Listerine Started As Floor Cleaner

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Listerine started as floor cleaner.

Listerine was first sold as not only a floor cleaner but also a treatment for gonorrhea. It was later sold in distilled form as both a floor cleaner and a cure for gonorrhea. In 1879 listerine was named after him. It kills germs and bacteria leaves it smelling fresh and is even good at getting rid of tough stains and mineral build up.

Pour a cap full or two in the toilet let it sit for a time and scrub out using a toilet brush. Joseph lawrence the creator of listerine mouthwash wanted to name his work after a scientist who paved the way. Eventually it was distilled and sold as a floor cleaner as a foot scrub and as a cure for gonorrhea it was kind of a jack of all trade s product. Lister an english doctor and surgeon became the first surgeon to perform an operation in a chamber sterilized with pulverized antiseptic.

And if you check the history of listerine you ll find among other things it was originally sold as floor cleaner. I use listerine to mop when i m out of borax have you. If you do you don t have to use it to clean your mouth you can also use it on your floor. Listerine for instance was invented in the nineteenth century as powerful surgical antiseptic.

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 was originally developed as a surgical antiseptic but that s a pretty small market. According to steven levitt and stephen dubner authors of freakonomics listerine for instance was invented in the 19th century as powerful surgical antiseptic. Ever wondered where listerine rinse got its name.

Listerine was applied to wounds or to areas likely to become infected. But it wasn t a runaway success until the 1920s when it was pitched as a solution for. It was later sold in distilled form as both a floor cleaner and a cure for gonorrhea. By now you should have quite a bit of listerine in your house from shopping at walgreens last week.

Listerine is not what you d consider food it s more a chemical than anything else. 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. But that s still not the beginning. And i sure don t see any ants on my bottle of floor cleaner not even on that lavender and pine smelling stuff.

Its uses were varied.