Ownership Submission
FORM 4
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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN 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 *
COOK JAMES S
   2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
PLAYTEX PRODUCTS INC [PYX] 		5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
_____ Director _____ 10% Owner
__X__ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below)
Senior VP, Operations
(Last)
(First)
(Middle)
300 NYALA FARMS ROAD		 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
08/17/2007
(Street)

WESTPORT, CT 06880		 4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year)
 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 Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
1.Title of Security
(Instr. 3)		 2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 3. Transaction Code
(Instr. 8)		 4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D)
(Instr. 3, 4 and 5)		 5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s)
(Instr. 3 and 4)		 6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 4)		 7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 4)
Code V Amount (A) or (D) Price
Common Stock 08/17/2007   J(1)   1,586 A $ 18.3 106,528 D  
Common Stock 08/17/2007   J(1)   4,710 A $ 9.5625 111,238 D  
Common Stock               3,333 I Restricted Stock Award I
Common Stock               27,666 I Restricted Stock Award II
Common Stock               32,200 I Restricted Stock Award III

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Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
(e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security
(Instr. 3)		 2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security 3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 4. Transaction Code
(Instr. 8)		 5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D)
(Instr. 3, 4, and 5)		 6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date
(Month/Day/Year)		 7. Title and Amount of Underlying Securities
(Instr. 3 and 4)		 8. Price of Derivative Security
(Instr. 5)		 9. Number of Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s)
(Instr. 4)		 10. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 4)		 11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 4)
Code V (A) (D) Date Exercisable Expiration Date Title Amount or Number of Shares
Stock Option (Right to Buy) $ 9.5625 08/17/2007   J(1)     8,704 09/22/1997 09/22/2007 Common Stock 15,000 $ 18.3 6,296 D  
Stock Option (Right to Buy) $ 9.5625 08/17/2007   J(1)     6,296 09/22/1997 09/22/2007 Common Stock 6,296 $ 18.3 0 D  
Stock Option (Right to Buy) $ 10.0625             01/05/1998 01/05/2008 Common Stock 20,000   20,000 D  
Stock Option (Right to Buy) $ 14.375             06/03/1998 06/03/2008 Common Stock 15,000   15,000 D  
Stock Option (Right to Buy) $ 15             12/17/1998 12/17/2008 Common Stock 20,000   20,000 D  
Stock Option (Right to Buy) $ 15.5             05/17/1999 05/17/2009 Common Stock 15,000   15,000 D  
Stock Option (Right to Buy) $ 10.8125             05/22/2000 05/22/2010 Common Stock 15,000   15,000 D  
Stock Option (Right to Buy) $ 10.75             08/15/2000 08/15/2010 Common Stock 20,000   20,000 D  
Stock Option (Right to Buy) $ 10.13             05/31/2001 05/13/2011 Common Stock 15,000   15,000 D  
Stock Option (Right to Buy) $ 12.4             05/14/2002 05/14/2012 Common Stock 15,000   15,000 D  
Stock Option (Right to Buy) $ 7.62             05/15/2003 05/15/2013 Common Stock 15,000   15,000 D  
Stock Option (Right to Buy) $ 6.68             05/13/2004 05/13/2014 Common Stock 8,334   8,334 D  
Stock Option (Right to Buy) $ 8.5             05/13/2004 05/13/2014 Common Stock 8,333   8,333 D  
Stock Option (Right to Buy) $ 9.5             05/13/2004 05/13/2014 Common Stock 8,333   8,333 D  
Stock Option (Right to Buy) $ 10.59             06/14/2005 06/14/2015 Common Stock 13,300   13,300 D  
Stock Option (Right to Buy) $ 10.59             06/14/2005 06/14/2015 Common Stock 26,700   26,700 D  

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships
 Director  10% Owner  Officer  Other
COOK JAMES S
300 NYALA FARMS ROAD
WESTPORT, CT 06880		       Senior VP, Operations  

Signatures

 /s/ William Stammer, Attorney-in-Fact for James S. Cook   08/20/2007
**Signature of Reporting Person Date

Explanation of Responses:

* If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 4(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) In conjunction with the acquisition the Company withheld 8,704 shares to satisfy tax-withholding requirements and the option cost, for a net distribution to his direct holdings of 6,296 shares.

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