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Ancient Egyptians came up with the first form of tampons which was a piece of wood wrapped in wood.
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Romans used cotton, wool, paper, sponges, fiber, and grass.
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Earle Haas invented the modern day tampon.
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Tampax had arrived on store shelves.
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Haas filed for his first tampon patent.
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Invented by German gynecologist Dr. Judith Esser-Mittag in the 1940’s, the o.b. Tampon was marketed as a “smarter” alternative to applicator tampons by emphasizing greater comfort and doing away with the need for an applicator.
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Esser-Mittag partnered with another doctor, Carl Hahn to start a company and market the o.b. Tampon, which stands for "one binde" or "without napkins" in German. The company was later sold to Johnson & Johnson.
