who invented Campho Phenique?
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William B. Caldwell, MD
Created and founded the Pepsin Syrup Co. (Monticello, IL) in the late 1800's.
The company grew quickly from the sales of his prescribed products - the first being a pepsin and senna laxative.
In 1925, Pepsin Syrup Company was sold for a reported $5,000,000 to Household Products Company, a division of Sterling Drugs Products, owner of several medicine businesses including Bayer Asprin, Pape Dispepsin, Phillips Milk of Magnesia, and Danderine.
Production continued under Pepsin Syrup Company until 1934 when it was renamed Dr. W.B. Caldwell, Inc. followed by Dr. W.B. Caldwell Co., Division of Sterling Drugs, Inc. in 1943, Centaur-Caldwell Division (makers of Castoria, Campho-Phenique, Z.B.T. Baby Powder, and Molle Shaving Cream) in 1948, National Brands Division of Sterling Drugs, Inc. in 1956, and by 1965 commonly known as Glenbrook Laboratories.
In 1984, Sterling Drugs Inc. announced they had signed a contract selling all trademark rights and inventories to Mentholatum Company of New York who closed the Monticello Plant in October 4, 1985.
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i have no clue. sry
It was my uncle Elmer Fudd!
i don't know who did but it is some good stuff, i swear by it.
no, momma did
Jonathan Campho and Dominic Phenique. They were both scientist working late in the lab and by mistake mixed up chemicals and named it after both their last names.
It's true.
www.campho-phenique.info.mess;...
Some dude named Campho
Let me just say, it's wonderful to see someone on yanswers who can SPELL!!!
I don't know the name of the inventor, but I found an article where his granddaughter spoke of him The Sun Herald | 09/15/2005 | Obituaries. When I looked up the "obit", I think it was too late to read the entire thing.... sorry...
I can find no info regarding the inventor of Campho-phenique. It is a combination of camphor and phenol - that is where the name originated. In 1867 Joseph Lister did studies showing that cleansing of patients' skin with phenol before and after surgery reduced the amount and severity of post-surgical infections. In 1884 Campho-Phenique Liquid was introduced. Sorry I couldn't find anything on Dr. Lindsay.
don't know the inventor, but I like the way it smells
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