Persil the ""work of the washboard""—saving consumers time and rendering the historic method of "sun-bleaching" (by laying clothes out in the sun) unnecessary. Persil was the first commercially available self-activated laundry detergent (combining bleach with the detergent). The invention of Persil was a significant breakthrough. The name, "Persil", is derived from two of the original ingredients, sodium perborate and silicate. The original name was deemed unsuitable as an international brand because it is hard to pronounce in some languages. Coincidentally, "persil" is the French word for the herb, parsley. Persil is sold in powder, liquid detergent, liquid capsule, liqui-gel, and tablet
Kispa (detergent) Dad?" and "Go Fighting!". Kispa (detergent) Kispa () is a laundry detergent brand manufactured by Guangzhou Liby Enterprise Group Co Ltd. The brand was established and introduced in China. Along with Liby, Superb, Xilan and Vewin under Guangzhou Liby Enterprise, Kispa is considered among the high-end brands of detergent in China. The brand Kispa initially only had a Chinese name. Kispa was originally named as "去渍霸". However, in 2014, the brand underwent a name rebranding. From the original "去渍霸", the brand changed its name to the current "好爸爸Kispa". The current Chinese name led the brand to adopt an English name