Health

Introduced in 1879 by dr. Joseph Lawrence, a chemist in St. Louis, Missouri, Listerine is the world’s first antiseptic mouthwash.

Introduced in 1924 by International Cellucotton Products Company, Kleenex is the world’s first facial tissue.

Launched in 1968 as a vibrating massager for relaxing sore muscles, the iconic Hitachi Magic Wand is generally seen as the mother of all vibrators.

The world’s first automatic toothbrush was invented in Switzerland in 1956 by Dr. Philippe Guy Woog.

Founded in 1840 by metalworker A.C.C. Joachims as Germany’s first scale factory, Seca is market leader in the field of high-precision scales and measuring systems.

In the early 1960s David Littmann, a Harvard Medical School professor, created a new stethoscope with improved acoustic performances for auscultation.

Founded in 1915 by L.A. Jackson, The London Rubber Company was a wholesaler of imported condoms and barber shop supplies.

Vaseline was introduced in 1872 by Robert Chesebrough who visited the oilfields in Pennsylvania and discovered a healing substance in oil rig pumps, petroleum jelly.

Introduced in 1904 by pharmacist Van Horn and Sawtell as a surgical lubricant, K-Y is a water-based personal lubricant, today commonly used as a lubricant for sexual intercourse.

Founded in 1980 by Dal LaMagna, Tweezerman is a manufacturer of consumer and professional beauty tools.

Invented in the 1920s by Leo Gerstenzang, the cotton swabs consist of a small wad of cotton wrapped around one or both ends of a short rod.

Founded in 1895 by George F. Smith, the Rosebud Perfume Company began in a small drugstore in Woodsboro, Maryland.