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325 N. Wells St.
Chicago
Illinois
60610
USA
tel: (312)661-0222
fax: (312)836-0125
email: louis.damien@unilever.com
website: http://www.unilever.com

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Overview

Helene Curtis Industries, Inc., a division of the Anglo-Dutch conglomerate Unilever N.V. after 1996, was a relatively small yet notable player in the personal care products industry in the 1970s. Although the company introduced innovative and original products after its inception in 1927, Curtis eventually saw profits drop and promising brands fail. The most successful line was the economy-priced Suave brand of shampoos and conditioners, which after renewed...