Blistex
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Blistex was a small family company in 1947. Its focus was to develop and market lip care products in the United States. It then became a private company
based in Oak Brook
, Illinois
that primarily manufactures lip balm
, lip ointment, and other lip
-related products. It also produces:
Company
A company is a form of business organization. It is an association or collection of individual real persons and/or other companies, who each provide some form of capital. This group has a common purpose or focus and an aim of gaining profits. This collection, group or association of persons can be...
based in Oak Brook
Oak Brook, Illinois
Oak Brook is a village in DuPage and Cook Counties, in Illinois. The population was 8,702 at the 2000 census. A suburb of Chicago, it is the headquarters of McDonald's and Lions Clubs International.-History:...
, Illinois
Illinois
Illinois is the fifth-most populous state of the United States of America, and is often noted for being a microcosm of the entire country. With Chicago in the northeast, small industrial cities and great agricultural productivity in central and northern Illinois, and natural resources like coal,...
that primarily manufactures lip balm
Lip balm
Lip balm or lip salve is a wax-like substance applied topically to the lips of the mouth to relieve chapped or dry lips, angular cheilitis, stomatitis, or cold sores. Lip balm often contains beeswax or carnauba wax, camphor, cetyl alcohol, lanolin, paraffin, and petrolatum, among other ingredients...
, lip ointment, and other lip
Lip
Lips are a visible body part at the mouth of humans and many animals. Lips are soft, movable, and serve as the opening for food intake and in the articulation of sound and speech...
-related products. It also produces:
- StridexStridexStridex is an acne treatment and prevention medicine. It comes in the form of pads contained in a plastic tub of fifty-five to seventy-five pads...
– acneAcneAcne is a general term used for acneiform eruptions. It is usually used as a synonym for acne vulgaris, but may also refer to:*Acne aestivalis*Acne conglobata*Acne cosmetica*Acne fulminans*Acne keloidalis nuchae*Acne mechanica...
-prevention product. - Kank-A – two varieties: 1) provides oral pain relief against canker sores 2) soft gel that provides oral pain relief of toothaches.
- Foille – relief of pain due to scrapes, cuts, minor burns, sunburnSunburnA sunburn is a burn to living tissue, such as skin, which is produced by overexposure to ultraviolet radiation, commonly from the sun's rays. Usual mild symptoms in humans and other animals include red or reddish skin that is hot to the touch, general fatigue, and mild dizziness. An excess of UV...
, non-poisonous insect biteInsect biteInsect bites and stings occur when an insect is agitated and seeks to defend itself through its natural defense mechanisms, or when an insect seeks to feed off the bitten person. Some insects inject formic acid, which can cause an immediate skin reaction often resulting in redness and swelling in...
s, and minor skin irritation. - Ivarest – relief of poison ivyPoison ivyToxicodendron radicans, better known as poison ivy , is a poisonous North American plant that is well known for its production of urushiol, a clear liquid compound found within the sap of the plant that causes an itching rash in most people who touch it...
itching. - Glysomed – hand cream and body lotionLotionA lotion is a low- to medium-viscosity, topical preparation intended for application to unbroken skin. By contrast, creams and gels have higher viscosity.Lotions are usually applied to external skin with bare hands, a clean cloth, cotton wool or gauze...
for relief of dry skin by providing and locking in moisture. - Dentyl pHDentyl pHDentyl pH is a brand of mouthwash. Traditional mouthwash formulations use alcohol or other antimicrobial ingredients to kill bacteria in order to control halitosis...
– a two-phase mouth wash for deep cleansing of your mouth and long lasting fresh breath. - Odor-Eaters – foot care products; acquired from Combe IncorporatedCombe IncorporatedCombe Incorporated, based in White Plains, New York, is a privately owned personal-care company founded in 1949 by Ivan Combe. Combe products are sold in 64 countries on six continents. Ivan Combe primarily promotes the brand names instead of the company name...
in 2011.