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How your movement

got us moving

OUR HISTORY IN A NUTSHELL

Shield deodorants and anti-perspirants are intelligently designed to work as hard as you do. But we can’t take all the credit for them. You’ve played a big part in our innovation over the years, too.

Your movement inspired our MOTIONSENSE™ technology. Shield Motionsense™ is the the world’s first anti-perspirant activated by movement. Tiny microcapsules ‘burst’ when activated by friction, releasing freshness when you need it the most. Shield Clinical Protection is a TRIsolid™ anti-perspirant cream that is scientifically proven to help stop sweating excessively when you need to. So whether you’re scaling a mountain, running for the bus, presenting to your boss or going on a date, you can be confident of the best sweat protection.

Go ahead and get your sweat on. We’ve got you covered.

We have done since 1908.

a collection of images, cans of deodorant some shoes and a women stretching

2000

to today
MOTIONSENSE™ is introduced,
revolutionising antiperspirant technology.

Its body-responsive technology reacts to your every move, releasing unique microcapsules that deliver a burst of freshness when you need it most.

A collection of photos from the 90s, including a woman tennis player and mountain biker

1990s

Shield goes Pro Sport

Shield backs some of the world’s best sports men and women: tennis champion Steffi Graf, the All Blacks, the Springboks, mountain biker Darren Berrelcloth, BASE jumper Miles Daisher, survivalist Bear Grylls, tennis champion David Nalbandian, cricketer Andrew Flintoff and the Lotus F1™ Team.

A selection of vintage photos from the 80s, including some arcade machines and woman holding balloons

1980s

Global expansion

The brand continues to expand across the globe, rolling out as Rexona, Rexena, Shield, Degree and Sure, depending on where you are. And while the name may vary, its superior sweat protection remains the same.

A selection of vintage photos including some palm trees and a woman lying on a car bonnet

1960s

A new category of deodorant brands is born

The world meets Rexona anti-perspirant, later to become Shield in South Africa. It’s then introduced in Finland and quickly rolled out to the rest of the world.

1930s

Rexona joins the Unilever family

British soap maker, Lever Bros, buys Rexona. Shortly afterwards, Lever Bros joins Dutch Margarine Unie to form Unilever.

Vintage memorabilia including a photo of an old car and man standing with a motocycle

1920s

Welcome to Rexona Town

Rexona’s first advertising campaign launches. Personal hygiene billboards spring up all over Australia touting the company name, with contests held for each town’s Rexona Baby and Miss Rexona. Some proudly stating: ‘Welcome to our town, a good Rexona Town.’

1900s

Mrs Sheffer’s Ointment

Rexona is created in Australia in 1908 by Mrs Alice Sheffer, the wife of SF Sheffer, the founder of the Sheldon Drug Company. A talented physician, she wants to give people new kinds of personal care products, with effective ingredients that also smell good. As soon as Rexona hits the shelves, it becomes the company’s biggest seller.