Henkel pulls clynol from uk & ireland markets

After 56 years, the Henkel Beauty Care Executive Committee have made the decision to discontinue the Clynol brand from the UK & Ireland market. The brand was launched back in 1924 by hairdresser and educator Friedrich Klein as Kleinol. In 1979 Kleinol became part of the Schwarzkopf group and was renamed Clynol, before joining Henkel in 1996. The Clynol Protégé Team gave support and education for upcoming talent, helping to kick off the careers of some of the most promising names in British hairdressing. Amongst those who came through the scheme are session stylist Pete Burkill, F.A.M.E. Team alum Ryan Harris and multi award-winner, Tim Scott-Wright. Clynol also supported the careers of some of hairdressing’s most dynamic women, with Lisa Shepherd, Tracey Devine-Smith and Sharon Peake all of whom served as brand ambassadors for the brand. The brand was one of the original wholesale-focussed brands in the UK, targeting freelance and independent hairdressers even before it was such a large sector of the industry. with the brand leaving the market. Henkel will now be promoting Indola as its alternative wholesale-exclusive brand. “Indola has a very strong heritage in the UK and Ireland wholesale marketplace,” says Richard Thomasson, head of wholesale for the UK and Ireland. “We believe it has an excellent opportunity to further grow and develop with the exciting pipeline of activities we have planned for 2020 and beyond. This is also in line with the Henkel strategy to focus on developing global brands within the professional hair market.”