User:Tygodin17/Pepsodent

= Pepsodent =

History
Oral hygiene was on the rise in the late 19th and early 20th century, Pepsodent began in the U.S. around 1915 it was a leading toothpaste brand along with Colgate and Crest. Advertising began airing on the radio in the year 1938, before Pepsodent was bought by Unilever. Once Unilever acquired Pepsodent sales rose rapidly, more than doubling in size by 1950.

Why Do We Need Toothpaste?
."By the middle of the twentieth century, the average American consumed just under 100 pounds of sugar per year."

Inventions of Toothpaste
The invention of the tin tube made it easier and healthier to share amongst people.

Advertising
In the 1950's at the beginning of the style of consumer mass marketing, advertising for toothpaste was similar to preaching for toothpaste. Many toothpaste advertisements were racial and portrayed toothpaste as a way for African Americans to become white-collar citizens. Dental problems were rooted in childhood, the school's main tasks included molding young habits, and universal primary schooling was becoming the norm throughout the Western world and campaigns through schools occurred more frequently.