Now, over 85 years later, we ship lip care products to over 150 countries worldwide! Our products range from medicated to natural and everything in between. As a small, family brand, we care deeply about our customers! Alfred Woelbing started making Carmex by hand, pouring the medicated lip balm into the now-classic jars in his kitchen in an attempt to remedy his cold sores. He sold it the old fashioned way, visiting pharmacies one by one. Carmex comes full circle, introducing a product that revisited the original problem Alfred created the company to solve .