Noxell Corporation was a Maryland-based company that made the famous Noxzema skin cream. Procter & Gamble acquired the Noxzema brand in 1989 and Alberto-Culver purchased it from Procter & Gamble in October 2008. Alberto-Culver was subsequently bought by the Anglo-Dutch consumer goods company Unilever on September 27, 2010 for $US3.7 billion.Noxzema and CoverGirl were the most famous products made by Noxell. Since 1914, Noxzema has been sold in a small blue jar.