The Tokyo-based Kao Corporation, established in 1887 and formerly known as Kao Soap Co., Ltd., has made a name for itself developing and selling a wide variety of personal care, fabric and home care, and chemical products. The company's operations are divided into five segments, which include the Hygiene and Living Care Business, Health and Beauty Care Business, Life Care Business, Cosmetics Business, and Chemical Business. Its laundry detergents, fabric treatments, paper and house cleaning products, sanitary napkins, and baby diapers fall under the Hygiene and Living Care Business segment, while the Health and Beauty Care Business offers skin and hair care products, bath additives, and oral care and thermo products. Kao Corporation's Life Care Business provides health drinks and hygiene products for commercial use, and the Cosmetics Business features counseling and self-selection beauty products. Lastly, the Chemical Business deals with oleo chemicals, biodegradable surfactants, fragrances, casting sand binders, inkjet ink colorants and ink, and more. The company changed its name to Kao Corporation in 1982 and currently serves as the Japanese standard in cleansing, moisturizing, lip care, hair care, and beauty products.