“Tide Naturals powder is very nice—I really like it! I can use less of it than my previous powder. Its granules have no harshness, yet it cleans better. And it has a very nice scent that helps keep my hands smelling fresh, clean and soft. I no longer need to use a brush, and dirt comes out of our clothes faster and easier—even my kids’ clothes. I don’t feel it’s a chore anymore to wash clothes. My family also complimented me. My husband noticed a difference and asked me what powder I was using. He and my kids say it gives shine to their clothes. I want to share my experience with Tide Naturals with everyone, so they can see the difference. If they use it once, they will continue to use it for life.”

SANDHYA, INDIA

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Reaching more consumers in Indiaʼs laundry market meant developing a detergent with just the right balance of cleaning performance and mildness at an affordable price.

About 80% of consumers in India—200 million households—wash their laundry by hand. With their extremely limited laundry detergent budgets, most Indian consumers settle for the lowest priced powders, which can irritate hands during and after washing.

P&G launched Tide Naturals in India in December 2009. With unique ingredients developed at our Beijing Technical Center, Tide Naturals balances cleaning and mildness at a price 30% lower than regular Tide. It also dissolves in water—unlike most competitive products in the low price range, which leave gritty materials in the wash water that can be harsh to hands. And its unique scent containing natural oils offers an attractive benefit to Indian consumers that other low-cost detergents don’t.

With the introduction of Tide Naturals, P&G now offers laundry detergents at three distinct performance and pricing levels, delivering a solid value that is now affordable for more than 70% of Indian consumers. Currently available in about 600,000 outlets in India, Tide Naturals is an innovation that is helping P&G improve the lives of more consumers, like Sandhya, who are delighted by its many performance benefits and value.