Air Wick is an air freshener produced by Reckitt Benckiser

Reckitt Benckiser

Reckitt Benckiser plc is a global consumer goods company headquartered in Slough, United Kingdom. It is the world's largest producer of household products and a major producer of consumer healthcare and personal products...

. It was first launched in 1943 in the United States

United States

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 and is now sold worldwide.

History

Air Wick was first introduced in 1943 in the United States.

The Air Wick company was for a brief period owned by the Swiss pharmaceutical company Ciba Ceigy (now Novartis

Novartis

Novartis International AG is a multinational pharmaceutical company based in Basel, Switzerland, ranking number three in sales among the world-wide industry...

), before being acquired by the British household products company Reckitt Coleman (now Reckitt Benkiser).

In October 2007 Reckitt Benckiser won a High Court ruling in a with Procter & Gamble over claims that the design of Air Wick Odour Stop was an exact copy of P&G's Febreze air spray.

Products

The current Air Wick range sold in the United States includes:

Scented Oils

Freshmatic Ultra

Freshmatic Compact

Scent Ribbons

Scented Candles

Aerosol Sprays

Flip and Fresh