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Sep 1, 2021 · 1944: Pharmacist Benjamin Green, who served as an airman during World War II and used red veterinary petroleum, develops a more pleasing, consumer-friendly version of the product by adding cocoa butter and coconut oil, a combination that eventually becomes the Coppertone suntan lotion. 10, 16
- Specifying A “First”
- Learning About Vitamin D
- Tracing History Through Press Coverage
- Newspaper Search Continues
- After World War II
- Benjamin Green and Coppertone
- Coppertone Expands
- Coppertone Ads
- Sunscreen Patents
- Blocking UVA and UVB
Terminology makes it very difficult to trace a “first” with this product. Today many of us shop for “sunblock,” looking for a product that will prevent ultraviolet rays from penetrating our skin. But in the early part of the 20thcentury, people were wrestling with two pieces of information about sunlight: 1. Sunlight was important for providing Vit...
During the early 20thcentury, chemists were just beginning to learn about vitamins. As scientists observed deficiencies in diet, they explored what made different foods more valuable to the human body. This led to the discovery of vitamins. The first vitamin identified was vitamin A in 1913. Vitamin D was identified in 1920 when British scientists ...
The U.S. Patent Office did not have patents on sunscreens or sun cream until the 1950s, so I looked back at newspaper articles. In the 1920s, a search for “sunscreen” brought forward advertisements for parasols. Then in the late 1930s, Helena Rubinsteinadvertised “sunproof cream” that sold for a dollar. Rubinstein brought her business to the United...
When searching for news clippings about sunscreen or sunblock, I came upon an article from The Morning News, Wilmington, Delaware, from July 1943. The overall article offers summer health advice and was titled, “Good Dose of Summer Sun Prevents Winter Colds.” The first part of the article calls for “war workers and office girls” to get outside and ...
During World War II, Benjamin Green, an airman and pharmacist, was stationed in the South Pacific. When he saw that he and the other men needed protection from the harsh sun, and he recommended that the men use a red petroleum product that was intended for use by veterinarians. “Red Pet Vet” was a barrier cream. While it worked, those who used it d...
Benjamin Green returned to Miami, Florida. He worked at a pharmacy, Douglas Drug Company (the store was located on Douglas Street in Miami). He spent nights and weekends experimenting with better ways to formulate Red Pet Vet. Working out of his kitchen, he added various amounts of cocoa butter and coconut oil to the original formula. He was bald, ...
At some point, Green received financial backing from two well-respected Miami businessmen who became part of the company. This added help gave Green the money and business staffing to grow from local distribution to nationwide sales in under ten years. Though Douglas Labs was still the manufacturer of the product, they took on the company name, Cop...
The little girl in the bathing suit with the pigtails was introduced in 1956. She was drawn by illustrator Joyce Ballantyne, who modeled the little girl after her own 3-year-old daughter. Coppertone and Douglas Labs remained independently owned until 2014 when Bayer purchased the company. In 2019, Coppertone was sold again to Beiersdorf, a company ...
Patents on sunscreen or sun lotion did not come along until the mid-1950s. At that time, the patent applications generally involved various chemicals to block or absorb the rays. The first “sunburn preventative” formula was filed by David X. Klein at Heyden Chemical Corp. His patent used n-salcoyl-p-aminophenol composite to absorb the rays. Within ...
In Europe, scientists discovered that ultraviolet light came in two forms that affected the skin. Ultraviolet B was the one absorbed or blocked by the early creams. Ultraviolet A was found to be more damaging to skin, but the preventative formulas were harder to find. By the 1970s, Piz Buin, Franz Greiter’s company, introduced sunscreens that filte...
Jun 23, 2010 · 1944 Benjamin Green, an airman and pharmacist, uses a greasy substance called “red vet pet” (red veterinary petrolatum) to protect himself and other soldiers from ultraviolet rays during World...
Jun 7, 2022 · By 1944, American pharmacist Benjamin Green invented a sunscreen solution for the U.S. military to protect himself and other soldiers during World War II.
The original product dates to 1944, when pharmacist Benjamin Green invented a lotion to darken tans. [3] The product line has been expanded to include many skin care products, predominantly sunscreens. Coppertone has become the leading sun care brand in the United States, with annual $9 billion in global sales. [3]
Jan 26, 2022 · After five years, in 1944, Benjamin Green, an airman, and pharmacist from Florida invented the first coppertone suntan cream, a greasy paste called “red vet pet” (red veterinary petrolatum). He used this paste to protect his and other soldiers’ skin from ultraviolet rays during World War II.
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Jun 2, 2015 · However, pharmacist Benjamin Green came into the picture in 1944, when he served as an airman in World War II. Green used red veterinary petrolatum, or “red vet pet,” as a physical barrier from the sun to prevent ultraviolet rays from hitting his skin, according to The New York Times.
