1879

Joseph Lawrence invents Listerine, which was 27% alcohol. Sells rights to it to Jordan Lambert in 1881; Lambert began marketing it as an antiseptic with multiple uses (e.g., dandruff remover, floor cleaner, cure for gonorrhea). In 1895, Lambert promoted it to dental profession as an oral antiseptic, the use for which it achieved immortality (Fitzharris, 229-230).