Topper Schroeder created the Gendarme cologne out of a desire to have a cologne he could wear with pride, but without irritating skin or asthmatic reactions. After home-testing his ability to enjoy Gendarme without allergic irritation, Topper began to wear it everywhere and evolved from an inadvertent walking billboard to the first fragrance marketer from the music business - a personable maverick in an industry dominated by multi-national corporations. Within a few years, Gendarme was not only a cologne but a full line of personal grooming products - today including after shave/skin care balm, skin conditioner, bath bar, shaving cream and body shampoo.