Mitchum
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Mitchum is a brand of antiperspirant-deodorant
, launched in 1970 by Revlon
. It is widely known for its marketing
slogan
, "So effective you can skip a day".
The gel version of their product used to contain 20% of the anti-perspirant Aluminum Zirconium Tetrachlorohydrex Gly. The formula has since been changed to Aluminum Sesquichlorohydrate, and the slogan "So effective you could skip a day" has been dropped.
2007 saw the launch of the Smart Solid stick with a patented water-based formula. In the UK the smart solid product volume is now 42g (1.5Oz) leaving two thirds of the packaging empty and leaving the product top heavy. The US version is nearly full and of 70g (2.5Oz) in size.
Mitchum now comes in scented and unscented varieties and currently contains 25% Aluminum Sesquichlorohydrate.
Deodorant
Deodorants are substances applied to the body to affect body odor caused by bacterial growth and the smell associated with bacterial breakdown of perspiration in armpits, feet and other areas of the body. A subgroup of deodorants, antiperspirants, affect odor as well as prevent sweating by...
, launched in 1970 by Revlon
Revlon
Revlon is an American cosmetics, skin care, fragrance, and personal care company founded in 1932.-History:Revlon was founded in the midst of the Great Depression, 1932, by Charles Revson and his brother Joseph, along with a chemist, Charles Lachman, who contributed the "L" in the Revlon name...
. It is widely known for its marketing
Marketing
Marketing is the process used to determine what products or services may be of interest to customers, and the strategy to use in sales, communications and business development. It generates the strategy that underlies sales techniques, business communication, and business developments...
slogan
Slogan
A slogan is a memorable motto or phrase used in a political, commercial, religious and other context as a repetitive expression of an idea or purpose. The word slogan is derived from slogorn which was an Anglicisation of the Scottish Gaelic sluagh-ghairm . Slogans vary from the written and the...
, "So effective you can skip a day".
The gel version of their product used to contain 20% of the anti-perspirant Aluminum Zirconium Tetrachlorohydrex Gly. The formula has since been changed to Aluminum Sesquichlorohydrate, and the slogan "So effective you could skip a day" has been dropped.
Availability
According to the product's website, it is available in stick, gel, and roll on varieties.2007 saw the launch of the Smart Solid stick with a patented water-based formula. In the UK the smart solid product volume is now 42g (1.5Oz) leaving two thirds of the packaging empty and leaving the product top heavy. The US version is nearly full and of 70g (2.5Oz) in size.
Mitchum now comes in scented and unscented varieties and currently contains 25% Aluminum Sesquichlorohydrate.