Jump to content

LifeStyles Condoms: Difference between revisions

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Content deleted Content added
Wiki99467 (talk | contribs)
Spelling fix, "heath" → "health" - also some copy editing
Line 1: Line 1:
{{Infobox brand
{{Infobox brand
|name = LifeStyles Heathcare
|name = LifeStyles Healthcare
|currentowner=[[Humanwell Healthcare & CITIC Capital]]
|currentowner=[[Humanwell Healthcare & CITIC Capital]]
|logo = [[File:LifeStyles Condoms Logo.svg|250px]]
|logo = [[File:LifeStyles Condoms Logo.svg|250px]]
Line 9: Line 9:
}}
}}


'''LifeStyles Condoms''' is a brand of [[Condom|condoms]] made by the former [[Australia]]n company [[Ansell Limited]], previously known as Pacific Dunlop Limited. In 2018, Ansell sold their Condom business to a Chinese consortium for over US$600 million. Lifestyles HealthCare and all other Ansell affiliated condom brands (see below)
'''LifeStyles Condoms''' is a brand of [[Condom|condoms]] made by the former [[Australia]]n company [[Ansell Limited]], previously known as Pacific Dunlop Limited. In 2018, Ansell sold their condom business to a Chinese consortium for over US$600 million. Lifestyles HealthCare and all other Ansell affiliated condom brands (see below)


In 2017, sale of the sexual wellness business<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.ansell.com/gb/en/about-us/investor-center/asx-announcements/ansell-agrees-sale-of-sexual-wellness-and-announces-share-buy-back|title=ANSELL AGREES SALE OF SEXUAL WELLNESS AND ANNOUNCES SHARE BUY-BACK|website=Ansell - Press Releases|language=en|access-date=2021-01-31}}</ref> to chinese companies Humanwell Healthcare and CITIC Capital. The acquisition was completed on the same year.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.ansell.com/gb/en/about-us/investor-center/asx-announcements/ansell-limited-announces-the-closing-of-the-sale-of-its-sexual-wellness-business|title=ANSELL LIMITED ANNOUNCES THE CLOSING OF THE SALE OF ITS SEXUAL WELLNESS BUSINESS|website=Ansell - Press Releases|language=en|access-date=2021-01-31}}</ref>
In 2017, sale of the sexual wellness business<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.ansell.com/gb/en/about-us/investor-center/asx-announcements/ansell-agrees-sale-of-sexual-wellness-and-announces-share-buy-back|title=Ansell Agrees Sale of Sexual Wellness and Announces Share Buy-Back|website=Ansell - Press Releases|language=en|access-date=2021-01-31}}</ref> to Chinese companies Humanwell Healthcare and CITIC Capital. The acquisition was completed on the same year.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.ansell.com/gb/en/about-us/investor-center/asx-announcements/ansell-limited-announces-the-closing-of-the-sale-of-its-sexual-wellness-business|title=Ansell Limited Announces the Closing of the Sale of Its Sexual Wellness Business|website=Ansell - Press Releases|language=en|access-date=2021-01-31}}</ref>


==Advertising and marketing==
==Advertising and marketing==
In 1987, in their advert a woman says: "I'll do a lot for love, but I'm not ready to die for it," to directly confront the [[AIDS]] epidemic.<ref>{{cite news |title=Condom Makers Change Approach |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1988/08/08/business/condom-makers-change-approach.html?src=pm |quote=Nineteen months ago, Ansell-Americas, a maker of health-care products, ushered in a new era in condom marketing with an advertising campaign that was as scary as it was straightforward. ''I'll do a lot for love, but I'm not ready to die for it,'' a sober woman said in the ads for the company's Lifestyles condoms. ... |newspaper=[[New York Times]] |date=August 8, 1988 |accessdate=2011-09-27 }}</ref>
In 1987, in their advert a woman says: "I'll do a lot for love, but I'm not ready to die for it", to directly confront the [[AIDS]] epidemic.<ref>{{cite news |title=Condom Makers Change Approach |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1988/08/08/business/condom-makers-change-approach.html?src=pm |quote=Nineteen months ago, Ansell-Americas, a maker of health-care products, ushered in a new era in condom marketing with an advertising campaign that was as scary as it was straightforward. ''I'll do a lot for love, but I'm not ready to die for it,'' a sober woman said in the ads for the company's Lifestyles condoms. ... |newspaper=[[New York Times]] |date=August 8, 1988 |accessdate=2011-09-27 }}</ref>


