Andrew Jergens Company
Template:Short description Template:Use mdy dates Script error: No such module "Infobox".Template:Template otherScript error: No such module "Check for conflicting parameters".Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". The Andrew Jergens Company (formerly the Jergens Soap Company) is an American skin and hair care product company founded in Cincinnati, Ohio, in 1882.[1] Currently owned by the Kao Corporation, Jergens is associated with various historically significant products including a cherry-almond hand lotion; a Natural Glow tanning lotion; and 1976 shampoo Gee, Your Hair Smells Terrific.
History
Andrew Jergens Sr. and Charles H. Geifus founded the Andrew Jergens Company in 1882. The first product was a coconut soap.[2] Their 1901 cherry-almond lotion, presently known as Jergens Original Scent, became the best-selling hand lotion in America.Script error: No such module "Unsubst".[1][2]
Circa 1925, the Andrew Jergens Company operated a soap factory at 99 W. Verdugo Avenue in Burbank, California,[3] at the intersection of Verdugo Avenue and the Southern Pacific Railroad tracks.[4] However, this California plant closed in October 1992, moving production back to their headquarters in Ohio.[3]Template:Better source needed
American Brands, Inc. bought the company in 1970, ending the Jergen family's connection to the brand.[5]
From 1976 into the 1980s, Jergens Soap Company produced fragrance shampoo Gee, Your Hair Smells Terrific,[6] which has been called the "crowning glory of the shampoo aisle" during the 1970s.[6]
The Kao Corporation acquired the company in 1988.[2][7]
In 2005, they faced additional success with a Natural Glow self-tanning lotion.[8] After the product appeared on a Kelly Ripa's talk show Live with Regis and Kelly, internet chat rooms, and in eBay auctions, the product sold out and the Jergens Web site featured a waiting list of 38,000. Senior brand manager Brian Rudie told The New York Times that the factory went into overdrive, stating: "We didn't count on the buzz. Natural Glow gave us double the sales of our closest competitor."[8]
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External links
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