Manufacturers
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Crystal Light
Crystal Light is a powdered, low-calorie beverage drink produced by Kraft Foods. Crystal Light combines both natural and artificial sweeteners such as aspartame, mixed together with minimum levels of sugar. Crystal Light was first introduced by actress Linda Evans, as its spokesperson in 1982. The brand later went along after a short while and had…
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Cascade Automatic Dishwashing Detergent
Cascade is a line of dishwasher detergent products including powders, liquid gels, packets, and pods because “Every pot, plate, glass, and pan has a Cascade” made for it. This was the first detergent formulated for the automatic dishwasher in 1954 by Dennis Weatherby, for Procter and Gamble. This was a radical product idea, since at…
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Charmin Bathroom Tissue
Procter and Gamble’s Charmin brand offers bathroom tissue and wipes especially made with comfort and strength in mind; their slogan is “We all go—Enjoy the go!” This line of products was originally made by the Hoberg Paper Company in Green Bay, Wisconsin in the 1920’s, with a female head profile on the wrapper. Supposedly, the…
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Folgers Coffee
Folgers offers a complete line of ground, instant, and single servings of premium coffees. It has been advertised as Mountain Grown and offering, “the best way to wake up in the morning.” The brand was originally made in the 1850s in San Francisco by the Pioneer Steam Coffee purveyors, before being purchased by James Folger…
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Max Factor Cosmetics
Max Factor is a women’s cosmetic line offering a variety of products for lips, face, eyes, and nails. It is one of the most revered names in the cosmetic industry, since its establishment in 1909 by Maksymilian Faktorowicz, a Polish Jewish cosmetician in Los Angeles, California. The original products Max Factor developed were for the…
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Ivory Soap
Ivory Soap, although today only producing 1% of the revenues for Procter and Gamble, is one of the company’s oldest and among its most iconic brands. The original white bar soap was first sold in 1879! Today, there is a series of soaps, detergents, body washes, and related products that are identified as Ivory Soap.…
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Mr. Clean
Mr. Clean is both the name and the mascot of a popular P&G household cleaning product that was created by a marine ship-cleaning businessman in 1957. He was hoping to create a less corrosive and abrasive clean for embedded grease and grime on boats and docks. Mr. Clean (first name Veritably) was the successful product…
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Noxema Cleansing Cream
This is a facial, deep cleansing product in the Procter and Gamble family. It not only cleans and moisturizes the face, but also treats topical acne and blemishes. Its traditional signature cobalt blue jar has been used by consumers since 1914 when it was first sold as “Townsend R22” in Ocean City, Maryland as a…