facial products owner unilever introduced 1914 website http www.noxzema.com noxzema n k si m nok see m 1 is a brand of skin cleanser marketed by unilever . since 1914 it has been sold in a small cobalt blue jar . noxzema contains camphor menthol phenol and eucalyptus among other ingredients . originally developed as a sunburn remedy it is frequently used as a facial cleanser and make up remover . it can also be used for cleaning chapped sunburned or otherwise irritated skin . since the introduction of noxzema the brand name has appeared on shaving cream razors and skin cleansing cloths . history edit the formula for noxzema was invented by francis j. townsend a doctor who lived in ocean city maryland . the formula was called townsend r22 and referred to commonly as no eczema . 2 townsend prescribed it as a remedy to early resort vacationers burned by the sun . townsend later gave the formula to dr. george bunting who for many years denied the transaction . in about 1917 bunting began selling dr. bunting s sunburn remedy as an alternative to the greasy tallow based medicating creams in use during the period . for the first three years bunting and elizabeth buck mixed heated and poured the product themselves . the name was changed to noxzema supposedly because a satisfied customer who exclaimed you knocked my eczema . citation needed an early slogan was the miracle cream of baltimore . beginning in 1920 the cream was produced by bunting s noxzema chemical company in a small factory in baltimore . by the 1940s the product was being sold throughout the united states and was promoted by radio and print advertisements . noxzema continued to be produced by the noxzema chemical company which was reorganized in 1966 as noxell corporation still under the ownership of the bunting family . in 1989 procter & gamble acquired the brand as part of the acquisition of noxell . alberto culver bought the rights to the brand in 2008 from procter & gamble and operated the line of skin care products until alberto culver was acquired by unilever in 2010 . in october 2014 noxzema brand in greece changed its ownership from procter & gamble to a domestic company sarantis for 8.7 million . 3 references edit forvo.com noxzema patrick di justo 3 february 2015 . this is what you just put in your mouth from eggnog to beef jerky the surprising secrets of what s inside everyday products . crown archetype . pp. 229 . isbn 978 0 8041 3989 2 . sarantis announced the acquisition of noxzema . capital.gr . 9 october 2014 . retrieved 26 january 2015 . external links edit official website 1999 announcement of bunting family gift to johns hopkins university noxzema pronunciation v t e unilever subsidiaries current alberto culver hindustan unilever maille unilever australasia unilever bangladesh unilever ghana unilever indonesia unilever nepal unilever philippines unilever pakistan former elizabeth arden inc. bifi calvin klein fragrances only faberg gorton s of gloucester mac fisheries 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