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Combe Incorporated, based in White Plains, New York, is an American personal-care company founded in 1949 by Ivan Combe. Combe products are sold in 64 countries on six continents. Ivan Combe primarily promoted the brand names instead of the company name. Combe owns the brands Just for Men, Sea-Bond, Vagisil, and Grecian Formula.[1]
^Combe Inc. To Acquire J.B. Williams Company, Inc., happi.com, September 30, 2002
^Reckitt Benckiser grows in US with Combe brands, OTC Bulletin, January 21, 2011, p. 1
^Blistex Acquires U.S. and Global ODOR-EATERS Brand, prnewswire.com, Januar 3, 2011: "Blistex Inc. today announced that it has completed the acquisition of the ODOR-EATERS® line of foot care products from Combe Incorporated."
^"Combe Inc. Announces Majority Investment in Prestige Hair Care Brand Virtue Labs". businesswire.com. 2020-12-01. Retrieved 2023-10-02.
^Inc, Combe (May 25, 2023). "Creator of Iconic Personal Care Brands COMBE Inc. to Acquire ASTROGLIDE®, Fastest Growing Personal Lubricant Brand in the U.S." PR Newswire. Retrieved 2023-10-02. {{cite news}}: |last= has generic name (help)
^Ravo, Nick, "Ivan D. Combe, 88, Marketer Of Clearasil and Just for Men", The New York Times, January 17, 2000
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