Mentholatum was founded by the American maker known as Albert Alexander Hyde in 1889 where he directed his focus on developing and marketing laundry soap, toilet soap and shaving creams by launching the Yucca Company. The company’s first product started with a cough syrup, previously known as the Vest Pocket Cough Specific. But after a few years of research and consultation with experts in this field, it is now one of the top products of the brand, recognized as Mentholatum Ointment. It was only in 1906 where Mentholatum gained its official name and stopped marketing soap.
However, later on in 1988, Mentholatum was officially bought out by the Japanese healthcare organization, Rohto Pharmaceutical Co after 99 years. Mentholatum continued to release even more products to become an international company marketing a vast array of healthcare essentials, from acne medication and lip care products to rubs. Look through Mentholatum’s extensive line of non-prescription drugs and healthcare products at iShopChangi Singapore today.