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    As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on October 28, 2003



                                  UNITED STATES
                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             Washington, D.C. 20549
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                                    FORM 8-K


                                 CURRENT REPORT


                     Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the
                         Securities Exchange Act of 1934


       Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): October 27, 2003




                             PLAYTEX PRODUCTS, INC.
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             (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)


          Delaware                       1-12620                51-0312772
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(State or other jurisdiction of  (Commission File Number)   (I.R.S. Employer
 incorporation or organization)                              Identification No.)


                300 Nyala Farms Road, Westport, Connecticut 06880
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                    (Address of principal executive offices)


        Registrant's telephone number, including area code (203) 341-4000
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                                       N/A
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         (Former name or former address, if changed since last report.)

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Item 12.   Results of Operations and Financial Condition.

On October 27, 2003, Playtex Products, Inc. issued a press release announcing
its results of operations for the quarter ended September 27, 2003. A copy of
the press release is attached as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K
and is incorporated by reference into this Item.

The information contained in Item 12 of this Current Report on Form 8-K
(including the press release) is being furnished and shall not be deemed "filed"
for the purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as
amended (the "Exchange Act"), or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that
Section. The information contained in Item 12 of this Current Report on Form 8-K
(including the press release) shall not be incorporated by reference into any
registration statement or other document filed pursuant to the Securities Act of
1933, as amended, or the Exchange Act, except as shall be expressly set forth by
specific reference in any such filing.

FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS

This Current Report on Form 8-K contains "forward-looking statements" within the
meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933 and Section 21E of the
Exchange Act that are intended to come within the safe harbor protection
provided by those statutes. By their nature, all forward-looking statements
involve risks and uncertainties, and actual results may differ materially from
those contemplated by the forward-looking statements. Several factors that could
materially affect the Company's actual results are identified in Part I of the
Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 28, 2002.







                                   SIGNATURES

     Pursuant to the  requirements  of the Securities  Exchange Act of 1934, the
Registrant  has duly  caused  this  report  to be  signed  on its  behalf by the
undersigned thereunto duly authorized.


                                PLAYTEX PRODUCTS, INC.

Date:  October 27, 2003         By: /S/ GLENN A. FORBES
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                                    Glenn A. Forbes
                                    Executive Vice President and
                                    Chief Financial Officer
                                    (Principal Financial and Accounting Officer)