Where it began
A family plantation in Sombor.
On our family-owned hazelnut plantation in Sombor, Zlatko Liščević — a former professional footballer for Crvena Zvezda and OFK Beograd — recognized the potential of producing pure, undiluted cold-pressed hazelnut oil. By carefully cultivating the orchards and using a gentle cold-pressing process, he created a pure, undiluted oil with no additives. Because of its rich golden color, exceptional quality, and limited production, our family began calling it “liquid gold.”
The founder
From the handball court to the label.
Kristina “Kiki” Liščević spent her professional career competing at the highest level of European handball.
As a member of the Serbian national team, she won a silver medal at the 2013 World Championship. Throughout her career, she played professionally in North Macedonia, France, Denmark, Romania, Hungary, and Russia, enjoying particularly successful spells with Metz Handball, Team Esbjerg, SCM Râmnicu Vâlcea, and HC Dunărea Brăila. She won domestic titles, received individual awards, competed in European finals, and finished her career as captain of HC Dunărea Brăila.
How it started
Two products, born from real use.
Years of professional sport gave her first-hand insight into athletes’ everyday needs: sports massage, overworked and dry hands, active skincare, and the constant challenge of removing handball resin.
30 ml
Hand Oil
The first BALZIK product was originally created for family members and close friends. Their positive feedback inspired us to further refine the formula and develop it into a professional skincare product.
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Handball Resin Remover
Born from Kristina's own experience. Throughout her career, she used handball resin every day. Because frequent resin removal often left her hands dry and irritated, she began applying the family’s pure hazelnut oil after training sessions. During a Business Accelerator program, the idea emerged to develop an oil-based solution designed to remove handball resin while caring for the skin.
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