By Garland Pollard
One of the BrandlandUSA readers asks to bring back Pacquin Hand Cream. It was one of the nation’s best known hand creams, for generations made by the Connecticut company Pacquin-Lester, later known as Leeming-Pacquin.
Leeming, of course, made Hai Karate, so it was sort of a wacky-hip company.
Currently, the trademark is owned by Johnson & Johnson, though not in production.
The brand was first used in commerce in or around 1921, according to the US Patent and Trademark office. In 1950, they came out with a Pacquin’s lotion.
In 1980, Pacquin with Aloe was registered by Pacquin-Lester Company Partnership composed of Joseph W. LesterJR. and Daniel B. Lester, trustees of a trust knownas Fund B, and Leroy Franz Jr. as the trustee of the Mary Louise Lester Clark Trust Partnership, 36 Carriage DR., Avon, Conn.
Until 2006, it was owned by Pfizer, then sold to Johnson & Johnson. They apparently quit production; a large number of folks on Askville are concerned about it.
59 responses so far ↓
1 Brenda // Jul 23, 2010 at 12:44 am
I’m in shock! No more Pacquin Hand Cream. It’s the only hand cream I have ever used and I am 48 years old. My mother and grandmother used it – it’s the only hand cream ever in our houses. I don’t know what to do. The brand is non greasy, keeps your hands smooth and supple all day long, and keeps them protected during the winter. The brand also has a slight scent that is not overwhelming and doesn’t stick around which is very nice.
2 Peggy // Sep 11, 2010 at 10:48 am
I really miss Pacquin Hand Cream. It is the only cream that heals my cracked, dry hands in the winter.
3 Shirley Belt // Sep 18, 2010 at 10:41 pm
I used Pacquin for years and years it really works for dry and cracked skin. This is what happens when anything works they always take it off the market and discontinue the production. I know there are thousands and thousands of consumers out there that would like to see some things the same like our hand cream, not the new cream that doesn’t work and the scent is so bad you cannot smell anything but the hand cream.
Pacquins was not like that. I am sure that us older folks would like to keep things that really work. I am really disappointed with Johnson and Johnson (who are supposed to be a family brand) that they do not keep the older people in mind when it come to its products. The problem is that some of the new hand products do not do what they claim to do for all people that use it. All people are different what works on some will not work on others.
I loved Pacquin hand cream and miss the product.
4 Nancy Tilman // Sep 30, 2010 at 12:43 am
I WANT MY PACQUIN’S. It’s all I’ve ever used.
3 generations of my family have used it. There’s no substitute for it!!!
5 Diane Marshall // Oct 2, 2010 at 5:49 am
I am on my last jar of Pacquin Plus without aloe. My sister and I have used this hand cream for years, since we were teenagers. I have friends that want it. There is no substitute for this hand cream!!! Pls bring it back.
6 marilyn German // Oct 8, 2010 at 6:01 pm
Please find someone who is still making this cream!! I have tried substitutes for years and all the others are awful. Can’t someone help?? Marilyn
7 Mindy Shelton // Nov 23, 2010 at 10:07 pm
I am not buying another Johnson & Johnson product until Pacquin’s Plus is brought back!
8 Jean Cooper // Nov 25, 2010 at 9:45 am
I had used Pacquin’s since I was a child and am now 79 years of age. I cannot find anything that really helps my hands or face and wish, wish, that it would be brought back so that my skin would feel like it used to.
9 Jean // Nov 25, 2010 at 9:51 am
I wish Pacquin’s Hand Cream would be brought back
10 Adrienne Richardson // Dec 8, 2010 at 11:55 am
PLEASE bring back Pacquins Medicated Hand Cream (purple lid and logo)! I join all of the above who have said it well for me ~ a favorite for over 60 years since I was 12 years old, through rearing 3 children, and now, with a bit more time, through long days of gardening, too.
11 Zoe Morris // Dec 15, 2010 at 3:01 pm
YES ! YES ! Bring back Pacuins Medicated
hand cream. Absolutely, nothing else compares.
