Who owns Cinthol?
Cinthol is owned by Godrej Consumer (India, NSE: GODREJCP).[1]
This ownership is reported in official statements but has not yet been matched to a regulatory filing.
Evidence: Godrej Consumer Products Annual Report 2024-25, Godrej Consumer Products Limited, 8 May 2025. Last checked .
Key facts
- Current owner
- Godrej Consumer Products Limited reported
- Owner HQ
- 🇮🇳 India, Mumbai
- Origin
- 🇮🇳 India
- Founded
- 1952
- Category
- Personal care & beauty › Bath, soap & hand care › Bar soap & body wash
- Parent ticker
- NSE: GODREJCP
- Last verified
- · 1 sources
About Cinthol
Cinthol is a deodorant soap launched in 1952 and one of the oldest surviving Indian personal care brands. Its advertising has centred on freshness in heat for seven decades, a proposition that matters more in the Indian climate than in the temperate markets where most soap brands were designed.
Ownership timeline of Cinthol
- Current owner Godrej Consumer [1] reported
Where Cinthol sits in Godrej Consumer
Controlling ownership as of . Brands grouped under the entity that owns them; large groups are collapsed.
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See the full Godrej Consumer brand portfolio (4) →
Other brands owned by Godrej Consumer
Godrej Consumer controls 4 brands on Brandtree, 2 of them in personal care & beauty.
Also in personal care & beauty
- Godrej Expert (1990)
Other brands in bar soap & body wash, and who owns them
The 42 brands in bar soap & body wash on Brandtree belong to 29 owners. The largest is Unilever, with 5.
| Brand | Owner | Owner based in |
|---|---|---|
| Dove | Unilever | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom |
| MediHerb | Trade Kings | 🇿🇲 Zambia |
| Cavaillès | Bolton Group | 🇮🇹 Italy |
| Cristalino | CasaLuker | 🇨🇴 Colombia |
| Protex | Colgate-Palmolive | 🇺🇸 United States |
| Bath Roman | Earth | 🇯🇵 Japan |
| Jovia | Jyothy Labs | 🇮🇳 India |
| Ivory | Procter & Gamble | 🇺🇸 United States |
About the owner: Godrej Consumer
Godrej Consumer is a publicly listed company headquartered in Mumbai, India, founded in 2001. Brandtree records 4 brands under its control, and it is listed as NSE: GODREJCP.
Godrej Consumer Products was carved out of a Mumbai group founded in 1897 that began by making locks and later produced the ballot boxes used in India's first general election. The consumer business is now among the largest household insecticide and hair colour companies in the world, with operations across Africa, Latin America and Indonesia.
Godrej Consumer: full profile, brands and acquisition history →
🇮🇳 Cinthol and other Indian brands
Brandtree records a controlling owner for 279 brands that began in India. 9 of them (3%) are now controlled by a company headquartered in another country; Cinthol is not one of them.
- Aqualogica — Honasa 🇮🇳
- Astaberry — Cipla 🇮🇳
- BoroPlus — Emami 🇮🇳
- Dabur Red Paste — Dabur 🇮🇳
- Episoft — Glenmark 🇮🇳
- Everyuth — Zydus Wellness 🇮🇳
Frequently asked questions
Who is the parent company of Cinthol?
The parent company of Cinthol is Godrej Consumer, a publicly listed company headquartered in India.
Is Cinthol Indian?
Yes. Cinthol originated in India in 1952 and its owner, Godrej Consumer, is also headquartered in India.
Is Cinthol still owned by Godrej Consumer?
Yes. As of 16 September 2026, Cinthol is still owned by Godrej Consumer. 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] Godrej Consumer Products Annual Report 2024-25 — Godrej Consumer Products Limited, Annual report, published 8 May 2025; retrieved 16 September 2026.
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