Peanut pomade: George Washington Carver’s patented peanut-derived beauty product
George Washington Carver’s innovated with peanuts across many consumer categories, including one of his three existing patents, a peanut pomade.
Carver created many peanut innovations, spanning from food products, animal feed and cosmetics, according to the National Parks Service. While he was responsible for a number of inventions, he only holds three patents, including a 1925 patent for a peanut-derived pomade.