Kleenex is a brand name for a line of paper-based facial tissues. Often used informally as a genericized trademark for facial tissue, the name Kleenex is currently a registered trademark of Kimberly-Clark. Kleenex products are manufactured in 78 countries and sold in more than 196 countries.

The Kleenex® Brand's story began during the First World War when Kimberly-Clark developed a crepe paper used as a filter within gas masks. In the early 1920's, that very crepe paper innovation was cleverly adapted into a consumer product called Kotex® Brand which helped women with their periods.

However, we can confirm the Kleenex® Brand tissues you purchase at trusted retailers throughout North America are made in the U.S. and Canada.

The Kleenex brand has become synonymous with facial tissues, but maker Kimberly-Clark says it's discontinuing the product in Canada due to "unique complexities" in the market.

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It was the customers that started to use Kleenex as a disposable handkerchief, and a reader review in 1926 by a newspaper in Peoria, Illinois found that 60% of the users used it for blowing their nose. The other 40% used it for various reasons, including napkins and toilet paper.

Tissues are more absorbent and have a higher wet strength, meaning they won't fall apart when you blow your nose. The higher wet strength of tissues makes them better at trapping mucus, which means that you're less likely to spread germs when you blow. 4. Tissues have a smoother surface than toilet paper.

Originally, they were used in anti-gas masks, instead of cotton, since they needed the cotton for making clothes. The tissues were also used to clean the wounded soldiers. The Kimberly-Clark corporation created the first facial tissue in 1924, the product was advertised as a make up remover and cream.

Water a screw conveyor then breaks up the pulp. And moves it to the next station which rinses it with clean water now the pulp is ready to become. That transformation begins in the paper.

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Kleenex's parent company Kimberly-Clark has announced its discontinuation of facial tissue sales in Canada starting August 2023, CTV reported on Thursday. Todd Fisher, Kimberly-Clark's Canadian vice-president and general manager, said that the brand has been operating in a highly constrained supply environment.

Kleenex tissue was invented as a means to remove cold cream. Early advertisements linked Kleenex to Hollywood makeup departments and sometimes included endorsements from movie stars (Helen Hayes and Jean Harlow) who used Kleenex to remove their theatrical makeup with cold cream.