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Montenier, as seen on his Stopette commercial Jules Bernard Montenier (March 23, 1895 – August 20, 1962), of Chicago, Illinois, was an American inventor and a cosmetic chemist. He founded Jules Montenier, Inc., a cosmetics company, and invented Stopette, an antiperspirant that was a longtime sponsor of the CBS game show What's My Line? . [ 1 ]
Other successful and effective products introduced during the 1950s included the spray-on deodorant Stopette (acquired in 1956 from its founder, Chicago-based chemist and inventor Jules Montenier) and a nonprescription dandruff shampoo called Enden.
A deodorant is a substance applied to the body to prevent or mask body odor caused by bacterial breakdown of perspiration, for example in the armpits, groin, or feet. A subclass of deodorants, called antiperspirants , prevents sweating itself, typically by blocking sweat glands .
There had been other previous deodorant/antiperspirant inventions previous to Murphey's, however, Murphey's was the product that became widely distributed. [3] Murphey called the deodorant, Odorono (Odor-o-no) and started the company Odorono Co. [ 2 ] [ 4 ] At the time, antiperspirant products were not widely used, and Murphey was, for the most ...
A former version of "MUM" deodorant (discontinued) Mum was the first brand of commercial deodorant. Containing a zinc compound as its active ingredient, it was developed in Philadelphia in 1888. [1] According to the manufacturer's web-site, "The MUM brand owes its name to a nurse of the inventor, who was nicknamed "Mum". [2]
It is sold in the United States, Canada, and Mexico. Secret was launched as the first female deodorant in 1956, after more than 10 years of research that began in 1945. Secret is the only female brand antiperspirant/deodorant in Procter & Gamble's portfolio of products, which includes male brands Gillette and Old Spice.
Schmidt's Deodorant Company, LLC (dba Schmidt's Naturals) [1] is an American personal care company based in Portland, Oregon. A subsidiary of Unilever , Schmidt's Naturals manufactures and sells plant and mineral-based personal care products including natural deodorant, soap, and toothpaste.
This article does not address people who do not use deodorant or the pressure put on them to use it. In many part of the world, people do not have it and yet they survive. It is sometimes said that Listerine's main product was halitosis, that is they created the need for their product by making halitosis socially unacceptable.