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OREM — On March 2, two students from Utah Valley University will test the strength of their product and seek sponsors during their debut on the ABC reality show "Shark Tank."
Dallas Robinson and Mike Buonomo, business management majors at UVU, developed a lip balm with flavor enhanced when mixed with another. While there are plenty of ways to mix the flavors, there is only one fun way: kissing.
The lip balm, Kisstixx, has a variety of flavor combinations such as "fire and ice," "sweet and sour" and "peaches and cream" to make a kiss all the sweeter.
On the TV show, 'Shark Tank,' entrepreneurs pitch their products before a panel of investors who can then choose to invest in the product. Robinson and Buonomo's company could benefit greatly from the show, and they are "really trying to take advantage of this exposure and launch into retail nationwide in large stores and eventually worldwide," said Buonomo.
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