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{{Short description|American Consumer Discretionary Company}}
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{{Infobox company
| name = Blistex Inc.
| logo          = Blistex-logo.png 
| type = [[Privately held company|Private]]
| foundation = {{start date and age|1947}}
| location = [[Oak Brook, Illinois|Oak Brook]], [[Illinois]], United States
| key_people = 
| products = [[Pharmaceuticals]]
| industry = Personal Care Products
| revenue = 
| homepage = {{url|http://blistex.com}}
}}

'''Blistex Inc.''' is an American consumer products company headquartered in [[Oak Brook, Illinois|Oak Brook]], [[Illinois]]. Founded in 1947, in the business of developing and marketing lip care products, its offerings have grown to include other brands including [[Odor-Eaters]], [[Stridex]], and [[Kank-A]].

== Description ==
Blistex Inc. was founded in 1947 in the business of developing and marketing lip care products.<ref>{{cite web |date= |title=About Blistex |url=http://www.blistex.com/about-blistex |accessdate=2013-03-17 |publisher=Blistex.com |archive-date=2013-03-11 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130311204757/http://www.blistex.com/about-blistex |url-status=live }}</ref>  It manufactures and sells a wide range of [[lip balm]], lip [[ointment]], and other [[lip]]-related products under the Blistex brand name.<ref>{{cite web |date=3 November 2018 |title=Comparativa: bálsamos labiales |url=http://imthemoisturizer.com/comparativa-balsamos-labiales |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190823190051/http://imthemoisturizer.com/comparativa-balsamos-labiales |archive-date=23 August 2019 |accessdate=21 November 2018 |publisher=The Moisturizer}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Lip Care Products {{!}} Blistex Inc. |url=https://www.blistex.com/products/ |access-date=2021-11-23 |language=en |archive-date=2021-11-23 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211123204949/https://www.blistex.com/products/ |url-status=live }}</ref>

Blistex is headquartered outside of Chicago in [[Oak Brook, Illinois|Oak Brook]], [[Illinois]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=About Blistex {{!}} Blistex Inc. |url=https://www.blistex.com/about-blistex/ |access-date=2021-11-23 |language=en |archive-date=2021-11-23 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211123204950/https://www.blistex.com/about-blistex/ |url-status=live }}</ref> The company operates a production facility in Oak Brook, Illinois, and is a member of the [[Illinois Manufacturers' Association]]. {{As of|2021|November}}, Blistex products are sold around the world.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Blistex International {{!}} Blistex Inc. |url=https://www.blistex.com/where-to-buy/international/ |access-date=2021-11-23 |language=en |archive-date=2021-11-23 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211123204950/https://www.blistex.com/where-to-buy/international/ |url-status=live }}</ref>

== Cultural impact ==
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* [[NASA]] included two tubes of Blistex in the Emergency Medical Kit during the [[Space Shuttle program]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=Space Shuttle News Reference (5-34)|url=https://ntrs.nasa.gov/api/citations/19810022734/downloads/19810022734.pdf|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201118090440/https://ntrs.nasa.gov/api/citations/19810022734/downloads/19810022734.pdf|archive-date=2020-11-18|access-date=2021-11-23}}</ref>
* In 2021, Blistex Lip Ointment earned fourth-place honors in the "Coolest Thing Made in Illinois" contest sponsored by the Illinois Manufacturers' Association.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2021-03-02 |title=Top 16 chosen in 'Coolest Thing Made in Illinois' contest |url=https://newschannel20.com/news/local/top-16-chosen-in-coolest-thing-made-in-illinois-contest |access-date=2021-11-23 |website=WICS |archive-date=2021-11-23 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211123204949/https://newschannel20.com/news/local/top-16-chosen-in-coolest-thing-made-in-illinois-contest |url-status=live }}</ref>

==References==
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==External links==
{{Portal|Chicago|Companies}}
* [http://www.blistex.com/ Blistex Official website]

[[Category:Skin care brands]]
[[Category:Personal care brands]]
[[Category:Manufacturing companies established in 1947]]
[[Category:Lips]]
[[Category:1947 establishments in Illinois]]
[[Category:Cosmetics companies of the United States]]
[[Category:Companies based in DuPage County, Illinois]]
[[Category:Oak Brook, Illinois]]


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