Blistex

E223885

company private company

Blistex is an American company best known for producing lip care and other medicated skin care products.

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All labels observed (7)

Label	Occurrences
Blistex canonical	2
Blistex Cold Sore Cream	1
Blistex Complete Moisture	1
Blistex Five Star Lip Protection	1
Blistex Lip Medex	1
Blistex Medicated Lip Balm	1
ChapStick	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1972789 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Blistex
Context triple: [Oak Brook, Illinois, hasCorporateHeadquarters, Blistex]

A. Listerine
Listerine is a widely used antiseptic mouthwash brand known for its strong flavor and plaque- and germ-fighting oral care products.
B. Cicaplast
Cicaplast is La Roche-Posay’s skin-repair line formulated to soothe, protect, and support the healing of sensitive or damaged skin.
C. Brillo
Brillo is a lightweight, Android-based operating system developed by Google for powering and managing Internet of Things (IoT) devices.
D. Suavitel
Suavitel is a popular fabric softener brand known for its long-lasting fragrances and softening properties, marketed primarily in Latin American and U.S. Hispanic households.
E. Doublemint
Doublemint is a popular Wrigley chewing gum brand known for its long-lasting mint flavor and iconic twin-themed advertising.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Blistex
Target entity description: Blistex is an American company best known for producing lip care and other medicated skin care products.

A. Listerine
Listerine is a widely used antiseptic mouthwash brand known for its strong flavor and plaque- and germ-fighting oral care products.
B. Cicaplast
Cicaplast is La Roche-Posay’s skin-repair line formulated to soothe, protect, and support the healing of sensitive or damaged skin.
C. Brillo
Brillo is a lightweight, Android-based operating system developed by Google for powering and managing Internet of Things (IoT) devices.
D. Suavitel
Suavitel is a popular fabric softener brand known for its long-lasting fragrances and softening properties, marketed primarily in Latin American and U.S. Hispanic households.
E. Doublemint
Doublemint is a popular Wrigley chewing gum brand known for its long-lasting mint flavor and iconic twin-themed advertising.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (47)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	company ⓘ private company ⓘ
areaServed	worldwide ⓘ
brand	Blistex self-link ⓘ
coreBusiness	development of lip care formulations ⓘ manufacture of over-the-counter medicated products ⓘ
countryOfOrigin	United States of America ⓘ surface form: United States
distributionChannel	mass merchandisers ⓘ online retailers ⓘ pharmacies ⓘ supermarkets ⓘ
foundedBy	Archie Bergman ⓘ Charles Arch ⓘ William Bergman ⓘ
hasFeature	focus on lip protection ⓘ focus on moisturization ⓘ focus on sun protection for lips ⓘ use of medicated ingredients in lip care ⓘ
hasOfficialWebsite	https://www.blistex.com/ ⓘ
hasSlogan	Relief you can feel working ⓘ
hasSubsidiaryBrand	Ivarest ⓘ Kank-A ⓘ Odor-Eaters ⓘ Stridex ⓘ Tucks ⓘ
headquartersLocation	Oak Brook, Illinois ⓘ surface form: Oak Brook, Illinois, United States
inception	1947 ⓘ
industry	consumer goods ⓘ personal care products ⓘ pharmaceuticals ⓘ
knownFor	lip care products ⓘ medicated skin care products ⓘ
legalForm	privately held company ⓘ
locatedInTimeZone	Central Time Zone ⓘ
marketSegment	dermatological care ⓘ lip health ⓘ
offersProduct	Blistex self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Blistex Cold Sore Cream Blistex self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Blistex Complete Moisture Blistex self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Blistex Five Star Lip Protection Blistex self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Blistex Lip Medex Blistex self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Blistex Medicated Lip Balm
productType	cold sore treatment ⓘ lip balm ⓘ medicated ointment ⓘ moisturizing lip care ⓘ sunscreen lip care ⓘ
regulatoryCategory	over-the-counter drug products ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (8)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Oak Brook, Illinois → hasCorporateHeadquarters → Blistex ⓘ

Suzie Chapstick → promotedProduct → Blistex ⓘ

this entity surface form: ChapStick

Blistex → brand → Blistex self-link ⓘ