, with the first synthetic detergent developed in 1916. This marked a shift from using traditional soap-based powders for washing clothes.
The invention of dishwasher detergent is attributed to Procter & Gamble, who introduced the first detergent specifically formulated for use in dishwashers in the 1940s. Over time, different brands and formulations have been developed to effectively clean dishes in automatic dishwashers.
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In 1933, this discovery was introduced in a detergent called dreft but it could only handle lightly soiled jobs. The next goal was to create a detergent that could clean heavily soiled clothes. That detergent was Tide®.
The first modern synthetic laundry detergent was developed in the early 20th century by German chemist Wilhelm Norman. It was later improved and commercialized by the German company Henkel in the 1930s.
Jerry Collins of Procter and Gamble in 1970.
Tide laundry detergent was introduced by Procter & Gamble in 1946.