Odor Eaters
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Odor Eaters is a brand of foot-care products, especially shoe insoles and foot powder. The brand is manufactured by Blistex Inc.. Herbert Lapidus invented the namesake insoles in the early 1970s. The insoles consist of latex and activated carbon
, known for its odor-neutralizing qualities.
The brand was originally developed by Johnson's, owners of the Johnson's Foot Soap brand. Johnson's was acquired by Combe Incorporated
, which sold its foot care business to Blistex Inc. in January 2011.
Since 1988 Combe has sponsored the Odor-Eaters Rotten Sneakers Contest, which was begun by a Massachusetts shoe store in 1975 as a gimmick to sell shoes. Currently the national contest is held in Montpelier, VT on the first day of spring.
Odor Eaters socks were produced under license by Chipman-Union, Union Point, GA from 1981-2001. The socks were designed with an odor inhibiting agent that was wash fast. They were distributed in Kmart and Walmart, but were dropped from distribution in 2001. In addition the men's line, they produced a line of socks for boys' under the Sneaker Tamers name.
Activated carbon
Activated carbon, also called activated charcoal, activated coal or carbo activatus, is a form of carbon that has been processed to make it extremely porous and thus to have a very large surface area available for adsorption or chemical reactions.The word activated in the name is sometimes replaced...
, known for its odor-neutralizing qualities.
The brand was originally developed by Johnson's, owners of the Johnson's Foot Soap brand. Johnson's was acquired by Combe Incorporated
Combe Incorporated
Combe Incorporated, based in White Plains, New York, is a privately owned personal-care company founded in 1949 by Ivan Combe. Combe products are sold in 64 countries on six continents. Ivan Combe primarily promotes the brand names instead of the company name...
, which sold its foot care business to Blistex Inc. in January 2011.
Since 1988 Combe has sponsored the Odor-Eaters Rotten Sneakers Contest, which was begun by a Massachusetts shoe store in 1975 as a gimmick to sell shoes. Currently the national contest is held in Montpelier, VT on the first day of spring.
Odor Eaters socks were produced under license by Chipman-Union, Union Point, GA from 1981-2001. The socks were designed with an odor inhibiting agent that was wash fast. They were distributed in Kmart and Walmart, but were dropped from distribution in 2001. In addition the men's line, they produced a line of socks for boys' under the Sneaker Tamers name.