![]() Ĭhurch & Dwight expanded its household brand portfolio with the acquisition in 2006 of Orange Glo International, which included such brands as OxiClean in the laundry pre-wash additive category, Kaboom bathroom cleaners, and Orange Glo household cleaning products. ![]() Unilever still owns the brands outside of North America. and Canadian rights to Unilever's oral health business, which includes Pepsodent, Mentadent, Close-Up, and Aim. The same year, Church & Dwight expanded its business into laundry detergent products by acquiring small detergent company USA Detergents, the original owner of Xtra detergent. In 2001, the consumer product line of Carter-Wallace was sold to Church & Dwight, and MedPointe bought the diagnostics and drug businesses. In 1970, the Arm & Hammer brand introduced the market's first nationally distributed, phosphate-free detergent: Arm & Hammer Powder Laundry Detergent. While this attempt was unsuccessful, Hammer's Occidental Petroleum in 1986 acquired enough stock for him to join the Church & Dwight board of directors until he died in 1990. Hammer was so often asked about the Church & Dwight brand, however, that he attempted to buy the company. The Arm & Hammer name and logo, which dates back to the 1860s, is often incorrectly claimed to have originated with tycoon Armand Hammer. Their partnership had begun in 1846 with the two founders selling sodium bicarbonate (also known as baking soda) that they refined in Dwight's kitchen. The company was founded in 1847 to unify two companies created by John Dwight of Massachusetts and his brother-in-law, Austin Church of Connecticut. The company's products and services include a wide range of consumer goods, including laundry detergent, air fresheners, baking soda, condoms, pregnancy tests, and oral hygiene products. ![]() In 2022, Church & Dwight reported annual revenue of $5.4 billion. It is the parent company of well-known brands such as Arm & Hammer, Trojan, OxiClean, and First Response. The company was founded in 1847 and is headquartered in Ewing, New Jersey. Church & Dwight is an American consumer goods company focusing on personal care, household products, and specialty products. ![]()
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