1950's Toiletries

[hollie1586]

my gran has asked me to find the name of a 1950's shampoo that she used to use. i have tried google but it didnt come up with anything! so does anybody know the name? she says she thinks it started with 'A'. I also want to know any other 1950's toileteries! thanks

[LoftyLottie]

Evening in Paris Perfume. Everybody used it. It was sold in Woolies.

Creme Puff compressed powder.

Pan Stick (concealer)

I'll try and think of others!

[cyanide]

I still use Creme puff,i love it :)

[mrs_overall]

In the 50's my mum used to smell of Pond's Cold Cream and Evening in Paris.
Us kids used to smell of Germolene.

[mrs_overall]

Just remembered what my nan used to wear - 4711 cologne.

[Octavius]

Can't find any specific shampoo starting with A, only Anti-dandruff!

There is Icilma Shampoo, which your gran may have 'cut a dash' with back in the 50's! More olden day products here...

http://www.historyworld.co.uk/admuseum.php?p=& l1=Hair+Care&l2=Shampoo%2C+Tonics&sort=

[LoftyLottie]

I believe Pan Stick was a Max Factor product.

Lifebuoy Soap
Pears Soap

Actually, there was not wide range of products after the 2nd World War and men, women and children shared the same toileteries - not like these days were products are made specifically for them.

[LoftyLottie]

Ah, Octavius - Bristows Lanolin and Vaseline - I remember. Well actually I don't, but my grandmother might!! ;o)

[LoftyLottie]

I don't remember things like Body Lotions being about. Perhaps they were but ordinary folk didn't use them.

I can remember Nivea cream or vaseline being used for everything.

No shower gels, hair conditioners, body scrubs, foot scrubs, etc. etc. etc. How did we manage?

[Ethel]

Alberto Balsam was popular in the 50s, as was Silverkrene.

[horselady]

I wonder if your gran means Armani, which was a setting lotion for hair, not a shampoo.

[horselady]

Ooops actually it was Amami-getting mixed up with designers now! lol

[funnygirl]

My mum used to like Crabtree and Evelyn!

[Pippa68]

My nan used to use Aquamanda perfume or talc.

I think that was in the 60's, though!

[Hellyon]

Pip I had Aqua Manda in the 70's, we all used it when I was at school. The closest I can find inn smell now is Samsara, very citrussy.

[Hellyon]

ooh look here http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/RARE-discontinued-GOYA-A QUA-MANDA-COLOGNE-104-ml-3-5-oz_W0QQitemZ25015 2670738QQihZ015QQcategoryZ11846QQrdZ1QQssPageN ameZWD1VQQcmdZViewItem

[Pippa68]

Ooooh! I remember that wonderful psychedelic packaging :o)

[smurfchops]

Not quite as far back as the 50's but in the late 60's I wore Biba cosmetics and Mary Quant white lipstick !!

[bensmum]

I remember Aqua Manda - everyone wore that or even Brut (I know that was supposed to be for men but it had a rather feminine smell)
As kids we used to have Lifebuoy and Camay soap (I used to like sniffing the Lifebuoy wrappers!). That would have been early 60s though
I can remember my mum using Amami setting lotion