Tunes are a brand of
lozenge, manufactured by
Mars Wrigley Confectionery in the United Kingdom. It is marketed as a cough sweet, or anti-congestant lozenge, containing
eucalyptus
''Eucalyptus'' () is a genus of more than 700 species of flowering plants in the family Myrtaceae. Most species of ''Eucalyptus'' are trees, often Mallee (habit), mallees, and a few are shrubs. Along with several other genera in the tribe Eucalyp ...
oil and
menthol
Menthol is an organic compound, specifically a Monoterpene, monoterpenoid, that occurs naturally in the oils of several plants in the Mentha, mint family, such as Mentha arvensis, corn mint and peppermint. It is a white or clear waxy crystallin ...
. It is a relative of the now discontinued brand of
Spangles, and shares the same packaging and dimensions of that brand.
In the United Kingdom, Tunes no longer have the style packaging of Spangles.
Mars Wrigley Confectionery discontinued the Tunes brand in 2017, the last available flavour of the product was Cherry Menthol, in a sugar free format. No new Tunes products have been made since then.
There was a memorable television advertising campaign for the product with the slogan "Tunes help you breathe more easily". The commercials featured the actor
Peter Cleall, who would perfectly enunciate the word "Tunes" after taking the anti-congestant.
See also
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List of confectionery brands
This is a list of brand name confectionery products. Sugar confectionery includes candies (''sweets'' in British English), candied nuts, chocolates, chewing gum, bubble gum, pastillage, and other confections that are made primarily of sugar. In s ...
References
Mars confectionery brands
Throat lozenges
Wrigley Company brands
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