Kao 

Kao Corporation, a long-standing Japanese enterprise founded in Tokyo in 1887, manufactures and markets an extensive array of consumer and industrial goods. Its broad portfolio spans cosmetics, personal care items for skin and hair, human health products, household cleaning essentials, and specialized chemical solutions. The company's operations are strategically divided into five key business segments: 1. The Hygiene and Living Care Business provides everyday household necessities, such as laundry detergents, fabric softeners, kitchen and home cleaning agents, as well as personal hygiene products including sanitary napkins and baby diapers. 2. The Health and Beauty Care Business focuses on personal grooming, offering general and professional skin and hair care products, bath additives, and items for oral hygiene and thermal comfort. 3. The Life Care Business supplies health-focused beverages and commercial-grade hygiene solutions. 4. The Cosmetics Business manages a range of beauty products, catering to both expert-guided consultations and self-selection preferences. 5. Lastly, the Chemical Business is a significant producer of industrial materials, manufacturing diverse products like oleochemicals, surfactants, fragrances, various additives for plastics and concrete, specialized binders, process chemicals, toners, inkjet inks and their colorants, and precision polishing agents. Initially known as Kao Soap Co., Ltd., the company officially rebranded to Kao Corporation in 1982.