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A tampon from the brand ob, still in its individual packaging

ob - tampons were developed in 1947 by the German engineer Carl Hahn and the lawyer Heinz Mittag and in 1950 by Dr. Carl Hahn KG brought on the market. The gynecologist Judith Esser Mittag advised the two developers on medical issues. In 1974 Johnson & Johnson took over the company.

The factory in Wuppertal - Heckinghausen produces 2 billion ob tampons annually, of which 1.2 billion are sold annually in Germany according to the manufacturer. Stiftung Warentest rated the product as very good in 2003 .

The brand name ob is an abbreviation for "without a band ".

ob-tampons are offered in various sizes and designs, with Johnson & Johnson bringing a new “generation” of tampons onto the market approximately every four to five years.

See also

• Monthly hygiene

Web links

• Company website ob
• Name story on ob-online.de, the manufacturer's website
• Report on whether in ZEITWissen on fh-kiel.de (PDF file; 287 kB).

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Doris Kraus: 60 years ob: "A job for a woman" , Die Presse, July 3, 2010.
2. ↑ Info on newsline.de
3. ↑ Production history on ob-online.de, accessed on October 17, 2009.
4. ↑ Stiftung Warentest: Expensive days, cheap days , in: test 03/2003 and test.de , accessed on December 14, 2012
5. ↑ Website of the manufacturer, questions about ob®: What does “whether” actually mean? : ob is the abbreviation for “without a band”. Over the years the brand name has become so well known that its original meaning has been completely forgotten. , accessed September 1, 2016.