Pepsodent
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Pepsodent is an American brand of toothpaste with the minty flavor that is derived from sassafras. The brand was purchased by Unilever in 1942 and is still owned by the company outside of the United States and Canada. In 2003, Unilever sold the rights to the brand in the North American market to Church & Dwight.
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- Brand.logo
- Pepsodent logo 2018.svg
- Brand.name
- Pepsodent
- Brand.type
- Toothpaste
- Brand.origin
- United States
- Brand.markets
- Worldwide
- Brand.previousowners
- Pepsodent Company
- Brand.logo_caption
- Logo of Pepsodent outside US and Canada
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- Official website
- www.pepsodent.com
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- inception
- 1915-00-00
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- Pepsodent
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Pepsodent is an American brand of toothpaste with the minty flavor that is derived from sassafras. The brand was purchased by Unilever in 1942 and is still owned by the company outside of the United States and Canada. In 2003, Unilever sold the rights to the brand in the North American market to Church & Dwight.
==History== thumb|right|A tube of Pepsodent toothpaste Pepsodent toothpaste was introduced in the United States in 1915 by the Pepsodent Company of Chicago. The original formula for the paste contained pepsin, a digestive agent designed to break down and digest food deposits on the teeth, hence the brand and company name.