Health & hygiene

Products such as soap and toothpaste can help prevent disease and improve health and well-being, ultimately helping to save lives. But this relies on people changing their everyday habits.

An ambitious target

Hair icon from Our LogoOur brands have built health, hygiene and well-being into their identity since the launch of Lifebuoy soap, over 100 years ago. As part of our Unilever Sustainable Living Plan launched in November 2010, we have set ourselves a bold new target to help more than a billion people to improve their hygiene habits and bring safe drinking water to 500 million people by 2020.

Pureit water purifier – as safe as boiled water

Our health & hygiene strategy

Men washing in Gangijodi India

Achieving lasting improvements in health, hygiene and well-being relies on people changing their everyday habits.

Targets & performance

Hands holding Lifebuoy soap

We have set some ambitious targets to meet people’s needs for good health and hygiene across the world.

Hygiene partnerships

Sanitaryware in South Africa

A range of international and local partnerships help us achieve our goals.