Talk:Playtex

Early name
Information provided for consideration by another editor: An early name of the company was "International Latex" according to a May 2006 news article:  See ILC Dover for the relationship in the 1940's between Playtex and that company. User:Ceyockey ( talk to me ) 01:54, 21 May 2006 (UTC)

Incentive to do business in Delaware
Information to consider including (User:Ceyockey ( talk to me ) 01:48, 7 June 2006 (UTC)):

In 2005, Playtex Products Inc. received a four-million dollar five-year incentive grant from the state of Delaware in exchange for a thirty-four million dollar investment by the company in manufacuturing and research and development in the state and the maintenance of a workforce of at least six-hundred and thirty. This is according to: Note: the URL is to a secondary rather than a primary source.

Possible split?
Even though this article is very short as is, I really think the tampon/infant care brand and the underwear need to be in separate articles — they are dissimilar lines (other than being purchased by women for their unique needs), made by different companies that use different logos and have different histories. I will tag it to that effect. Daniel Case 05:29, 4 April 2007 (UTC)


 * I disagree. Its historically been one brand, and still is one brand but with separate and diverse products provided by two companies. Perhaps the feminine hygiene products company for which a redirect page already exists could be spilt for specific information, but the apparel and clothing line kept in the main article. Rgds, --Trident13 11:43, 8 June 2007 (UTC)


 * Different organisation, different trademarks, different logo, different product line, no joint advertising... what evidence is there that it's historically one brand? I'm unsure of the split only because the article is already so short. There are clearly two different topics here. Andrewa (talk) 18:49, 17 October 2008 (UTC)


 * I agree with keeping them as one article. They were the same company for 50+ years and their ownership wasn't separated until 1991. Most people performing a search may not know they are two companies. But we could make the article about the "Playtex brand" and explain up front that it's supported by two independently operated companies.


 * The really tough part is figuring out which logo to use... Corporate 23:43, 15 December 2012 (UTC)

ILC versus Playtex
Playtex wasn't created until the International Latex Corporation split into four divisions in 1947, but there's a good amount of history that transpires before the Playtex name actually comes into play. I was wondering if anyone had an opinion on the pre-history and how much we should have. Corporate 02:14, 11 December 2012 (UTC)


 * It isn't clear from the article if the brand name "Playtex" existed before 1947. If it existed as a product brand within ILC before 1947, that should be stated; if it was created in 1947, then anything happening before 1947 (such as a latex shortage) should be described as happening to ILC, not to Playtex.


 * For the larger question - I think the reader would be interested in things that happened before 1947 to products that are now associated with the Playtex name, but otherwise I think there is enough information about ILC already in the article.


 * Here's a draft version of how the article might read IF the Playtex name came into existence in 1947. (I'm a strong believer in articles being as chronological as they can logically be, so I've reordered the text.)


 * During World War II, the bombing of Pearl Harbor and the Japanese invasion of Malaysia cut off allied manufacturers from their largest sources of latex. As latex supplies ran out and demand for consumer products decreased, ILC halted production of its consumer products; sales would not resume until 1946.[4] To stay in business, ILC created an industrial division to find government and military applications of latex.[7] The name "Playtex" was created in 1947, as the name for one of four divisions that ILC reorganized itself into. [2] The name came from the words "play" and "latex", based on ILC's production of latex-based baby products.[3] -- John Broughton (♫♫) 19:22, 17 December 2012 (UTC)


 * ✅ User:CorporateM 21:07, 17 December 2012 (UTC)