<Page> Exhibit 21.1 DIRECT AND INDIRECT SUBSIDIARIES OF PRESTIGE BRANDS HOLDINGS, INC. <Table> <Caption> NAMES DOING STATE OF BUSINESS NAME INCORPORATION UNDER ---- ------------- ----- Prestige Household Brands, Inc. Delaware None Prestige Brands, Inc. Delaware None Prestige Personal Care, Inc. Delaware None The Comet Products Corporation Delaware None The Spic and Span Company Delaware None Medtech Holdings, Inc. Delaware None Medtech Products Inc. Delaware None Pecos Pharmaceutical, Inc. California None The Cutex Company Delaware None Prestige Brands International, Inc. Virginia None Prestige Brands Financial Corporation Delaware None Prestige Brands (UK) Limited England & Wales None </Table>