Cellucotton
October 7th, 2018 at 6:47:45 PM permalink | |
Wizard Administrator Member since: Oct 23, 2012 Threads: 239 Posts: 6095 |
You have to see an ad for something. I, personally, have nothing against targeted advertising. I'd rather see an ad for a unicycle than tampons any day. Knowledge is Good -- Emil Faber |
October 7th, 2018 at 7:04:19 PM permalink | |
Evenbob Member since: Oct 24, 2012 Threads: 146 Posts: 25010 |
Tampons were invented in the US and went on the market as Tampax in 1949. That's as much as I care to know about the subject.. If you take a risk, you may lose. If you never take a risk, you will always lose. |
October 7th, 2018 at 8:49:55 PM permalink | |
kenarman Member since: Oct 24, 2012 Threads: 14 Posts: 4470 |
Just something to think about the next time you use a tissue. The ladies discovered that you could take the Tampax apart and get tissues out of it that were good for removing make up and other uses. KimberlyClark the manufacture then started marketing the tissues as a separate product called Kleenex. "but if you make yourselves sheep, the wolves will eat you." Benjamin Franklin |
October 8th, 2018 at 7:34:14 AM permalink | |
Wizard Administrator Member since: Oct 23, 2012 Threads: 239 Posts: 6095 |
The Wikipedia page on Kleenex makes no mention of this connection. Knowledge is Good -- Emil Faber |
October 8th, 2018 at 7:50:48 AM permalink | |
kenarman Member since: Oct 24, 2012 Threads: 14 Posts: 4470 |
I did get confused on the Tampax which was much later. It was Kotex sanitary pads that were being taken apart. I will see if I can find a link for you. "but if you make yourselves sheep, the wolves will eat you." Benjamin Franklin |
October 8th, 2018 at 10:17:53 AM permalink | |
Pacomartin Member since: Oct 24, 2012 Threads: 1068 Posts: 12569 |
I don't think there is a connection except that Kotex and Kleenex other than they were both made by the same company. Clever marketing got people to use the word Kleenex instead of a more generic name like tissues, so they were never buying a competitors product. With "sanitary napkins" the urgency was more acute, because women didn't like to use any specific words with male clerks. It became easier for delicate women just to ask for Kotex as it was just a brand name. I am assuming the grumpy looking woman is the laundress in this advertisement. Cellucotton, the material used to make Kotex sanitary pads, was used in World War I hospitals for bandage. Nurses quickly figured out that it was infinitely better than just a homemade cloth pads which weren't very absorbent. Kotex pads went on the market at the end of World War I. Tampax tampons went on sale in the 1930s. |
October 8th, 2018 at 1:34:22 PM permalink | |
kenarman Member since: Oct 24, 2012 Threads: 14 Posts: 4470 | Cellucotton was also the material that was used to make the Kleenex. It was the first soft paper product and was developed in Germany. KimberleyClark was the first US company to have the foresight to go to Europe and find out how to make it. "but if you make yourselves sheep, the wolves will eat you." Benjamin Franklin |
October 8th, 2018 at 3:37:07 PM permalink | |
Pacomartin Member since: Oct 24, 2012 Threads: 1068 Posts: 12569 |
That makes sense Kotex was first marketed in 1920 and Kleenex was marketed in 1924. But my guess is the Kotex was pulled apart for tissues for makeup removal. I doubt that men pulled apart Kotex just to have soft tissues to blow their nose. I imagine they used handkerchiefs . |
October 8th, 2018 at 3:42:10 PM permalink | |
Fleastiff Member since: Oct 27, 2012 Threads: 62 Posts: 7831 | Which is perhaps the reason that US Customs officers receive training concerning the manufacture and packaging of sanitary napkins. |
October 8th, 2018 at 3:45:51 PM permalink | |
kenarman Member since: Oct 24, 2012 Threads: 14 Posts: 4470 |
It was definitely was for cleaning makeup. Hence the name KLEENex. It didn't take off as a product until they started an ad campaign to promote it for blowing your nose and the sanitary side of that compared to handkerchiefs. "but if you make yourselves sheep, the wolves will eat you." Benjamin Franklin |