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Kotex (/ ˈ k oʊ t ɛ k s /) is an American brand of menstrual hygiene products, which includes the Kotex maxi, thin and ultra-thin pads, the Security tampons, and the Lightdays pantiliners. Most recently, the company has added U by Kotex to its menstrual hygiene product line. [ 1 ]
Tampons based on Haas' design were first sold in the U.S. in 1936. The London Sunday Times newspaper in 1969 named Haas one of the "1000 Makers of the Twentieth Century." After selling the rights to the tampon, he continued with his doctor's practice and various business enterprises.
Army nurses used cellu-cotton pads as disposable sanitary napkins, [9] and six years later the company introduced Kotex, the first disposable feminine hygiene product. [10] Kleenex, a disposable handkerchief, followed in 1924. Kimberly & Clark joined with The New York Times Company in 1926 to build a newsprint mill in Kapuskasing, Ontario ...
U by Kotex just debuted the daring denim, which is currently available for free for a limited time with additional drops pending
This design was notorious for slipping either forward or back of the intended position. Disposable menstrual pads grew from a Benjamin Franklin invention created to help stop wounded soldiers from bleeding, [20] [dubious – discuss] but appear to have been first commercially available from around 1880 [21] with Thomas and William Southall's pad.
Kleenex is a brand name for a variety of paper-based products such as facial tissue, bathroom tissue, paper towels and diapers. Kleenex is a registered trademark of ...
A tampon in its dry, unused state. A tampon is a menstrual product designed to absorb blood and vaginal secretions by insertion into the vagina during menstruation.Unlike a pad, it is placed internally, inside of the vaginal canal. [1]
Lasker created campaigns that not only encouraged consumers to eat oranges, but also to drink orange juice. [61] Among Lasker's pioneering contributions was the introduction into public schools of classes that explained to young girls about puberty and menstruation (done to promote Kotex tampons).