Ponds is the brand name of Unilever a global company that has been in consumer products, skin care, shampoos, soaps since over a hundred years and have manufacturing and marketing facilities around the world. Unilever is a British company and was previously known as Lever Brothers. Two of their most popular skin care products since ages have been ponds vanishing cream and ponds cold cream. Ponds cold cream is a skin care cream and was introduced in the American market in 1846 when a pharmacist named Theron T. Pond introduced ‘Ponds Golden Treasure’ which was a witch-hazel based product for skin care. It was re-launched in 1866 as ‘Ponds Extract’ and it was in 1905 that it was re-named as ‘Ponds Cold Cream’ and it has remained in the market with the same name since then. Women who use or have been using Ponds cold cream have found that it is not only good at removing makeup but can also be used to keep the feet soft and other parts of the body skin soft and supple. Women who use ponds cold cream have also passed it on to their daughters and all women who have used it give it a very high rating as an excellent product for makeup removal.

Another point that they make is that it does not leave the skin feeling greasy and can also be used as a night cream and will not stain the pillow. Women say that they really get value for money when they use ponds cold cream. Women with acne also give a very high rating to ponds cold cream. This maybe the reason that this skin care product has been so successful worldwide and millions of women across the globe use this product. The second major skin care product launched in the early days of ponds was ponds vanishing cream. When other cosmetic companies came into the market they started down playing the ponds products as their skin care products were costlier then the ponds products. Ponds used celebrities and royalties to advertise their products which helped them to regain their market share.

Because Unilever is a global organization they can reach a worldwide market so women know that wherever they travel in the world they will be able to find ponds skin care products in the drugstores and in most retail stores. Over the years ponds have changed their packaging but their product recipes have remained the same. Ponds have also introduced other skin care products although these two products the cold cream and the vanishing cream still remain their major products. Ponds have a cleanser and toner, an eye cream, deep cleansing cloth, night rejuvenating cream.

Most ponds products have got a very good review because they are gentle and have not changed their formulae and their biggest advantage is that they are suitable for all skin types. Ponds believe in keeping a woman’s skin wrinkle free and smooth when she is in her forties. That is the time when women see those aging lines starting to appear on their skin and they start to panic. Ponds vanishing cream as a makeup remover and ponds cold cream as a moisturizer will continue to remain popular as they are so reasonably priced. Another great advantage is that ponds can be found on the shelves of most stores so they are well placed and within consumer reach.

As long as ponds do not make any drastic changes to these two hallmark products of theirs, they will continue to remain very popular with a majority of women around the world. Ponds enjoy tremendous success due to their gentleness and pleasant and soft fragrance and women with different skin types have used them and passed them on to their children and grand children also. Yes Ponds is child safe also and has no harmful ingredients in them.