In 1996, the company began advertising on television in the United States, where broadcasters had previously been unwilling to air the commercials.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://nl.newsbank.com/nl-search/we/Archives?p_product=AASB&p_theme=aasb&p_action=search&p_maxdocs=200&p_topdoc=1&p_text_direct-0=0EA25E4EA5631B7C&p_field_direct-0=document_id&p_perpage=10&p_sort=YMD_date:D&s_trackval=GooglePM|title=4 TV stations begin running advertisements for condoms|last=Associated Press |date=October 18, 1996|work= Austin American-Statesman |page=D8|accessdate=12 February 2010|location=Austin, Texas}}</ref>
In 1996, the company began advertising on television in the United States, where broadcasters had previously been unwilling to air the commercials.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://nl.newsbank.com/nl-search/we/Archives?p_product=AASB&p_theme=aasb&p_action=search&p_maxdocs=200&p_topdoc=1&p_text_direct-0=0EA25E4EA5631B7C&p_field_direct-0=document_id&p_perpage=10&p_sort=YMD_date:D&s_trackval=GooglePM|title=4 TV stations begin running advertisements for condoms|last=Associated Press |date=October 18, 1996|work= Austin American-Statesman |page=D8|accessdate=12 February 2010|location=Austin, Texas}}</ref>


==Product line==
==Product line==

*LifeStyles Skyn Condoms
*LifeStyles Skyn Condoms
*LifeStyles X2 Lubricated Condoms
*LifeStyles X2 Lubricated Condoms

Revision as of 21:58, 13 February 2021

Product typeCondom
OwnerHumanwell Healthcare & CITIC Capital
CountryChina
Introduced1905; 120 years ago (1905)
Websitehttp://www.lifestyles.com/

LifeStyles Condoms is a brand of condoms made by the former Australian company Ansell Limited, previously known as Pacific Dunlop Limited. In 2018, Ansell sold their condom business to a Chinese consortium for over US$600 million. Lifestyles HealthCare and all other Ansell affiliated condom brands (see below)

In 2017, sale of the sexual wellness business[1] to Chinese companies Humanwell Healthcare and CITIC Capital. The acquisition was completed on the same year.[2]

Advertising and marketing

In 1987, in their advert a woman says: "I'll do a lot for love, but I'm not ready to die for it", to directly confront the AIDS epidemic.[3]

In 1996, the company began advertising on television in the United States, where broadcasters had previously been unwilling to air the commercials.[4]

Product line

  • LifeStyles Skyn Condoms
  • LifeStyles X2 Lubricated Condoms
  • LifeStyles Ultra Thin Condoms
  • LifeStyles Ultra Sensitive Condoms
  • LifeStyles Ultra Sensitive Lubricated Condoms
  • LifeStyles Ultra Lube Plus Condoms
  • LifeStyles Ultra Lubricated Condoms
  • LifeStyles Pleasure Tripped Condoms
  • LifeStyles Ribbed Pleasure Condoms
  • LifeStyles Sheer Pleasure Condoms
  • LifeStyles Warming Pleasure Condoms
  • LifeStyles His n' Her Pleasure Condoms
  • LifeStyles Triple Pleasure 3-in-1 Condoms
  • LifeStyles MEGA Condoms
  • LifeStyles Studded Condoms
  • LifeStyles Flavors/Colors Condoms
  • LifeStyles Snugger Fit Condoms
  • LifeStyles Condom Discs
  • LifeStyles Classic Collection of Condoms
  • LifeStyles Condom Pleasure Pack
  • LifeStyles Premier Collection Lubricated Condoms
  • LifeStyles Sensual Kit
  • LifeStyles Ultra Ribbed Condom N' Ring Kit

References

  1. ^ "Ansell Agrees Sale of Sexual Wellness and Announces Share Buy-Back". Ansell - Press Releases. Retrieved 2021-01-31.
  2. ^ "Ansell Limited Announces the Closing of the Sale of Its Sexual Wellness Business". Ansell - Press Releases. Retrieved 2021-01-31.
  3. ^ "Condom Makers Change Approach". New York Times. August 8, 1988. Retrieved 2011-09-27. Nineteen months ago, Ansell-Americas, a maker of health-care products, ushered in a new era in condom marketing with an advertising campaign that was as scary as it was straightforward. I'll do a lot for love, but I'm not ready to die for it, a sober woman said in the ads for the company's Lifestyles condoms. ...
  4. ^ Associated Press (October 18, 1996). "4 TV stations begin running advertisements for condoms". Austin American-Statesman. Austin, Texas. p. D8. Retrieved 12 February 2010.