Odol
Odol advertisements illustrated by Enrique Gil Guerra under the pen name "Nike"; the archive holds 2 pieces.
1892 – present
Odol was launched in 1892 by the Dresden entrepreneur Karl August Lingner from a formula by the chemist Richard Seifert, which combined essential oils of mint and fennel with an antiseptic. The name comes from the Greek “odus” (tooth) and the Latin “oleum”. By the late 1930s the product was manufactured in more than twenty countries; in Spain it competed directly with Licor del Polo and was imported through Laboratorios Salus (Barcelona). The brand invested notably in advertising of high graphic quality, working with artists such as Ludwig Hohlwein and Franz von Stuck, and its fame even inspired the composer Giacomo Puccini, who dedicated a satirical piece to it in 1902.
Official site (archived copy) ↗ Wikipedia ↗
Sources: Historia de la higiene: El ODOL y los primeros colutorios — Blog de Arte FarmacéuticoODOL MUNDVASSER and ZAHNPASTA: Part I — von Stuck, Puccini, and up in the AIR (J Hist Dent, 2022)Odol — Wikipedia (Deutsch)
