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| Product type | Facial Products |
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| Owner | Elida Beauty |
| Introduced | 1914 |
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| Website | http://www.noxzema.com/ |
Noxzema (/nɒkˈsiːmə/ nok-SEE-mə)[1] is an American brand of skin cleanser marketed by Elida Beauty. Since 1914,[2] it was sold in a small cobalt blue jar; but is now sold in a blue plastic jar. Noxzema contains camphor, menthol, phenol and eucalyptus, among other ingredients. Originally developed as a sunburn remedy, it is a type of cold cream or vanishing cream (so named because it disappears after being left on for a few minutes) which is used as a facial cleanser and make-up remover.
It can also be used for soothing chapped, sunburned, or otherwise irritated skin; and for getting rid of acne and other blemishes (as it draws dirt out of pores when left on for a few minutes or more). Since the introduction of Noxzema, the brand name has appeared on shaving cream, razors, and skin-cleansing cloths.
The main product and its line extensions have been marketed by a series of companies: Noxzema Chemical Company, Noxell Corporation, Procter & Gamble and Alberto-Culver (Unilever).
- ^ forvo.com Noxzema
- ^ Angela Taylor (April 14, 1972). "1914 to Now: The Little Blue jar's Story". The New York Times.