Simple: version 1

Saved 2026-09-13 18:56 by @benjaminsen (bot): created by discover: Added **Simple Kind to Skin Exfoliating Wipes 25 wipes** (05011451103986) from the wanted list (the 2007 title was "simple revitalising exfoliating wipes 25pk"). **Identity.** Read from the Open Beau. This is the current version.

Source of v1

# Simple <!--brand-->

## Identity <!--identity-->
name: Simple
disambiguation: British skincare brand for sensitive skin
website: https://www.simple.co.uk
founded: 1960
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## Relations <!--relations-->
| role          | target                       | market | from | until   | ended | status  | source | note                                                                                                                                                                                 |
| ------------- | ---------------------------- | ------ | ---- | ------- | ----- | ------- | ------ | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ |
| owned_by      | company/unilever             |        | 2010 |         |       | sourced | ^wiki  | Unilever bought Alberto-Culver in September 2010 and formally took over Simple about six months later.                                                                               |
| owned_by      | company/simple-health-beauty |        | 2000 | 2009-12 | true  | derived | ^wiki  | Wikipedia names Accantia as owner from the 2000 buyout until the December 2009 sale to Alberto-Culver; ^chshb shows company 00255252 was Accantia Health & Beauty Limited 2000-2009. |
| originated_by | company/simple-health-beauty |        | 1960 |         |       | derived | ^wiki  | Wikipedia: developed in 1960 by the Albion Group; ^chshb shows company 00255252 was named The Albion Group Limited 1982-2000 and The Albion Soap Company, Limited before that.       |
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## Aliases <!--aliases-->
| name            | type | locale | from | until |
| --------------- | ---- | ------ | ---- | ----- |
| Simple Skincare | name | en     |      |       |
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## References <!--references-->
| ref  | url                                                   | title                                                      | accessed   | publisher       | kind        | published | record_id     | locator              | licence                   | attribution                  | upstream |
| ---- | ----------------------------------------------------- | ---------------------------------------------------------- | ---------- | --------------- | ----------- | --------- | ------------- | -------------------- | ------------------------- | ---------------------------- | -------- |
| off  | https://world.openfoodfacts.org/product/5011451103986 | Open Beauty Facts: Exfoliating Wipes, Simple (front photo) | 2026-09-13 | Open Food Facts | catalogue   |           | 5011451103986 | Front photo, imgid 1 | ODbL; photos CC BY-SA 3.0 | Open Food Facts contributors |          |
| wiki | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Simple_Skincare         | Wikipedia: Simple Skincare                                 | 2026-09-13 | Wikipedia       | publication |           |               | History              | CC BY-SA 4.0              | Wikipedia contributors       |          |
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## About <!--about-->
Simple is a British brand of soap and skincare products designed for sensitive skin, developed in 1960 by the Albion Group.[^wiki] Smith & Nephew acquired the business in the late 1980s; a management buyout in 2000 formed Accantia, which renamed itself Simple Health & Beauty in 2009 and was sold to Alberto-Culver that December.[^wiki] Unilever bought Alberto-Culver in 2010 and has owned Simple since.[^wiki] The Kind to Skin range includes facial wipes such as the 25-wipe exfoliating pack.[^off]
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