Ownership Submission
FORM 3
 UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

INITIAL STATEMENT OF BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940
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(Print or Type Responses)
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person *
  Beadon Perry
 2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year)
01/14/2005		 3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
PLAYTEX PRODUCTS INC [PYX]
(Last)
(First)
(Middle)
640 PATRIOT ROAD		 4. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
_____ Director _____ 10% Owner
__X__ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below)
Senior V.P. Global Sales
 5. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year)
(Street)

SOUTHBURY, CT 06488		 6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing(Check Applicable Line)
_X_ Form filed by One Reporting Person
___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person
(City)
(State)
(Zip)
Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned
1.Title of Security
(Instr. 4)		 2. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned
(Instr. 4)		 3. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 5)		 4. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 5)

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Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security
(Instr. 4)		 2. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date
(Month/Day/Year)		 3. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security
(Instr. 4)		 4. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security 5. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 5)		 6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 5)
Date Exercisable Expiration Date Title Amount or Number of Shares
Employee Stock Option (right to buy)   (1)(2) 12/29/2007 Common Stock 190,000 $ 7.81 D  

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships
Director 10% Owner Officer Other
Beadon Perry
640 PATRIOT ROAD
SOUTHBURY, CT 06488		       Senior V.P. Global Sales  

Signatures

/s/ Perry Beadon 01/18/2005
**Signature of Reporting Person Date

Explanation of Responses:

* If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 5(b)(v).
** Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1) These options were granted under the Playtex 2003 Stock Option Plan for Directors and Executive and Key Employees of Playtex Products, Inc. One third of these options (the "Annual Vesting Portion") vest at the end of each of the Issuer's fiscal years (the last Saturday nearest to December 31) 2005, 2006 and 2007; provided that, the Annual Vesting Portion for each such fiscal year shall vest and become exercisable at the end of such fiscal year only if the average daily closing share price of the Issuer's Common Stock during the last quarter of such fiscal year equals or exceeds the "Share Price Target" for such fiscal year. The Share Price Targets for fiscal year 2005, 2006 and 2007 are $9.50, $12.00 and $14.50, respectively.
(2) Notwithstanding the foregoing, (i) if the Share Price Target (SPT) for fiscal year 2005 is not attained, the Annual Vesting Portion for that year shall vest and become exercisable upon the earlier of (A) the end of fiscal year 2006 if the applicable SPT for that year is attained, and (B) the end of fiscal year 2007 if the applicable SPT for that fiscal year is attained, and (ii) if the SPT for fiscal year 2006 is not attained, the Annual Vesting Portion for that fiscal year shall vest and become exercisable if the SPT for fiscal year 2007 is attained; provided that, any shares of Common Stock subject to an Annual Vesting Portion that are not vested and exercisable as of the end of fiscal year 2007 shall be immediately terminated and canceled without payment (or further consideration to the reporting person) by the Issuer. SPTs may be equitably adjusted in certain circumstances.

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