<P> The modern , commercial , disposable pads seem to have started in the late nineteenth century with the Hartmann company in Germany , and Johnson & Johnson in the United States . In the United States , Kotex was launched in 1920 by Kimberly - Clark to make use of leftover cellucotton ( wood pulp fiber ) from World War One bandages . Kotex became well known in the 1920s after Kimberly - Clark placed advertisements in Good Housekeeping magazine . Although some readers were offended by the ads , the products ' success led to more advertisements . Kimberly - Clark also promoted Kotex in Good Housekeeping by using intimate advice columnist Mary Pauline Callender . </P>
<P> The modern , commercial , disposable pads seem to have started in the late nineteenth century with the Hartmann company in Germany , and Johnson & Johnson in the United States . In the United States , Kotex was launched in 1920 by Kimberly - Clark to make use of leftover cellucotton ( wood pulp fiber ) from World War One bandages . Kotex became well known in the 1920s after Kimberly - Clark placed advertisements in Good Housekeeping magazine . Although some readers were offended by the ads , the products ' success led to more advertisements . Kimberly - Clark also promoted Kotex in Good Housekeeping by using intimate advice columnist Mary Pauline Callender . </P>
when were kotex pads introduced to the market
when were kotex pads introduced to the market
1920
1920