COMPANY·HISTORIES
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Toilet Preparations Manufacturing

How the companies in this industry began, and the forces that shaped them.

36companies1880–1996founding years36still active0no longer operating
§ 01

The industry over time

Companies foundedEconomyTechnologyEnvironment
FoundedCarter-Wallace, Inc.
1880
FoundedBeiersdorf AG
1882
FoundedBristol-Myers Squibb Company
1900
1903
TechnologyThe Wright brothers achieve powered flight.
1908
TechnologyThe Ford Model T brings the automobile to the middle class.
FoundedElizabeth Arden, Inc.
1911
1913
EconomyThe Federal Reserve is created.
1914
EconomyWorld War I begins; global trade reorders.
FoundedCoty, Inc.
1922
FoundedGrupo Herdez, S.A. de C.V.
1923
FoundedHelene Curtis Industries, Inc.
1927
1929
EconomyThe stock market crashes; the Great Depression begins.
FoundedS.C. Johnson & Son, Inc.
1932
FoundedRevlon Inc.
1933
EconomyNew Deal reforms reshape banking and industry.
FoundedThe Lamaur Corporation
1936
1939
EconomyWorld War II begins; wartime production surges.
1945
EconomyThe war ends; a long postwar expansion begins.
FoundedThe Estée Lauder Companies Inc.
1946
1947
TechnologyThe transistor is invented at Bell Labs.
1956
EconomyThe Interstate Highway program remakes commerce.
1958
TechnologyThe integrated circuit is demonstrated.
FoundedDel Laboratories, Inc.
1961
1962
EnvironmentSilent Spring launches the modern environmental movement.
FoundedMary Kay, Inc.
1963
FoundedLaboratoires de Biologie Végétale Yves Rocher
1965
1970
EnvironmentThe EPA is founded; environmental regulation expands.
1971
EconomyThe dollar leaves the gold standard; Nasdaq opens.
1973
EconomyThe OPEC oil embargo triggers a global shock.
1975
TechnologyThe personal-computer era begins with the Altair.
1979
EconomyA second oil crisis drives inflation higher.
1980
EnvironmentSuperfund law makes polluters pay for cleanup.
1981
TechnologyThe IBM PC launches and sets a standard.
FoundedMacAndrews & Forbes Holdings Inc.
1984
TechnologyApple ships the Macintosh; the GUI era begins.
1987
EconomyBlack Monday: markets fall 22% in a single day.
1989
EnvironmentThe Exxon Valdez spill reshapes energy and shipping rules.
1990
EnvironmentThe Clean Air Act amendments tighten emissions limits.
1991
TechnologyThe World Wide Web is released to the public.
FoundedUSANA, Inc.
1992
1993
TechnologyThe Mosaic browser brings the web to everyone.
FoundedNew Dana Perfumes Company
1994
1995
TechnologyWindows 95 launches; the internet goes mainstream.
FoundedPrada Holding B.V.
1996
1997
EconomyThe Asian financial crisis rattles global markets.
EnvironmentThe Kyoto Protocol sets the first climate targets.
2000
EconomyThe dot-com bubble bursts.
2001
EconomyThe September 11 attacks; a recession follows.
2004
TechnologySocial media and Web 2.0 begin to take hold.
2007
TechnologyThe iPhone launches the smartphone era.
2008
EconomyThe global financial crisis freezes credit.
2010
EnvironmentThe Deepwater Horizon spill triggers sweeping energy rules.
TechnologyCloud computing goes mainstream for business.
2015
EnvironmentThe Paris Agreement sets global climate targets.
2020
EconomyThe COVID-19 pandemic upends the global economy.
2022
EconomyInflation spikes; central banks raise rates sharply.
2023
TechnologyGenerative AI reaches mainstream business use.
§ 02

