It was launched by creator Guy Paschal in 1943 in the United States, and is now sold worldwide.

[4] The sale was partly motivated by what Ciba-Geigy's top management saw as a product that was at odds with their corporate culture; their rationale was that as a chemical business, they should not be involved with consumer products.

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

[6] In March 2012, Air Wick announced its partnership with the official charity of the United States' National Park Service, the National Park Foundation.

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