Listerine

E49848

antiseptic mouthwash mouthwash brand oral care product line

Listerine is a widely used antiseptic mouthwash brand known for its strong flavor and plaque- and germ-fighting oral care products.

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All labels observed (8)

Label	Occurrences
Listerine canonical	2
Listerine Cool Mint	1
Listerine Naturals	1
Listerine Original	1
Listerine Smart Rinse	1
Listerine Total Care	1
Listerine Ultraclean	1
Listerine Zero Alcohol	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T391424 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Listerine
Context triple: [Johnson & Johnson, brand, Listerine]

A. Suavitel
Suavitel is a popular fabric softener brand known for its long-lasting fragrances and softening properties, marketed primarily in Latin American and U.S. Hispanic households.
B. Irish Spring
Irish Spring is a popular personal care brand best known for its strongly scented bar soaps and body washes marketed for their invigorating, “fresh” feel.
C. Colgate-Palmolive
Colgate-Palmolive is a global consumer products company best known for its oral care, personal care, home care, and pet nutrition brands.
D. Gillette
Gillette is a globally recognized American brand best known for its razors and shaving products.
E. Eight Hour Cream
Eight Hour Cream is a classic multi-purpose skin protectant and moisturizer from Elizabeth Arden, renowned for soothing, hydrating, and healing dry or irritated skin.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Listerine
Target entity description: Listerine is a widely used antiseptic mouthwash brand known for its strong flavor and plaque- and germ-fighting oral care products.

A. Suavitel
Suavitel is a popular fabric softener brand known for its long-lasting fragrances and softening properties, marketed primarily in Latin American and U.S. Hispanic households.
B. Irish Spring
Irish Spring is a popular personal care brand best known for its strongly scented bar soaps and body washes marketed for their invigorating, “fresh” feel.
C. Colgate-Palmolive
Colgate-Palmolive is a global consumer products company best known for its oral care, personal care, home care, and pet nutrition brands.
D. Gillette
Gillette is a globally recognized American brand best known for its razors and shaving products.
E. Eight Hour Cream
Eight Hour Cream is a classic multi-purpose skin protectant and moisturizer from Elizabeth Arden, renowned for soothing, hydrating, and healing dry or irritated skin.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (47)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	antiseptic mouthwash ⓘ mouthwash brand ⓘ oral care product line ⓘ
activeIngredient	essential oils ⓘ eucalyptol ⓘ menthol ⓘ methyl salicylate ⓘ thymol ⓘ
appliedBy	rinsing in mouth ⓘ
availableIn	many countries worldwide ⓘ
brandOwner	Kenvue ⓘ
brandPositioning	clinical strength mouthwash ⓘ
contains	alcohol ⓘ
developedFor	home oral care ⓘ
durationOfUsePerRinse	about 30 seconds ⓘ
hasForm	liquid mouthwash ⓘ mouth rinse ⓘ
hasProperty	antiseptic ⓘ germ-killing ⓘ plaque-fighting ⓘ strong flavor ⓘ
hasTargetMarket	people seeking oral hygiene products ⓘ
hasVariant	Listerine self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Listerine Cool Mint Listerine self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Listerine Naturals Listerine self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Listerine Original Listerine self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Listerine Smart Rinse Listerine self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Listerine Total Care Listerine self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Listerine Ultraclean Listerine self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Listerine Zero Alcohol
industry	oral hygiene ⓘ
introducedAs	antiseptic formulation ⓘ
isNot	toothpaste ⓘ
marketingFocus	fresh breath ⓘ germ kill ⓘ plaque reduction ⓘ
previousBrandOwner	Johnson & Johnson ⓘ
productType	mouthwash ⓘ oral rinse ⓘ
routeOfAdministration	topical oral use ⓘ
safetyWarning	not recommended for young children without supervision ⓘ not to be swallowed ⓘ
soldAs	over-the-counter product ⓘ
typicalUsageFrequency	twice daily ⓘ
usedFor	freshening breath ⓘ killing oral bacteria ⓘ oral hygiene maintenance ⓘ reducing dental plaque ⓘ