The Mentholatum Company

The Mentholatum Company, Inc. was founded in 1889 in Wichita, Kansas, by Mr. Albert Alexander Hyde together with his pharmacist friends to produce medicines.

It was bought out by Rohto Pharmaceutical Co., a Japanese health care company, in 1988.

The Mentholatum Company is widely associated with its top three products, the Mentholatum Ointment, Mentholatum Deep Heating Rub, and Mentholatum Lip Care.

By the end of 1999, Mentholatum alone had more than $150 million worth of annual sales.

As of 2005, the company sells its products in more than 130 countries.

Mentholatum acquired the Oxy Skin Care branding (but not all the product formulas) from GlaxoSmithKline in December 2005 and targeted the younger, teen audience with new diversified offerings, packaging, and scents. The company further acquired the Phisoderm brand from Chattem Inc. for $9.6 million on November 30, 2005.

Now, The Mentholatum Company is headquartered in Orchard Park, New York, U.S.A. with operations in UK (Scotland), Australia, South Africa, Canada, Taiwan, Thailand, Malaysia, Hong Kong, Mexico, South Korea, P.R. China, India, and Japan.

Manufacturing is carried out in 26 locations around the globe.