The F. C. Sturtevant Company
A legacy of efficacy
The Beauty of Experience
Blending Science and Nature for Optimal Skin Wellness and Beauty.

Our Story.
A leader in skincare since 1871.
First things first, we’re not a cosmetics company. We’re a skincare company (yes, the country’s oldest). We specialize in creating therapeutic solutions for damaged skin. Rather than simply “making over” your skin, we develop science that works to enhance your body’s natural inclination to regenerate healthy skin cells. This makes you healthy in appearance, in spirit and in fact.
Columbia Skincare.
Optimal Skin Wellness & Beauty
Optimal Skin Wellness & Beauty
RESULTS SPEAK LOUDER THAN WORDS.
Columbia skin creams are formulated to the highest level of efficacy – our own. Promoting skin wellness is at the heart of every product we offer. Our healing creams treat and cure unhealthy conditions of the skin. They boost the body’s natural abilities to heal. We want users of our products to look and feel better each and every day.
– Dr. Whitney Bowe, leading NYC dermatologist


Medicated Powders
For Every Body.
Made in the USA
First Aid for Your Skin
Columbia Antiseptic Powder is a fragrance free, fast-acting medicine, developed to help heal and prevent irritations of the skin. It is effective in reducing pain and itch and has been used by doctors, health care professionals, and moms and dads for over a century.
Veterinary Antiseptic Powder
Columbia Veterinary Antiseptic Powder is used to treat skin irritations on small and large animals. This effective multipurpose antiseptic powder is specially formulated to promote the healing of damaged tissue. Its non-irritating formula kills harmful bacteria and creates a dry, clean surface enabling healing to take place.