Mum was the first brand of commercial deodorant. Containing a zinc compound as its active ingredient, it was developed in Philadelphia in 1888.[1] It was named for the term "mum" meaning "to keep silent" as in the popular phrase "Mum's the word"[1] Mum was originally sold as a cream in a jar and applied with the fingertips. The small company was bought by Bristol-Myers in 1931.
A former version of "MUM" deodorant (discontinued)
Branding as "Ban"
In the late 1940s, an employee (Helen Diserens) developed an applicator based on the newly invented ball-point pen.[1] In 1952, the company began marketing the product under the name Ban Roll-On.[1] In 1958, the product was launched in the United Kingdom and the Commonwealth of Nations as Mum Rollette.[1]
The product was briefly withdrawn from the market in the United States,[when?][1] but is again widely available.[2]
^ abcdefJoey Green (2004) Joey Green's Incredible Country Store: Potions, Notions, and Elixirs of the Past--And How to Make Them Today, Rodale Press ISBN1-57954-848-2
^"Where To Buy". Ban. Archived from the original on July 10, 2011. Retrieved April 1, 2011.
^"DDD Limited - Dendron | Tailored marketing, sales and distribution solutions". www.dddltd.co.uk.
^"Sainsbury's - Please enable cookies or JavaScript". www.sainsburys.co.uk.
External links
Ban website
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