Gillette Launches Grooming & Beard Care Line: King C. Gillette

The King C. Gillette brand features seven products designed for beard grooming and maintenance, which include a beard wash, balm and oil.
The King C. Gillette brand features seven products designed for beard grooming and maintenance, which include a beard wash, balm and oil.

Gillette has announced the launch of King C. Gillette, a new brand offering the complete range of tools and products for men to use in their facial-hair styling and grooming regimens at home.

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Inspired by more than 115 years of innovation and grooming experience, the line gives a nod to the company's heritage by bearing the name of founder King Camp Gillette, with products that meet the grooming needs of today's man.

The King C. Gillette tools and facial hair care essentials include the double-edged safety razor–pioneered in 1901 by King C. Gillette–and beard-care products including beard wash and oil. King C. Gillette is available now at Walgreens locations nationwide and online at Walgreens.com from a suggested retail price of $5.99 to $29.99.

At launch, the range–which can be categorized into three sections: shave & edge, trim and care, will feature:

Shave & Edge

  • Double Edge Safety Razor and Blade Refills
  • Shave and Edging Razor and Blade Refills
  • Transparent Shave Gel

Trim

  • Beard trimmer: cordless with three interchangeable combs, for all beard styles

Care

  • Daily Beard & Face Wash (350ml): a refreshing cleanser infused with coconut water and patented hair conditioning technology, that has been optimized especially for beards, that leaves skin and hair feeling soft and smooth
  • Soft Beard Balm (100ml): a conditioning balm with cocoa butter, can be used as a leave-in product or a deep conditioning wash-off mask
  • Beard Oil (30ml): a lightweight and non-greasy, features argan oil to soften facial hair and moisturize skin underneath the beard

The King C. Gillette shave gel, beard & face wash, beard balm and beard oil have been formulated with plant-based ingredients including argan oil, avocado oil, coconut water, aloe vera, white tea extract and cocoa butter.

Each of these products features the King C. Gillette signature scent which has been developed by Gillette's own expert perfume team in close collaboration with an international fragrance house and trend experts. The signature scent was designed to evoke the brand's narrative of history and heritage combined with modern masculinity, with top notes of cardamom and ginger, heart notes of lavender and bourbon oil, and base notes including patchouli and sandalwood.

“We're excited to announce the launch of the King C. Gillette range–the first complete lineup of products and tools designed for men with facial hair,” Gillette CEO Gary Coombe said. “Our founder King C. Gillette revolutionized the male grooming experience more than a century ago, and so it is fitting that this new brand bears his name. All men have their own grooming styles and rituals which is personal to them, and so we've put all our years of shaving experience together with the very best razor, hair and skin care technologies to create this full range of tools, accessories and care products to meet all the grooming needs of all men. It's the one-stop-shop for grooming that men have been looking for."

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