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BAND-AID^® Brand: A History of Innovation

Take a look at where we started to see how our product was invented and how our dedication to healing and innovation has propelled us through the years.

1920

Combining two products from Johnson & Johnson—adhesive tape and gauze—Earle Dickson, a cotton buyer, creates a bandage that his wife can apply herself. And the BAND-AID^® Brand adhesive bandage is invented.
1921

BAND-AID^® Brand adhesive bandages make their first appearance in stores. These early bandages are extra long strips, measuring 3 inches wide and 18 inches long, which need to be cut to fit.
1924

Gone are the cut-to-fit bandages, and in their place are mass-produced BAND-AID^® Brand adhesive bandages that are ready to use at 3 inches long by ¾ inch wide. There’s a little red string in the packaging for consumers to easily tear it open.
1926

The iconic tin packaging is debuted by Johnson & Johnson. Once people have made use of all the BAND-AID^® Brand bandages, the empty tins become reusable canisters to hold everything from nails and buttons to marbles and baseball cards.
1932

BAND-AID^® Brand introduces its first waterproof bandage, called the DryBak.
1942

BAND-AID^® Brand ships millions of adhesive bandages overseas to the front lines during World War II, many of them packaged inside soldiers’ first aid kits.
1956

BAND-AID^® Brand Stars ‘n Strips adhesive bandages hit the market. They are the brand’s first mass-marketed, decorated bandages.
1969

Bandages reach the moon! BAND-AID^® Brand adhesive bandages are part of the medical kit on the Apollo 11 spacecraft, which landed the first man on the moon.
1975

The catchy commercial jingle, “I am stuck on BAND-AID^® Brand cuz BAND-AID’s stuck on me” is composed. It later won a Clio Award in 1976.
1990

Special character BAND-AID^® Brand bandages are introduced for the first time, and they’re an instant hit with kids.
1992

BAND-AID^® Brand bandage wrappers become easier to rip into when the red pull-string is replaced with a new tear-apart design.
1994

Tin containers go the way of collectors and future limited-edition collectible versions as BAND-AID^® Brand switches their packaging to cardboard.
2000

The one-billionth BAND-AID^® Brand adhesive bandage is produced!
2001

BAND-AID^® Brand joins the online world by launching BAND-AID.com.

2017

BAND-AID^® Brand Skin-Flex^® adhesive bandages hit the market, giving touchscreen-using customers the ability to keep on texting even with a paper cut.
2020

BAND-AID^® Brand honors its 100th anniversary through its partnership with CARE.org and their "100 Days of Care" program.
2021

BAND-AID^® Brand introduces OURTONE™ bandages, designed to better blend with brown skin tones.
Into the Future

With more than 100 years of innovation under our belts, we are as committed as ever to continue help our consumers celebrate the tries, not just the triumphs.