Fresh Start (detergent)

{{Short description|Powdered detergent}}

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Fresh Start was the first powdered detergent to come in a plastic bottle. It was also one of the first detergents to be highly concentrated, before all detergents went concentrated.

Fresh Start was a product of the Colgate-Palmolive company and was introduced in the late '70s. In 2005, Colgate-Palmolive sold the North American rights for Fresh Start to Phoenix Brands.{{cite web|title=Colgate To Sell Its North American Laundry Detergent Brands. Form 8-K, Filing Date: 07/12/2005|url=http://edgar.secdatabase.com/1314/119312505140902/filing-main.htm|website=SECdatabase.com|accessdate=12 October 2015}} The target audience of Fresh Start was mainly active women. Advertisements from that time also depict active women having fun without worrying about laundry.