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Carmex is a topical lip balm indicated to reduce both cold sores and dry or chapped lips. It is sold in jars, sticks, and squeezable tubes,.

Contents 1 History 2 Key Ingredients 3 Products 4 In Media 5 References 6 External links

[edit] History

Alfred Woelbing began experimenting with creating his own line of lip balm and other cosmetic products in the early 1930s. These were the beginnings of Carma Laboratories, Inc. After experimenting with his products and trying to find the perfect one, Alfred Woelbing created Carmex on his family's stove top. He began by selling the product from the trunk of his car. Popularity increased through word-of-mouth. During this time Alfred and his wife poured their famed Carmex lip balm into the now well known yellow-capped jars. Then in 1957, the family business moved out of the kitchen and into a rented facility in the Milwaukee suburb of Wauwatosa.^[1]

After doing business like this, in 1972 Alfred discontinued making sales calls, which had mostly been in Wisconsin, Illinois and parts of Indiana. Alfred's son Don joined the business in 1973 and introduced assembly lines to Carma Labs. In 1975, due to much success, a new production facility was built in the southwest suburb of Franklin; production at the same facility continues to the present day.

Carma Labs began producing the product in squeezable tubes in 1988, then shortly after the traditional stick form which had been the longtime domain of ChapStick and Blistex, Carma's major competitors in the lip balm market. Only five years after these expansions within the company's production, in 1993 it was estimated that 9% of the lip balm market was held by Carma Labs. Alfred Woelbing continued to drive to the offices everyday until 1997 when he suffered a stroke. He continued to come into the office at least once a week after this, until he died in 2001 at the age of 100.

The company continued further expansion under the management of his son Don and his grandsons Paul and Eric. In 2002, Mint flavored Carmex lip balm (SPF 30) joined original Carmex lip balm in the product line, and Carmex lip balm became available throughout North America, Australia, Europe, Asia and Africa. During 2006, several Internet voters picked strawberry and cherry as the newest Carmex lip balm sticks. Today according to mycarmex.com the company employs about 100 people and remains under the ownership of the founding family. [1] [2]

[edit] Key Ingredients

Menthol; Camphor; Phenol; Lanolin; Cocoa butter; Salicylic acid; Aloe butter; Vitamin E; Shea butter; Petroleum jelly.^[2]

[edit] Products

• Original Carmex Jar
• Carmex Cherry Jar
• Carmex Moisture Plus
• Original Carmex Tube
• Carmex Cherry Tube
• Carmex Strawberry Tube
• Carmex Cherry Stick
• Carmex Strawberry Stick
• Carmex Original Stick
• Carmex Mint Stick

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[edit] In Media

It is featured in the television series South Park, Season 13 Episode 3 "Margaritaville".

[edit] References

[edit] External links

• Official Carmex Web site
• Carmex Kiss
• Carmex Kiss International
• Share the Tingle Youtube video contest
• Company History on Funding Universe