SHE POURED LISTERINE ON A COTTON BALL AND THEN RUBBED HER ARMPITS. AFTER A FEW MINUTES SHE COULD NOT BELIEVE HER OWN EYES! - Health Care Group Most commonly people use Listerine only as a mouthwash, but the real fact is that its inventors had much more in mind. Listerine was formulated in 1879 and it was originally developed as a surgical antiseptic and, historically, has been used for all sorts of things. Moreover, it wasn’t marketed for bad breath until the …