Since they were not expensive in the Dime Store, handkerchiefs were often given by school children as Christmas presents. While facial tissues were invented in the 20 th Century, it is believed that the cloth handkerchief was invented by King Richard II of England in the 14 th Century, mainly for the purpose of wiping your nose.
But its uses broadened out over the years. In the 16 th and 17 th Centuries, which included the Elizabethan Era in England, it was widely believed you could catch a cold or the flu by taking a bath, so body odor became a major problem in a room of unbathed people. Both ladies and gentlemen poured perfume on their dainty handkerchief, which they then kept inside the wrist ruffles of their shirt or blouse sleeve.
A Kimberly-Clark researcher with hay fever contributed to Kleenex sales doubling in the s. Other companies entered the disposable facial tissue market like Puffs, Scotties, and Angel Soft but the name Kleenex became synonymous with facial tissue. Over the past seven decades, facial tissue manufacturers have tried a number of product improvements to increase sales and market share such as adding colors, patterns, scents, lotions, and even germ-fighting agents.
Other advancements include providing a variety of package sizes, creating designer dispenser boxes, and introducing tissues with recycled paper content. Americans use upwards of ,,, disposable facial tissues a year yep, billions. Trees: regardless of whether the facial tissue you buy is made from virgin or recycled paper pulp, it is still made from trees, a material that takes years or decades to grow.
Logging practices can degrade forests thus contributing to global warming, causing loss of habitat for plants and animals, and polluting waterways. Manufacturing: paper plants are always located on a body of water. They use copious amounts of water and electricity; emit pollution into the air, and empty effluent into waterways. The environmental footprint of facial tissue is increased when it is bleached white, has something added like lotion, and is packaged in cardboard and plastic.
Transportation: raw materials and finished facial tissue are transported to and from factories via CO 2 emitting vehicles that travel across the country and sometimes overseas.
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