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Kleenex was never meant for your nose. 🤧
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Dark HistoryAug 30, 2026

Kleenex was never meant for your nose. 🤧

Kleenex was never meant for your nose. 🤧 . . . Kimberly-Clark launched it in 1924 as 'Kleenex' — a disposable cold-cream remover sold to women at vanity counters. A 1930 consumer survey found buyers were blowing their noses in them anyway. The company scrapped its own advertising and let the customers rename the product.

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