Some strange facts about Listerine you probably didn't know By By Hotttttie Feb 19, 2007 in Health We may not know alot about it but some facts make you think twice about wanting to use it, Listerine has a history all it's own .. Over the course of the next 7 years sales rose from $100,000 to $8,000,000. In fact, the word “halitosis” was invented by Listerine’s advertisers, prompting someone to later say, “Listerine did not so much make mouthwash as it made halitosis.” The ad campaign encouraged self-doubt in a youthful population. Wow and to think that years later we are here rinsing our mouths with something our grandmothers used to wash their floors in and ring their mop in. Personally I am kind of grossed out a little over this , wonder what toothpaste used to be before it became that. Or even facial cream lol Well I guess when you brush your teeth next and rinse with Listerine just look in the mirror and just think what your grandmother would be saying if she seen you using her bottle of Listerine. Back at the beginning of the last century, Listerine was invented but not as a mouthwash it was invented as a powerful surgical antiseptic. When sales fell low it was later marketed as a floor cleaner and gonorrhea cure. In the 1920s, after an advertising agency was brought into the picture, Listerine was back again re-invented itself as a cure for chronic halitosis.Over the course of the next 7 years sales rose from $100,000 to $8,000,000. In fact, the word “halitosis” was invented by Listerine’s advertisers, prompting someone to later say, “Listerine did not so much make mouthwash as it made halitosis.” The ad campaign encouraged self-doubt in a youthful population.Wow and to think that years later we are here rinsing our mouths with something our grandmothers used to wash their floors in and ring their mop in.Personally I am kind of grossed out a little over this , wonder what toothpaste used to be before it became that. Or even facial cream lolWell I guess when you brush your teeth next and rinse with Listerine just look in the mirror and just think what your grandmother would be saying if she seen you using her bottle of Listerine. More about Listerine, Floors, Surgical Listerine floors surgical