12 sharon // Dec 18, 2010 at 1:42 pm
why dont you carry pacquin hand cream the purple label in any store
13 Paula // Dec 19, 2010 at 6:52 pm
Like all those above, my family has used the medicated pacquin, purple lid, for years. I can’t believe it has been taken out of production. PLEASE BRING IT BACK!
14 Janice // Dec 22, 2010 at 3:35 pm
PLEASE bring back Pacuins hand cream… it can’t be beat !!
15 Joanne // Dec 23, 2010 at 5:33 pm
I’m 69 years old and have used pacquins all my life. Please bring it back. Why is it when something is good they take it off the market and when it’s bad it’s there forever. I love pacquins
16 Harlan G. Sadler // Dec 26, 2010 at 8:59 pm
My mother used Pacquins hand cream back in the 1930′s and taught me to use in the the 1940′s when I began having trouble with dry hands. My wife and I were married on December 22, 1962, and I taught her to use it. We, also, trained our children to use it. We finished using our last bottle about a year ago and have not been able to find it since about 2 or 3 years ago. We are very disappointed that Johnson and Johnson, a supposedly family oriented company, would discontinue production of the BEST family hand cream that has every been produced. It is a non-greasy, pleasant fragrance of short duration whose medicinal effects last for hours, unless washed off.
Johnson and Johnson, please bring back into production Pacquins Plus and the other types of Pacquins hand cream. I am 72 years old, and have used it all of my life.
17 Janet // Dec 29, 2010 at 7:52 am
Please bring back Pacquins hand cream, it is all I used for years and years and I miss it.
18 Jo Hamilton // Jan 26, 2011 at 11:01 pm
Nothing compares to the gentle fragrance of pacquins. I miss that smell so much. It was a top quality product that got no publicity or promotion, thus it went unnoticed by many. As a result, J & J pitched it out. What a shame. It was the best.
19 Neal // Jan 27, 2011 at 2:35 pm
Hello Paquin’s lovers. There must be dozens of skin care, cosmetics companies and personal hygiene firms that would consider buying the Paquin’s brand from J & J and it’s formulation. Would you consider a letter writing campaign to potential new manufacturers of your favorite product?
Here’s a few to start with…
http://www.evergreenbrands.net
http://www.neutrogena.com/ancillary/contactus.do
http://www.privatelabelnaturalskincare.com
http://www.mylabprivatelabel.com/contact-us.html
Be curious, creative and persistant and you may get your favorite brands back with a legacy brand that can help a smaller firm become larger.
20 Eve // Jan 28, 2011 at 12:51 pm
I’ve used Pacquin’s for years as did my Mom before me, and I am 76 years young. This is the only cream that healed and softened my hands. I have tried other hand creams, but none of them are as good a Pacquins. Bring it back.
21 Vincent T. Oddo // Jan 29, 2011 at 3:57 pm
Another possibility: Ultimark Products (ultimarkproducts.com). Considering what they’ve been doing for Prell shampoo, they can probably do the same for Pacquin hand cream.
22 sally bean // Feb 14, 2011 at 8:44 am
please bring back this GREAT PRODUCT–PACQUINS HAND CREAM!! something this good should never be discontinued. we deserve an answer as to why we can no longer get it. you should listen to your customers who loved this cream for so many years. my mother used it too and she loved it. PLEASE RECONSIDER BRINGING IT BACK AND MAKE THOUSANDS OF USERS HAPPY AGAIN.
sincerely,
sally bean
23 Eunice Moyer // Feb 20, 2011 at 10:57 am
My grandmother used nothing but Pacquin on her face. I have been trying to find it but have had limited success. Based on the other comments I think our grandmothers were on to something. Please bring back the tried and true cream.
24 Marg Doning // Feb 22, 2011 at 2:27 pm
Pleaase, please bring Paquin’s back. I’m on my last jar and dread the day it’s gone. I’ve been using it for 60 years and it can’tbe beat!
