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We where the first to
put toothpaste in a tube.
While in Paris, France, his son saw artists using collapsible metal tubes for their paints and inks. In 1892 when his son returned home from his visit, he shared the idea with his father—a new mechanism for packaging his father's own brand of toothpaste, Créme Dentifrice. Until this time, Créme Dentifrice had been sold in porcelain jars with family members dipping their own toothbrushes into one household jar before brushing! The newly packaged product became a big success and was much more hygienic.
Sheffield has grown to become a leading producer of over-the-counter first aid, skin care, and dental products. We’ve earned the trust of the largest retailers and drug store chains in the US by consistently setting the bar for quality, value, and effectiveness. You may already be using our products every day.
When you see the Sheffield name, you can trust that 166 years of proven expertise has gone into the production of the products you use. More than 200 health and beauty experts collaborate in strict compliance with all FDA (cGMP) regulations and procedures, and all products are proudly manufactured in the USA.
Dr. Washington Wentworth Sheffield was a American dental surgeon best know for inventing toothpaste. In the mid 1870s, he thought of a new tooth cleaning cream as a replacement for the tooth powders common at the time. He made his own dental cream in his office, added mint extracts to it so as to improve the flavor, and used it on his patients who expressed their liking for it. After establishing his company in 1880, with the help of his son, he constructed a manufacturing plant on his property to produce a mouthwash he had previously invented as well as the new toothpaste.
The first advertisement published for Dr. Sheffield’s Crème Angelique Dentifrice toothpaste appeared in the New London Telegram on March 12, 1881.