Johnson’s Baby is an American brand of baby cosmetics and skin care products owned by Kenvue. The brand was introduced in 1893 with Johnson’s Baby Powder. The product line consists of baby powder, shampoos, body lotions, massage oil, shower gels and baby wipes.
Johnson’s Baby Powder was an invention of Dr. Frederick B. Kilmer, company’s first director of scientific affairs. In 1892 responded to a letter from a physician about a patient suffering skin irritations after using medicated plasters. Kilmer suggested to use scented Italian talcum powder to mitigate the irritation and sent a can to the doctor.
Baby Powder debuted in 1893 and went to the market in 1894. The earliest Baby Powder was in a yellow and red tin with a label “For Toilet and Nursery”.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Johnson%27s_Baby#Johnson’s_Baby_Powder_and_sanitary_napkins_(1893)
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