25 Jennifer // Feb 22, 2011 at 4:18 pm
My mother used Paquins on her cracked fingers every winter and swears by it. What happened to such a useful product Johnson & Johnson? If it ain’t broke….don’t try to fix it!!
26 R. Fritts // Mar 3, 2011 at 2:22 pm
I just found out that I can no longer get Pacquin’s. Now what do we do. Is there another product that is as good or must we just dry up and blow away???
27 Cheryl // Mar 15, 2011 at 5:41 pm
Like all the others here, pacquin plus with aloe was all we used for years and years. I cannot believe we cannot get it anymore!!!
28 Victoria // Mar 21, 2011 at 6:10 pm
This is the best there was and why would you discontinue a product that didn’t stay on the shelves cause it was so popular. what a loss!
29 Lane // Apr 3, 2011 at 7:57 am
I just finished my last jar of Pacquins (I used to hoard it because it would disappear from the store shelves). I’ve used Pacquins all my life–it’s absolutely the only hand cream that really worked. I’m devastated that Johnson and Johnson discontinued the item.
30 s. phillips // May 1, 2011 at 1:47 pm
Iam lost without pacquins. Has anybody found a product close to it.
31 Cynthia // May 3, 2011 at 8:31 pm
I, too, have used Pacquin for years. My mom always used it and I began using it as a teenager (I am now 52). I used to purchase several jars from Pfizer and I am on my last jar. I was cursed with my father’s dry hands and I must put cream on my hands every time I wash them or items will slip from my hands. Pacquin was a life saver!
Although not quite as good as Pacquin (I really loved the original formula with lanolin), Curel original formula does a pretty good job. It is not greasy and has a pleasant scent (not too strong). Try it. I keep some next to every sink in my house.
32 Cindy // May 15, 2011 at 9:13 am
This is terrible!! I have used Pacquin hand cream since I was a child. There is not a product on the market that comes close to Pacquin. This was a bad decision on J & J part to discontinue this product!.
33 Rena // May 15, 2011 at 10:14 am
I am so sad, reading all these testimonies and feeling the pain with them. For years this product was in the family, my mother of 72 yrs of age is devasted having my sister and me searching the entire internet for this beautiful cream. She will not use any other product..because none compare to the non greasy silkyness!!! My sister and I have used it always since mom had it always in the home, my children were using it as well…PLEASE BRING IT BACK J&J!!!! or PFIZER !!!!!
34 Marilyn // May 22, 2011 at 12:22 am
I too cannot understand why this Paquin hand cream was discontinued. I’m 51 and started using it as a teenager. I know it sold well as many times my drug store and grocery store would be out of it. I love the way it made my hands feel without making them greasy. And I also liked the light fragrance. There are a lot of new and fancy hand creams but none like Paquin which was always a staple in my house.
35 Chris // May 26, 2011 at 7:38 am
Bring back Paquin hand cream please!!
36 Cloudy // May 26, 2011 at 10:21 am
Please bring back Pacquin Hand Cream! I know they need to appeal to a younger audience, but darn it, I have at least another 30 years to live, and I can’t stand my hands, and I can’t stand the other products that I have tried! I will not buy a J&J product again until they bring back Pacquin!!!!!!
37 Sassy // May 26, 2011 at 9:53 pm
Anyone know how to find out if Johnson and Johnson still owns the patent on the formula for Pacquin? Johnson and Johnson will not bring Pacquin back because they have to many other hand creams and lotions on the market. None of them are as good but they don’t care. There are thousands of us out here wanting and needing Pacquin hand cream we just need to know if we can get the formula and find another company that would be willing to make it and sell it on line. I know the price in stores was about $6 or $7 for an 8 ounce jar but I would think nothing of paying $20 for a jar of real pacquin plus hand cream if it was readily available.
