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American Hygienic Laboratories,
a family owned and operated Florida based company traces
its roots to Depression era Kentucky and the vision
of a young college sophomore. In 1938, 18 year old Ben
Grenald, founder and CEO, developed the original formulation
for Shuttle Lotion while a pharmacy science student
at the University of Kentucky. He sold "Grenald's
Shuttle Lotion" at the drug store he worked at
as well as to other pharmacies in the Louisville and
surrounding areas. Upon graduation in 1942, Ben entered
military service and while stationed in Panama, produced
Shuttle Lotion for sale in the Panama Canal Railroad
Company's commissary to treat prickly heat and
other tropical ailments.
In
1945 Ben left military service and moved to Miami where
he owned and operated 38 retail drug stores. He produced
Shuttle Lotion for distribution in pharmacies and hotels
on Miami Beach and began to develop more product formulations
to complement his flagship product. Shuttle Spray and
Blemish Disks appeared in 1948. Mascaroff was added
in 1951. The Citritan line of sun protective products
was introduced in 1954. Over the years, various products
were added and dropped and in 1969 Tiffan "E"
Vitamin E Cream (named for grand daughter Tiffany) was
launched. Other Tiffan "E" products soon followed.
Fragrances were added in 1973 and "Suzi's Secret"
Skin Softener appeared in 1975.
In 19?? Ben sold off all but one
of his retail drug stores and concentrated on production
and wholesale distribution of the American Hygienic
Laboratories line. In 1992, following a long and expensive
court battle with the jewelry company, the Tiffan "E"
line was renamed D'Lanerg (Grenald spelled backwards)
and new packaging was introduced.
Ben Grenald currently owns more than
150 patents, trademarks and copyrights and he is still
adding more. American Hygienic Laboratories is proud
of the fact that all product formulations are our own
and contain only the finest and purest USP approved
ingredients, and never once in the past 63 years has
any ingredient needed to be replaced due to updated
USP regulations.
When you purchase from American
Hygienic Laboratories, you can know that you are getting
only the highest quality merchandise. AHL stands behind
our products and will replace any item that is damaged
or in any way does not meet our high standards...no
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