Word: menthol
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...cigarettes, were an immediate success. Says James Dowd, Liggett's marketing chief for generics: "We heard that generic cigarettes would just not sell because cigarettes are such an image product. But we've shown the industry something else." Liggett's generics come in six styles, including menthol...
Noxell has carefully cultivated an image of wholesome, All-American beauty ever since 1914, when Dr. George Bunting cooked up the first batch of Noxzema skin cream in a coffeepot in his Baltimore pharmacy. Originally intended as a sunburn remedy, the blend of clove and eucalyptus oils, lime water, menthol and camphor also proved to be an excellent skin cleanser. In 1929, Admiral Richard Byrd took it along on his expedition to the South Pole. G.I.s during World War II and the Korean War used Noxzema for shaving. Today, when skin-care products are the fastest-growing segment...