- Have heard of brand: 96% Listerine is named after English physician Joseph Lister, who pioneered the use of antiseptic spray to sterilize surgical equipment and operating rooms.A marketing campaign in the 1920susing the word “halitosis” as a condition that the antiseptic product could treat ...
Let’s get to know Listerine better! An antiseptic mouthwash product, Listerine is named after Joseph Lister, a pioneer of antiseptic surgery. Listerine was first formulated in 1879 by Joseph Lawrence, a chemist in St Louis, Missouri, and was marketed by the Lambert Pharmacal Company. In Decem...