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Tampax (a portmanteau of tampon and packs) is a brand of tampons currently owned by Procter & Gamble. It was based in White Plains, New York , US until its sale to Procter & Gamble in 1997. [ 2 ] It is a subsidiary of P&G's Always brand and is sold in over 100 countries.
The idea for a tampon which could be inserted without a separate applicator was initiated in 1947 by the German auto engineer Carl Hahn and the lawyer Heinz Mittag. They wanted to introduce tampons to the German market, but the cardboard used for the applicator in the American tampon product Tampax, which at the time dominated the market, was unavailable in post-war Germany.
In 1982, Playtex acquired the skin and hair products brand, Jhirmack Enterprises Inc., for $28.3 million [26] ($89.4 million in 2018 dollars [9]). Three years later Esmark sold Playtex to Beatrice Foods. [27] Four years later an investor group led by Smilow bought Playtex for $1.25 billion ($3.47 billion in modern dollars [9]).
Earle Haas, D.O. (1888–1981) was an osteopathic physician and inventor of the tampon with an applicator, marketed as "Tampax". He graduated from the Kansas City College of Osteopathy in 1918 and spent 10 years in Colorado as a country general practitioner , then went to Denver in 1928.
Compact, this ceramic space heater measures in at 7.9 x 6.2 x 10.2 inches but with two heat levels of 1500 or 750 watts, this space heater is powerful enough to keep a small room cozy.
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