38 Sassy // May 30, 2011 at 7:14 pm
There is a discussion over on Amazon.com discussing how to get Johnson and Johnson to bring Pacquin back or maybe release the patent, formula and trademark to another company that would produce it the link to the discussion is http://www.amazon.com/forum/pacquins%20hand%20cream/ref=cm_cd_pg_pg12?_encoding=UTF8&cdForum=FxBGF1HTZZ4DAQ&cdPage=12&cdSort=oldest&cdThread=Tx3H0UZ1VVEFBF2.
Also there is a petition to sign that goes to Johnson and Johnson asking them to consider bringing Pacquin back. The link to the petition is http://citizenspeak.org/node/1489 Please go their and sign it we need as much help as possible.
39 L Sue Gilmore // Jun 11, 2011 at 6:26 am
Pacquins Plus Hand cream is not like any other cream. I’m unable to find any that matches this. Bring it back, please, Johnson & Johnson. The hand cream leaves no oiliness or any residue — it does it’s job and your hands and skin continue to feel natural and no longer dry, without any residue. You’ve made a mistake and it’s time to correct it and bring it back OR sell it to another company to put it on the market. Please! I’m 73 and have used it since of age 18 living in Waterford, Connecticut, near Pfizers, who used to make this cream. Bring it back!
40 Tena // Jun 19, 2011 at 9:45 pm
Please have someone produce this most wonderful hand cream again. It’s a wonder and healing to my hands. Why in the world is it off the market now? Nothing compares to it.
41 Dorothy M. Curtis // Jun 24, 2011 at 10:49 am
I have used Pacquin’s hand cream for over 50 years and am on the last jar of the last crate I was able to buy. Everyone I ever recommended it to also became users over the years. What a poor marketing move by Johnson and Johnson to discontinue this terrific product. Please reinstate this product – or honestly explain to the public why you discontinued producing it.
42 Mike Bell // Oct 1, 2011 at 2:53 pm
Again large corporations (like J &J) acquire other profitable ones (like Pfizer) and discontinue product lines that don’t fill their greedy coffers fast enough. Such was the fate of the Pacquins product. The product was a life saver for many of us with severe skin problems. Although I can’t convince them to restore production of Pacquins, I can discontinue purchasing of all J&J products in protest. We all should send a similar message. Bye bye J&J.
43 donna capezza // Oct 25, 2011 at 2:21 pm
Please Please Please johnson and johnson, bring back paquins medicated hand cream i used it 45 years it was the only thing that cured the exczema on my hands now i suffer with cracked peeling skin or can you recommend something that is equal to it
44 Alice // Oct 27, 2011 at 3:15 pm
Please Please bring back Paquin medicated hand cream it is the only hand cream that works. I used it for years. There is no other hand cream that leaves your hands feeling as good as Paquinsmedicated hand cream.
45 Shirley // Nov 4, 2011 at 6:37 am
I went looking for another jar or Pacquin hand cream and could not find it. Then I find that it is no longer in production. If Johnson & Johnson really wants to help our skin and have a best-seller for the body, they will bring Pacquin back. That pink and green jar labeled “Pacquin Plus with Aloe Skin Cream” was a highly sought after landmark in our family. Hopefully, Johnson & Johnson bought the recipe and the right to make it. If not, they have made a horrible mistake. BRING PACQUIN BACK! ! !
46 Shirley // Nov 4, 2011 at 6:44 am
I went looking for Pacquin today and was unable to find it only to find that it is no longer in production. If Johnson & Johnson want a best-seller body and all-around cream they will start production. Hopefully when they bought the company, they bought the Pacquin Skin Cream recipe and the right to produce and sell it. If they didn’t, they have made a horrible mistake. Pacquin is the best product I have found… I am 70 years old and my sister is 94. All of us were ultra satisfied users of the Pacquin products. BRING PACQUIN BACK!!!!
47 Loretta Gunter // Nov 15, 2011 at 7:16 pm
Please bring back Pacquin hand creme. Can you even suggest something much like it?
