| Product type | Dental Products |
|---|---|
| Owner | Dabur |
| Introduced | 1987 |
| Related brands | Promise and Meswak |
| Previous owners | Balsara Hygiene Products Limited |
| Website | https://www.daburdentalcare.com/ |
Babool is a toothpaste brand which was launched in India by Balsara Hygiene in 1987.[1] Babool is made from the bark of the Babool tree, which has traditionally been used to clean teeth in India.[2] The brand was positioned as an economic toothpaste with the tagline "Babool Babool paisa vasool".[3] Babool was relaunched with the tagline "Begin a great day, the Babool way" in 2002, when Babool was Balsara's biggest brand.[2] In 2005, Babool was sold by Balsara to Dabur along with other Balsara toothpaste brands Promise and Meswak in a ₹1.43 billion (US$18 million) deal.[4][5] As of 2007, the Babool brand was valued at ₹1 billion (US$13 million).[6]
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- ^ All India Management Association (1989). Indian Management. 28: 23.
{{cite journal}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ^ a b "Balsara to revamp toothpaste portfolio". Business Line. 6 August 2002. Retrieved 13 March 2012.
- ^ "How Balsara Lost Its Bite". Business Standard. India. 6 August 2002. Retrieved 13 March 2012.
- ^ "Dabur buys 3 Balsara group cos for Rs 143 cr". The Hindu. 28 January 2005. Retrieved 13 March 2012.
- ^ "Dabur to buy Balsara for Rs 1499 cr". The Financial Express. India. 28 January 2005. Retrieved 13 March 2012.
- ^ "Dabur outpaces MNCs Colgate, HLL in oral care". The Economic Times. 26 April 2007. Retrieved 13 March 2012.