Which company makes Dettol and Mortein? Here are other products Kenyans use daily
Many people in Kenya use Dettol for cleaning wounds and disinfecting homes.
Mortein is widely used to kill mosquitoes and insects, especially in malaria-prone areas. But what connects these everyday products?
They are made by the same global company — Reckitt.
And that company is behind several other items already sitting in Kenyan homes.
Which common products in Kenyan homes come from the same company?
Walk into a supermarket or chemist in Kenya and you may already be using products from the same manufacturer without realising it.
These include:
- Harpic toilet cleaner
- Dettol handwash
- Strepsils throat lozenges
- Veet hair removal cream
- Gaviscon for heartburn
But there is more behind the shelves.
Most consumers assume these are separate brands with no connection.
But they are part of one global portfolio under Reckitt, a company focused on health, hygiene, and home care products.
So the real question is: How many items in your home are controlled by just one company?
From Dettol disinfecting surfaces, to Mortein killing mosquitoes, to Harpic cleaning toilets — the connection is often invisible to the user.
Yet they all sit under the same global health and hygiene system.
Next time you pick up Dettol or Mortein, you may want to look again at the label.
Because the answer to that question may be sitting in more places around your home than you expect.