# Lux > beauty brand marketed by Unilever **Wikidata**: [Q665425](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q665425) **Wikipedia**: [English](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lux_(soap)) **Source**: https://4ort.xyz/entity/lux ## Summary Lux is a beauty brand marketed by Unilever. It was founded in 1925 and is known as a soap and laundry-detergent‑related brand with aliases including "Lux soap" and "Sunlight Flakes." ## Key Facts - Lux is a beauty brand marketed by Unilever. - Inception of Lux: 1925 (inception: +1925-00-00T00:00:00Z). - Official website: https://www.lux.com. - Aliases: Lux soap; Sunlight Flakes. - Wikipedia title: Lux (soap). - Wikidata description: beauty brand marketed by Unilever. - Lux sitelink_count: 25. - Lux is associated with the product classes "soap" and "laundry detergent." - Owner / operator: Unilever, described as a British multinational consumer goods company. - Unilever inception data provided: +1929-00-00T00:00:00Z and +1929-09-02T00:00:00Z. - Unilever country identifiers: , . - Unilever headquarters identifiers: Q84, . - Unilever employees (listed values): 148000.0; 304000.0; 5000.0; 8000.0; 27400.0; 36000.0; 155000.0. - Unilever industry identifiers: ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; . - Unilever sitelink_count: 65. - Key related organization: Lever Brothers (listed as an organization and UK manufacturer). - Lever Brothers inception: +1885-01-01T00:00:00Z. - Lever Brothers country identifier: . - Lever Brothers industry identifier: . - Lever Brothers sitelink_count: 13. - Related entity classes: "brand" (sitelink_count: 71) and "company" (Thing) (sitelink_count: 98). ## FAQs Q: What is Lux? A: Lux is a beauty brand marketed by Unilever, established in 1925 and associated with soap and laundry-detergent product categories. Q: Who owns Lux? A: Lux is owned and marketed by Unilever, a British multinational consumer goods company with inception records dated 1929 and 1929-09-02 in the provided data. Q: What product categories does Lux belong to? A: Lux is associated with soap and laundry detergent categories. Q: Are there other names for Lux? A: Yes. Documented aliases include "Lux soap" and "Sunlight Flakes." Q: Where can I find official information about Lux online? A: The official website listed for Lux is https://www.lux.com. Q: What historical or corporate organizations are connected to Lux? A: Lever Brothers is listed as a key related organization; Unilever is the parent/marketer listed for Lux. Q: What reference identifiers exist for Lux on data repositories? A: Lux has a Wikipedia title "Lux (soap)" and a sitelink_count of 25 in the provided data. ## Why It Matters Lux matters because it represents a long‑standing beauty and cleansing brand within the portfolio of a major global consumer goods company. As a product associated with both soap and laundry-detergent categories, Lux occupies a place at the intersection of personal-care and household-cleaning markets. Its ownership by Unilever links it to a multinational corporate structure with extensive resources, multiple industry involvements, and a global footprint, which affects distribution, branding, and product positioning. The brand's documented history (inception 1925) and aliases demonstrate continuity and evolution within consumer markets. The presence of related manufacturing and historical organizations such as Lever Brothers highlights Lux's roots in established soap manufacturing traditions. ## Notable For - Being a beauty brand marketed by Unilever. - Originating in 1925 (inception: +1925-00-00T00:00:00Z). - Having documented aliases: "Lux soap" and "Sunlight Flakes." - Appearing on the web as https://www.lux.com. - Classification under both "soap" and "laundry detergent" product categories. - Corporate linkage to Unilever, a British multinational consumer goods company with multiple recorded inception and corporate data points. - Historical linkage to Lever Brothers, a UK manufacturer with inception in 1885. ## Body ### Overview Lux is presented in the data as a beauty brand that is marketed by Unilever. The brand is identified by multiple aliases and has an official web presence. It is categorized under cleansing product types that include soap and laundry detergent. ### Ownership and Corporate Relationships - Owner / marketer: Unilever. The provided description calls Unilever a British multinational consumer goods company. - Unilever-related data provided includes two inception entries (+1929-00-00T00:00:00Z and +1929-09-02T00:00:00Z). - Corporate identifiers for Unilever include country identifiers and , and headquarters identifiers Q84 and . - Multiple employee count values are listed for Unilever in the source: 148000.0; 304000.0; 5000.0; 8000.0; 27400.0; 36000.0; 155000.0. - Unilever is associated in the source with a list of industry identifiers: ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; . - The source records Unilever sitelink_count as 65. ### Historical Connections and Key People / Organizations - Lever Brothers is listed under Key People (described as an organization and UK manufacturer). - Lever Brothers inception is recorded as +1885-01-01T00:00:00Z in the provided data. - Lever Brothers country identifier is and industry identifier is . - Lever Brothers sitelink_count is recorded as 13. - The presence of Lever Brothers in the Lux record indicates a historical corporate or manufacturing linkage in Lux's background as documented in the source material. ### Product Categories and Classification - Lux is explicitly associated with soap. The source identifies "soap" as a Thing with sitelink_count 163. - Lux is also associated with laundry detergent, which is identified as a Thing with sitelink_count 33. - The brand relationship is reinforced by classification entries: the related classes include "brand" (sitelink_count 71) and "company" (Thing) (sitelink_count 98). ### Branding, Aliases, and Public Presence - Documented aliases for the brand are "Lux soap" and "Sunlight Flakes." - The official website listed for Lux is https://www.lux.com. - Lux's Wikipedia title is recorded as "Lux (soap)." - The Wikidata description supplied for Lux is "beauty brand marketed by Unilever." - Lux's sitelink_count in the provided structured properties is 25, indicating the number of linked pages or references in the dataset used. ### Structured Properties and Metadata - Entity name: Lux. - Aliases: Lux soap; Sunlight Flakes. - Website: https://www.lux.com. - Inception: +1925-00-00T00:00:00Z. - Sitelink_count: 25. - Wikipedia_title: Lux (soap). - Wikidata_description: beauty brand marketed by Unilever. ### Related Entities and Classifications - Parent / Part of listings include "laundry detergent" and "soap." - Related classes in the dataset include "brand" and "company" as conceptual categories. - Corporate owner: Unilever, with detailed metadata as supplied. - Historical manufacturer / related organization: Lever Brothers, with inception 1885 and country identifier . ### References and Data Scope - All facts in this entry are drawn from the provided source material only. - Identifier codes (Q###) and numeric fields are included verbatim as they appear in the source. - No additional interpretation of Q identifiers into human-readable place or industry names has been applied beyond the explicit textual descriptions supplied in the source (for example, Unilever is called a British multinational consumer goods company in the supplied material). ## References 1. 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