Our Story

Our Story

THIS IS THE STORY OF PEARS

THIS IS THE STORY OF
PEARS – THE ICONIC
BRITISH SOAP THAT
REMAINS AS UNIQUE AND
PURE TO THIS DAY.
Our Story-1807

Pears is born in
Soho, London

In 1807, Sir Andrew Pears perfected the soap making process to create the iconic pure & transparent Pears soap in the fashionable district of Soho, London using a method he described as: “curious chemical process by which soap is separated from all the impure and noxious substances”

PEARS IS BORN IN SOHO, LONDON
THOMAS BARRATT & PEARS
Pears-1862

Thomas Barratt
& Pears

Thomas Baratt, the “father of modern advertising” joins Pears and creates some of the most iconic Pears advertising with Victorian painters such as the The Famous Bubble Painting By Sir John Everett Millais

Pears-1900

Pears wins the
Grand
Prix award
at Paris

PEARS WINS THE GRAND
PRIX AWARD AT PARIS
PEARS BECOMES A PART
OF UNILEVER
Pears-1929

Pears becomes a
part
of Unilever

Pears-1958

Pears launches the famous miss pears competition

PEARS LAUNCHES THE FAMOUS MISS PEARS COMPETITION
PEARS LAUNCHES THE “PURE SINCE 1807” CAMPAIGN
Pears-2016

The beloved British Icon
Returns – Pears is re-
launched in UK