Our History
On 7 May 1954, an article appeared in a Singaporean newspaper about a young man who devoted his time, after his working hours, towards educating the less fortunate children in his neighbourhood. The title of this article, “Good Samaritan” was attributed to Thomas Robert Fernandez, who converted his home into a mini-school for these children.​ “The Good Samaritan” is a well-known story in the bible where a kind person tended to the injuries sustained by a traveller who was beaten up and robbed.
The article caught the attention of an aged German herbalist, who contacted Thomas and expressed his admiration for Thomas’ sincere concern for the welfare of the unfortunate children in his neighbourhood. Jonas then shared with Thomas the formulation of an ointment, painstakingly researched by him, to treat body ailments at a lower cost compared to conventional medical remedies.
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Thomas worked on this formulation and the ointment was made available to the people he came across who had the need for it. In 1959, Thomas named this ointment as CHISELS and promoted it through direct selling by word of mouth with the help of flyers.
why CHISELS?
"...because the ointment chisels away the aches and pains."
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Years later, Thomas decided that CHISELS should reach out to a wider spectrum of the public and proceeded to make it available through retails outlets, and promoted it through advertisements.
Due to other commitments, Thomas did not pursue manufacturing CHISELS on a large scale. Hence, he handed over the manufacturing rights of CHISELS essential oil to a local company, Absolute Tec & Services Pte Ltd (ATS), with an aspiration that CHISELS will one day be an international brand. Since then, ATS has been actively looking into realising the vision of Thomas.
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CHISELS is now poised to take on the world with a new look for an international appeal through a marketing agency, Wellness A Plus.