Who owns Protex?
Protex is owned by Colgate-Palmolive (the United States, NYSE: CL).[1]
Key facts
- Current owner
- Colgate-Palmolive Company verified
- Owned since
- Not recorded
- Previous owner
- None recorded
- Owner HQ
- 🇺🇸 United States, New York
- Origin
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Founded
- 1985
- Category
- Personal care & beauty › Bath, soap & hand care › Bar soap & body wash
- Parent ticker
- NYSE: CL
- Last verified
- · 1 sources
About Protex
Protex is an antibacterial soap and body wash sold across Latin America, Asia and Africa, where the antibacterial claim carries far more weight with consumers than it does in Europe or North America. Colgate-Palmolive owns it, and the brand is far larger in emerging markets than in the country where it originated.
Ownership timeline of Protex
- 1985 – present Colgate-Palmolive [1] verified
Where Protex sits in Colgate-Palmolive
Controlling ownership as of . Brands grouped under the entity that owns them; large groups are collapsed.
Open the full Colgate-Palmolive ownership tree →
Other brands owned by Colgate-Palmolive in personal care & beauty
Latest news about Protex
No tagged news items yet. Headlines are added nightly from public feeds; only titles and links are stored.
Headlines link to the original publisher. Brandtree does not reproduce article text.
Frequently asked questions
Who is the parent company of Protex?
The parent company of Protex is Colgate-Palmolive, a publicly listed company headquartered in the United States.
Is Protex American?
Yes. Protex originated in the United States in 1985 and its owner, Colgate-Palmolive, is also headquartered in the United States.
Is Protex still owned by Colgate-Palmolive?
Yes. As of 6 September 2026, Protex is still owned by Colgate-Palmolive. 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] Colgate-Palmolive Company Annual Report on Form 10-K filed 2026-02-23 — SEC EDGAR, SEC Form 10-K, published 23 February 2026; retrieved 6 September 2026.
Report a correction Opens a pre-filled GitHub issue. See our corrections policy.