Who owns Domestos?
Domestos is owned by Unilever (the United Kingdom, LSE: ULVR).[1]
Key facts
- Current owner
- Unilever PLC verified
- Owned since
- Not recorded
- Previous owner
- None recorded
- Owner HQ
- 🇬🇧 United Kingdom, London
- Origin
- 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
- Founded
- 1929
- Category
- Home care › Household cleaning › Bleach & disinfectant
- Parent ticker
- LSE: ULVR NYSE: UL AEX: UNA
- Last verified
- · 1 sources
About Domestos
Domestos is a thick bleach brand created in Newcastle upon Tyne in 1929 and originally sold door to door from a stone jar refilled by the delivery man. It is now Unilever's main toilet and household disinfectant brand, sold as Glorix in the Netherlands and parts of eastern Europe and as Klinex in Greece.
Ownership timeline of Domestos
Where Domestos sits in Unilever
Controlling ownership as of . Brands grouped under the entity that owns them; large groups are collapsed.
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- Comfort
- Degree
- Dermalogica
- Domestos
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- Dove Men+Care
- Hellmann's
- Horlicks
- Hourglass Cosmetics
- Impulse
- Kate Somerville
- Knorr
- Lifebuoy
- Lipton
- Liquid I.V.
- Living Proof
- Lux
- Lynx
- Maizena
- Marmite
- Murad
- Nexxus
- Nutrafol
- OMO
- Paula's Choice
- Pepsodent
- Persil
- Pond's
- Pot Noodle
- Radox
- Rexona
- Royco
- SheaMoisture
- Signal
- Simple
- Snuggle
- St. Ives
- Suave
- Sunlight
- Sunsilk
- Sure
- Tatcha
- The Vegetarian Butcher
- TRESemmé
- Vaseline
- VO5
- Zendium
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Frequently asked questions
Who is the parent company of Domestos?
The parent company of Domestos is Unilever, a publicly listed company headquartered in the United Kingdom.
Is Domestos British?
Yes. Domestos originated in the United Kingdom in 1929 and its owner, Unilever, is also headquartered in the United Kingdom.
Is Domestos still owned by Unilever?
Yes. As of 6 September 2026, Domestos is still owned by Unilever. The ownership record was last checked against primary sources on that date.
Sources (1) & corrections
Last verified . Every ownership fact above is backed by one of these primary documents. Numbers in brackets in the text refer to this list.
- [1] Unilever PLC Annual Report on Form 20-F filed 2026-03-12 — SEC EDGAR, SEC Form 20-F, published 12 March 2026; retrieved 6 September 2026.
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