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Dr. Bunting’s Sunburn Remedy…

February 18th, 2007 | Category: Whatever

Back in 1914, Baltimore pharmacist George Bunting marketed a concoction he labeled Dr. Bunting’s Sunburn Remedy. One day a customer reported that the cream “sure knocked out my eczema.” On hearing that, Dr. Bunting thought, hmmmm… knocks eczema, and promptly renamed his product Noxzema. The name and the product are still in use today, almost 100 years later, and are the property of Proctor & Gamble.

5 Comments so far

  1. Joy February 18th, 2007 10:37 pm

    Well blow me over with a feather. Haven’t we all used Noxzema sometime or another in our lives? Smart guy that Dr. Bunting. I’m sure his heirs are happily reaping the rewards of his marketing savvy. Another Winston tidbit to be filed away.

  2. Teressa Flye February 19th, 2007 12:16 pm

    Noxema also comes in a pump bottle now, which makes it handy for shower-time face washing. I LOVE that smell…just like a cat loves catnip.

  3. Emma February 21st, 2007 10:59 am

    It is a wonderful product, c;eared the oil from my skin, now i have eczema and i am hoping to find that it will knock it off.!!!!!!!

  4. Emma February 21st, 2007 10:59 am

    Hiiiiiiiii Valeria!!!!hi Keyira!!!!

  5. MaryB February 22nd, 2007 4:56 pm

    Hey, Winston! You stealin’ my Noxema thunder? I thought I’d cornered the market on Noxema posts. Next thing I know you’ll start blogging about Spoolies!:-)