Loretta
48 Troy // Nov 26, 2011 at 12:24 pm
We have several people in our family that used Paquin, as of date we have not found a product that can compare. Why stop making a great product??
49 PB Williams // Nov 26, 2011 at 8:03 pm
It would be helpful if folks would list here the brands they TRIED that were poor substitutes for Pacquins w/ Aloe. Then we could stop wasting our $$ on expensive creams that can’t compare to the old Pacquins formula. I’ll start: NIVEA: hideous, feels like white paste, AVEENO: a tolerable substitute, but lacks the rich texture & pleasant fragrence.
50 Sue // Dec 6, 2011 at 12:17 pm
I am devasted that I can no longer purchase Pacquin Medicated hand cream. Living in a cold, dry climate dries my skin so bad that it cracks. I have tried so many different brands trying to find a comparison but have had no luck. I hope that the manufacturer gets the message that we want Pacquin back!
51 Rhonda // Dec 10, 2011 at 8:38 pm
My Mother and Grandmother (94) have always used Pacquins hand cream. When they could no longer buy it locally, I was able to keep them stocked via the internet. Now I have to be the bearer of bad news….
52 Sue // Dec 15, 2011 at 6:03 pm
I am using the last of many jars of Pacquins that I bought (large supply, as my local stores didn’t carry it, so it was special ordered). I have been trying to find it for sale, and just learned it isn’t made any more. HELP! This is the only hand cream that works for me. I am a pianist, and need this hand cream. Without it my hands get dry and chapped, and the skin cracks around my nails. Anybody have a good substitute?
53 Jane // Dec 17, 2011 at 10:45 pm
I hadn’t a clue when I happened into a thrift shop today and found a 8 oz. jar of Pacquin Plus with Aloe Skin Cream for $2.50 that it was a wonderful deal. I loved the “Vintage” look of the jar, opened it up and took a whiff of the pink cream. What a wonderful aroma! So I bought it, and of course looked up on the internet how old this may be, debating whether or not I should use it. Holy Toledo! I wasn’t expecting to see soooo many testimonies, and broken hearts! I thought, “This must be one heckuva product”. I tried it on my hands. It is non-greasy, absorbs nicely, feels like you have custom-made silk gloves on once absorbed.
54 Vickie Miller // Dec 22, 2011 at 4:03 am
Just ran out of my last bit of Pacquins Plus and am flaborghasted that it is no longer being made! What is going on that such a product could be lost to us! Wake up Johnson & Johnson, there’s a demand now where is the supply? Thought you were actually a caring, family oriented company! We want our Pacquins back!
55 Karen Loeffler // Dec 31, 2011 at 4:04 pm
I have been looking for Pauquin’s in the stores and did not realize it was out of production. It is the BEST medicated hand and body cream out there. Please bring the original back. It works!!!
56 Doris Harding // Jan 11, 2012 at 5:00 pm
Am so saddened to learn that Johnson & Johnson are no longer making Pacquins Hand Cream. I have used it for most of my 68 years, and it is the ONLY thing I have ever found on the market that heals my wintertime chapped and cracked hands.
57 Lee Ann Lonchar // Jan 14, 2012 at 9:41 pm
I miss my mother very much and she used Pacquins Hand Cream all the time. I thought I would buy some so I could in some way bring back my Mother but was very upset to find out that Pacquins has been discontinued !! What were they thinking?! Bring it back – PLEASE!!
58 Leanne // Jan 15, 2012 at 7:19 pm
WE NEED
59 Diana Browning // Jan 25, 2012 at 8:00 pm
I’m 63, my mother used Pacquins hand cream for years while i was growing up and i’ve been using it ever since, until i couldn’t find it anymore. i recently discovered a jar in my trailer and was using that until i visited my son who desperately needed it for his badly cracked dry hands. i gave it to him. Oh, please Johnson & Johnson give the patent to someone willing to produce it again. funny how when a product is inexpensive, really works and lasts a long time, someone comes along and pulls the plug on it.
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