January 15 2010 at 12 56 am chad upton 4 comments.
Listerine floor cleaner snopes.
While used today primarily as a mouthwash for oral health and hygiene it has been sold as a surgical disinfectant a cure for dandruff a floor cleaner a hair tonic a deodorant and as a beneficial remedy for diseases ranging from diphtheria and dysentery to small pox and gonorrhea.
Listerine was once sold as floor cleaner.
Looking for on the go fresh breath or the best mouthwash for your needs.
Using listerine eliminates your risk of exposure to harmful chemicals found in commercial cleaners.
Listerine can kill odors and disinfect your toilet as well as the floors in your kitchen bathroom and other areas.
A man at the party sprayed the lawn and deck floor with listerine and the little demons disappeared.
To get rid of nasty germs just add a cup of listerine to water and use this solution to clean off your kitchen tops sinks toilet seats floors and practically everything.
By chad upton editor.
For decades after listerine first hit the market in the 1880s it was kind of a jack of all trades product originally invented as a surgical antiseptic and named after the founding father of.
From floor cleaner to fresh breath years later once lambert s son jerry took over the family business it became clear that listerine wasn t selling well enough in its many current iterations.
The next year i filled a 4 ounce spray bottle and used it around my seat whenever i saw.
It was later sold in distilled form as both a floor cleaner and a cure for gonorrhea.
Ever wondered where listerine rinse got its name.
But it wasn t a runaway success until the 1920s when it was pitched as a solution for chronic halitosis a then obscure medical term for bad breath.
It s in our desks cars purses and homes.
Joseph lawrence the creator of listerine mouthwash wanted to name his work after a scientist who paved the way.
Listerine for instance was invented in the nineteenth century as powerful surgical antiseptic.
Lister an english doctor and surgeon became the first surgeon to perform an operation in a chamber sterilized with pulverized antiseptic.
Believe it or not your regular mouthwash can also be used as a floor cleaner and a toilet cleaner.
Something else needed to happen something that would take listerine from the micro market to a household product.
Listerine now a product of pfizer inc is a common household item known for its antiseptic properties.
