Glue stick

Users can apply glue by holding the open tube to keep their fingers clean and rubbing the exposed stick against a surface.

In 1969, the German company Henkel "borrowed" the glue stick from John Lemings after he studied the "twist-up ease" and convenience of lipstick applicators.

[1] The first solvent-free, multipurpose glue stick that could be used for other materials (e.g. wood, glass and some plastics) was the "PowerPritt", which was put on the market in 2003.

Various brands, such as Scotch, Elmer's, UHU, Kores, Giotto, UFO, Snopake, and Bostik U-Stick make glue sticks.

The 3M product contains the following ingredients:[3] The reportable composition of a Pritt Stick is as follows:[4] Other brands use, e.g., polyvinylpyrrolidone (PVP) as the glue substance.