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Quest Products Brings Alocane@ Emergency Burn Gel Back to Consumers
GURNEE, Ill., April 11, 2014 /PRNewswire/ -- A Gurnee, IL based
consumer packaged goods company will be adding a gel formulated for
emergency burn relief to its current line of products. Quest Products
has announced that it will now distribute Alocane Emergency Burn Gel.
Previously a top selling product on retail shelves in the 80's and
90's, it was taken off the market due to financial difficulties facing
the parent company, First Pharmaceutical.
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Alocane@ was invented by Ron May, a serial entrepreneur who began
searching for a new form of burn relief after treatment at a hospital
for a serious sunburn led to blood poisoning due to over application.
After investigating alternative treatments and coming up empty handed,
May realized there was an opportunity to develop a new burn relief
product.
May's subsequent research led to the formation of FIRST
Pharmaceuticals and the production of Alocane Maximum Strength
Emergency Burn Gel, a water based gel that delivers fast pain relief
at the site of the burn. In 2001, FIRST Pharmaceutical had to shut
down its operations and loyal consumers to the Alocane@ brand were
unable to find the product on retail shelves.
One of the differentiating factors of Alocane@ when compared to other
products on the market is that it contains 4% Lidocaine, the highest
level available. Also, Alocane's proprietary formula is water-based,
as opposed to oil or petroleum, which can trap heat into the skin and
slow down the body's natural healing process. Added aloe vera and
vitamin E provide skin-soothing properties like itch relief in
addition to healing benefits that can reduce scarring.
May hoped to bring Alocane@ back to market and partnered with Quest
Products, Inc. to provide the marketing, sales and distribution
elements necessary. "Ron came to me with a great product and a
recognized brand name, he just needed a team that could make bring it
back to the retail shelves" said Mark McGreevy, Vice President of
Business Development for Quest Products.
By partnering with Quest Products, May hopes to make Alocane gel
easily available in order to be a part of every family's first aid
kit. "Consumers have been looking for Alocane for years," says May,
"and now with the partnership with Quest we are able to make it
available again." Alocane can be used on a variety of burns including
flame, friction, sun, electrical, and even on burns associated with
radiation treatment.
Alocane is currently available for retail purchase online at the Quest
Products flagship online store QuestHealth.net, as well as other
online retailers such as Amazon.com, so that consumers can be better
prepared for their emergency burn situations. Shoppers can also look
for Alocane@ at their local drug stores in the coming months. Alocane
Plus@, intended for more severe burns, is available only to the
medical community by request.
For more information on Alocane or Alocane Plus, visit
http://www.Alocane.com or contact Quest Products Inc at 800.650.0113.
Media Contact: Mark McGreevy, 800.650.0113
Read more news from Quest Products.
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