Rudolf Friedrich Steinfels was born in 1808 in Zurich and became a pioneer in soap manufacturing. In 1834, he began to expand his father’s tallow-melting and candle factory and added a soap factory. Due to increasing hygiene awareness and the textile and dyeing industry’s demand for olein and olive soaps, production was expanded further still. In 1880, a factory was built in Zurich – what had once been an artisanal business was now an industrial company. Improvements in quality allowed Swiss soap production to establish itself alongside the previously all-powerful market leader Marseille. The firm manufactured well-known products such as Maga, Niaxa and Dish-Lav detergents. Under Eric Steinfels, production was relocated and the detergents were sold to Henkel. Today, Friedrich Steinfels AG is an estate agency.
Rudolf Friedrich Steinfels was born in 1808 in Zurich and became a pioneer in soap manufacturing. In 1834, he began to expand his father’s tallow-melting and candle factory ...
and added a soap factory. Due to increasing hygiene awareness and the textile and dyeing industry’s demand for olein and olive soaps, production was expanded further still. In 1880, a factory was built in Zurich – what had once been an artisanal business was now an industrial company. Improvements in quality allowed Swiss soap production to establish itself alongside the previously all-powerful market leader Marseille. The firm manufactured well-known products such as Maga, Niaxa and Dish-Lav detergents. Under Eric Steinfels, production was relocated and the detergents were sold to Henkel. Today, Friedrich Steinfels AG is an estate agency.
