kotex pads were introduced to the market in 1920.
kotex pads were introduced to the market in 1920.
when were kotex pads introduced to the market?
1920
the modern, commercial, disposable pads seem to have started in the late nineteenth century with the hartmann company in germany, and johnson & johnson in the united states. in the united states, kotex was launched in 1920 by kimberly-clark to make use of leftover cellucotton (wood pulp fiber) from world war one bandages. kotex became well known in the 1920s after kimberly-clark placed advertisements in "good housekeeping" magazine. although some readers were offended by the ads, the products' success led to more advertisements. kimberly-clark also promoted kotex in "good housekeeping" by using intimate advice columnist mary pauline callender.
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until the advent of disposable pads, women used a variety of sewn or makeshift pads made from a variety of fabrics, often leftover scraps, to collect menstrual blood, although some women have used anything absorbent, to collect menstrual blood. fabrics could generally be washed and used again. when disposable pads were introduced, they were too expensive for many women to afford. when they could be afforded, women were allowed to place money in a box so that they would not have to speak to the clerk and take a box of kotex pads from the counter themselves. it took several years for disposable menstrual pads to become commonplace. however, they are now used nearly exclusively in most of the industrialized world.
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