The companies

Carter-Wallace, Inc. →
Active · founded 1880
Carter-Wallace, Inc.
Carter-Wallace, Inc. →
Active · founded 1880
Carter-Wallace, Inc.
Beiersdorf AG →
Active · founded 1882 · Germany
Beiersdorf AG is an international company based in Hamburg, Germany, that develops, manufactures and distributes…
Beiersdorf AG →
Active · founded 1882 · Germany
Beiersdorf AG is an international company based in Hamburg, Germany, that develops, manufactures and distributes…
Bristol-Myers Squibb Company →
Active · founded 1900
Bristol-Myers Squibb Company is comprised of four core businesses: pharmaceuticals, consumer products, medical devices,…
Bristol-Myers Squibb Company →
Active · founded 1900
Bristol-Myers Squibb Company is comprised of four core businesses: pharmaceuticals, consumer products, medical devices,…
Elizabeth Arden, Inc. →
Active · founded 1911
Elizabeth Arden, Inc.
Elizabeth Arden, Inc. →
Active · founded 1911
Elizabeth Arden, Inc.
Coty, Inc. →
Active · founded 1922
Coty, Inc.
Coty, Inc. →
Active · founded 1922
Coty, Inc.
Grupo Herdez, S.A. de C.V. →
Active · founded 1923 · Mexico
Grupo Herdez, S.A.
Grupo Herdez, S.A. de C.V. →
Active · founded 1923 · Mexico
Grupo Herdez, S.A.
Helene Curtis Industries, Inc. →
Active · founded 1927
Helene Curtis Industries, Inc.
Helene Curtis Industries, Inc. →
Active · founded 1927
Helene Curtis Industries, Inc.
S.C. Johnson & Son, Inc. →
Active · founded 1932
S.C.
S.C. Johnson & Son, Inc. →
Active · founded 1932
S.C.
Revlon Inc. →
Active · founded 1933
Revlon Inc.
Revlon Inc. →
Active · founded 1933
Revlon Inc.
The Lamaur Corporation →
Active · founded 1936
The Lamaur Corporation, headquartered in Minneapolis, is a producer and marketer of personal hair care products,…
The Lamaur Corporation →
Active · founded 1936
The Lamaur Corporation, headquartered in Minneapolis, is a producer and marketer of personal hair care products,…
The Estée Lauder Companies Inc. →
Active · founded 1946
Founded in 1946 by Estée Lauder and her husband Joseph, The Estée Lauder Companies Inc.
The Estée Lauder Companies Inc. →
Active · founded 1946
Founded in 1946 by Estée Lauder and her husband Joseph, The Estée Lauder Companies Inc.
Del Laboratories, Inc. →
Active · founded 1961
Del Laboratories, Inc.
Del Laboratories, Inc. →
Active · founded 1961
Del Laboratories, Inc.
Mary Kay, Inc. →
Active · founded 1963
One of the largest cosmetics companies in the United States, Mary Kay, Inc.
Mary Kay, Inc. →
Active · founded 1963
One of the largest cosmetics companies in the United States, Mary Kay, Inc.
Laboratoires de Biologie Végétale Yves Rocher →
Active · founded 1965 · France
World-renowned Laboratoires de Biologie Végétale Yves Rocher is one of the world's leading producers of plant-based…
Laboratoires de Biologie Végétale Yves Rocher →
Active · founded 1965 · France
World-renowned Laboratoires de Biologie Végétale Yves Rocher is one of the world's leading producers of plant-based…
MacAndrews & Forbes Holdings Inc. →
Active · founded 1984
MacAndrews & Forbes Holdings Inc.
MacAndrews & Forbes Holdings Inc. →
Active · founded 1984
MacAndrews & Forbes Holdings Inc.
USANA, Inc. →
Active · founded 1992
Although still a young company, USANA, Inc.
USANA, Inc. →
Active · founded 1992
Although still a young company, USANA, Inc.
New Dana Perfumes Company →
Active · founded 1994
New Dana Perfumes Company sells perfumes and cosmetics, principally through mass market retailers such as Sears and…
New Dana Perfumes Company →
Active · founded 1994
New Dana Perfumes Company sells perfumes and cosmetics, principally through mass market retailers such as Sears and…
Prada Holding B.V. →
Active · founded 1996 · The Netherlands
Prada Holding B.V.
Prada Holding B.V. →
Active · founded 1996 · The Netherlands
Prada Holding B.V.
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