Blistex, Incorporated

Blistex was founded in 1947 as a private, independent company in the business of developing and marketing lip care products.[1] The company is headquartered outside of Chicago in Oak Brook, Illinois.[2] It manufactures and sells a wide range of lip balm, lip ointment, and other lip-related products under the Blistex brand name.[3][4] The use of its lip care products extended into space when NASA included two tubes of Blistex in the Emergency Medical Kit during the Space Shuttle program.[5] The company owns and markets additional consumer health and personal care brands including Odor-Eaters (foot care), Tucks (rectal care), Stridex (acne care), Ivarest (anti-itch ointments), Kank-A (oral pain relief), and Glysomed (moisturizing lotions). The company operates a production facility in Oak Brook, Illinois and is a member of the Illinois Manufacturers' Association. In 2021, Blistex Lip Ointment earned fourth-place honors in the "Coolest Thing Made in Illinois" contest sponsored by the Illinois Manufacturers' Association.[6] Today, Blistex products are sold around the world.[7]