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Royal Vinolia Cream Soap
This empty box 0n the left used to contain soaps that it is boasted contained all the active ingredients of vinolia cream. The soap was produced by Vinolia Co. Ltd. London and Paris. They were the soapmakers to H.M. The King(England) and the King and Queen of Spain.
On the right is an advertisement, from 1915, for the product
The soap has not been available in the United Kingdom for some years, but it is still (in 2008) exported to China, Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, Dubai, The Emirates and many other Middle East Countries where is it the largest selling luxury soap. It is also supplied to the worlds top hotels and high-end luxury cruise line companies.
“Vinolia” is said to contain Boracic Cream and Cold Cream and is a soap in the luxury class.
The Vinolia Company Ltd.
The Vinolia Compant Ltd. were Soap refiners and maker of Twinko, Vinolia and shaving products with their premises, Vinolia Works, Malden Crescent, London and Carpenters Rd, Stratford on Avon.
1The Business founded in 1888; and were registered as a Private limited company in 1898.
In 1899 the company issue of shares in the public limited company Vinolia Co Ltd. and. Planned to add to the soap refining business, the making of its own products.
But in 1906 the ordinary shares of the company were bought by Lever Brothers as part of a plan for amalgamation in the soap industry. Nonetheless, the name Vinolia continued as a Lever product line.