The Art of Stains.
OMO and MullenLowe MENA worked with henna artists in Saudi salons on designs that quietly carry the steps for removing a period stain, a subject most Saudi women, the agency says, think shouldn't be discussed.
- العلامة التجارية
- OMO
- الوكالة
- MullenLowe MENA
- السوق
- السعودية
- المنطقة
- السعودية
- السنة
- 2025

التحدي
Period stains are rarely talked about in Saudi Arabia. MullenLowe MENA's Gerety Awards entry says '72% of women believe periods shouldn’t be talked about, leaving 90% unequipped to deal with period stains'; the research behind the figures isn't named. OMO needed to teach stain removal without forcing an open conversation.
الفكرة
Henna salons are, in the launch release's words, 'intimate sanctuaries where women connect, share stories, and uphold tradition'. OMO Arabia and MullenLowe MENA worked with henna artists there on bespoke designs that discreetly carry the three steps for removing a period stain: soften with cold water, wash with OMO, rinse with cold water. Dania Bdeir directed a film for Milkshake Media of unscripted conversations with henna artists, Snapchat lenses let people try the designs on, and custom henna kits went to artists across the country and could be downloaded from omoarabia.com (Communicate; Campaign Middle East). The entrant adds guidebooks, temporary tattoos and school sessions run with the Ministry of Education.
النتائج
- Sales up 23% and market share up 46 points, according to the results board on MullenLowe MENA's Gerety Awards entry, which gives no period or market for either figure
- A reach of 3.42 billion and 96.3% positive sentiment, by the same board
- A partnership with the Ministry of Education that took period-care education into Saudi schools for the first time, according to the agency's Gerety entry
مصدر دراسة الحالة: Campaign Middle East المصدر ↖
الجوائز
- MMA Smarties KSA 2025KSA - Brand Experienceذهبية
- MMA Smarties KSA 2025KSA - Brand Purpose / Activismذهبية
- MMA Smarties KSA 2025KSA - Short or Long Form Videoذهبية
- MMA SMARTIES MEA 2025: Best in Show for Purpose-Driven Marketing, Golds in Brand Purpose / Activism and Brand Experience, and Silver in Short or Long Form Video
- MMA SMARTIES X 2025 (global): Gold in Brand Experience and Silver in Brand Purpose / Activism
- Gerety Awards 2025: Gold in Effectiveness (Alternative, single) and Bronze in Work for Good (Alternative, single)
فريق العمل
- Global creative and planning
- MullenLowe Global
- الإنتاج
- Milkshake Media
- المخرج
- Dania Bdeir
- العلاقات العامة
- Current Global MENAT
- Music supervision and sound
- Sounds Great Studios
- Illustration and henna art
- Sanaya Mohammed Talha


