Blistex was founded in 1947 as a small, family-run company in the business of developing and marketing lip care products, primarily in the United States. Their objectives in those days were to create quality products, achieve consistent growth and become an innovative leader in lip care. The pursuit of quality and customer service led in 1967 to create their research and development facilities, as well as build their own manufacturing and corporate headquarters complex in Oak Brook, Illinois. This move enabled them to have pinpoint control of every phase of their business from product formulation and testing to manufacturing and marketing. Over the years, consistent growth was fueled by constant innovation in the Blistex product line. New products were added and existing products improved as Blistex moved into worldwide lip and health care markets.