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Post# 939903   5/23/2017 at 16:21 (2,501 days old) by Launderess (Quiet Please, There´s a Lady on Stage)   |   | |
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Post# 939905 , Reply# 1   5/23/2017 at 16:35 (2,501 days old) by Launderess (Quiet Please, There´s a Lady on Stage)   |   | |
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Well you know those bits of needle work or cloth found on backs of chairs or sofas? Well they are called "Antimacassars"
Macassar was an oil used by Victorian and Edwardian men for hair grooming. The fashion of oily hair became so widespread and such an issue that women (and others) took steps to protect their upholstered furniture from the stuff. Hence "antimacassar". Anti means "against", and women sought to keep that oil off their furniture by putting a layer of cloth between it and the greasy hair of men following that fashion. The bits of cloth were far more easily laundered (and could withstand the strong treatment to get that oil out)than the furniture. That and or swapped out when becoming hopelessly soiled. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Antimacass... post was last edited: 5/23/2017-18:59] |
Post# 939917 , Reply# 2   5/23/2017 at 18:16 (2,501 days old) by Gyrafoam (Wytheville, VA)   |   | |
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Oh yes, and pillows, towels, sheets. Even worse was "butch wax", which was required by the perfect "flat-top" back in the day. I can remember sneaking some of my father's Vitalis. That cured me. No more oil. |
Post# 939958 , Reply# 4   5/23/2017 at 21:17 (2,501 days old) by Launderess (Quiet Please, There´s a Lady on Stage)   |   | |
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Post# 939960 , Reply# 5   5/23/2017 at 21:21 (2,501 days old) by Launderess (Quiet Please, There´s a Lady on Stage)   |   | |
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Butch wax & flat top hair cut.
Had to send a message to older male relative (ex-military at that) to get the scoop on those two. Had always called that military hair cut just that, had no idea there was an official name. In parts of the South during my childhood and one assumes for years before it was all most males both young and old wore. Can still recall grandpapa railing against "long haired.....hippies" in the 1970's when he spotted a guy with out a "flat top" hair cut. |
Post# 939964 , Reply# 6   5/23/2017 at 21:28 (2,501 days old) by ea56 (Cotati, Calif.)   |   | |
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Actually, if Alberto VO-5 is used properly its very nice on the hair. I use the Silver VO-5 on my hair after I towel dry it, just a dot the size of half a dried split pea, rub it into my palms and then rub it vigorously through my hair and "comb"it with my fingers. Its not greasy at all its fragence is light and pleasant.
I tried Brylcream inthe early 60's, I didn't like it, too greasy. And then by the mid 60's and on no one used any kind of hairdressing. Eddie CLICK HERE TO GO TO ea56's LINK |
Post# 939980 , Reply# 7   5/24/2017 at 00:21 (2,501 days old) by Supersuds (Knoxville, Tenn.)   |   | |
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Post# 939987 , Reply# 8   5/24/2017 at 01:48 (2,500 days old) by tolivac (greenville nc)   |   | |
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AAAGHHH-the ol' GREASER DAYS!!!!!Some folks had so much of that stuff in their hair-could use their heads to grease the coil table jackscrews in our GE transmitters! |
Post# 939990 , Reply# 9   5/24/2017 at 02:29 (2,500 days old) by Stan (Napa CA)   |   | |
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Not greasy if used right.
Du Sharme has a very light cold cream scent. Both VO5 and Du Sharme can be use on wet or dry hair. Both will protect from heat, and control static electricity, frizz, ect.
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Post# 940003 , Reply# 10   5/24/2017 at 05:50 (2,500 days old) by vacbear58 (Sutton In Ashfield, East Midlands, UK)   |   | |
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I don't remember it is tubes here in the UK just in glass jars and later red plastic cartons - seems it is still on sale too. My father used to use it.
The ad is a sort of 1970s update, I always thought it a complete fiction I did use The Dry Look in my teens, it was not much good either as I recall |
Post# 940009 , Reply# 11   5/24/2017 at 07:06 (2,500 days old) by Frigilux (The Minnesota Prairie)   |   | |
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My dad was a Vitalis guy, so that's what was used on me in the mid-1960's. The scent-memory remains vivid to this day. As others have mentioned, nearly everyone put grease/oil absorbers on their couches and chairs. Those who didn't were left with big oil spots on their soft furnishings--and as Steve mentioned, pillowcases and towels, as well. Hot-water washing was a must.
I remember when 'the dry look' became popular. Thank god, LOL. |
Post# 940029 , Reply# 12   5/24/2017 at 10:09 (2,500 days old) by ea56 (Cotati, Calif.)   |   | |
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When I was a very little boy, in the early 50's, my parents would comb my brothers and my hair with Johnson's Baby Oil before we went to bed and then put a stocking cap over our hair to "train" it. These caps were the cut off tops of my Mom's nylon's that had a knot tied onto the top where it had been cut. Then in the morning, if my Dad hadn't left for work yet he would rub our heads vigorously, what he called a "Dutch Rub", then comb our hair, making sure the part was just right.
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Post# 940032 , Reply# 13   5/24/2017 at 10:33 (2,500 days old) by washman (o)   |   | |
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Hi Frig! |
Post# 940035 , Reply# 14   5/24/2017 at 11:59 (2,500 days old) by panthera (Rocky Mountains)   |   | |
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Post# 940078 , Reply# 16   5/24/2017 at 18:34 (2,500 days old) by ea56 (Cotati, Calif.)   |   | |
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In the 50's just about everyone's Grandma had antimacamasser's on their upholstered furniture. My Grandma called them dollies, even though this more commonly refers to crocheted dollies that people also had on their tables under vases and such to protect the finish, I guess. Anyway, they were very commonly used. I notice that when we watch the 'Amazing Race" when they are in taxi's in Asian countries there are usually dollies on the seat backs.
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Post# 940084 , Reply# 17   5/24/2017 at 19:13 (2,500 days old) by wayupnorth (On a lake between Bangor and Bar Harbor, Maine)   |   | |
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Post# 940091 , Reply# 18   5/24/2017 at 19:58 (2,500 days old) by Launderess (Quiet Please, There´s a Lady on Stage)   |   | |
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Post# 940094 , Reply# 19   5/24/2017 at 20:20 (2,500 days old) by ea56 (Cotati, Calif.)   |   | |
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Post# 940096 , Reply# 20   5/24/2017 at 20:40 (2,500 days old) by Launderess (Quiet Please, There´s a Lady on Stage)   |   | |
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Pipe:
Not sure but think the idea of men/boys wearing a stocking cap or using a hair net goes back to the 1950's or maybe earlier. Remember seeing some old Italian movie from the 1950's (or at least the characters were Italian), where a young man came down to breakfast wearing a "wife beater" pants and his hair was tied down in net. Am thinking you saw this a lot with Italian men because like other Latin groups (French, Spanish, Portuguese, etc...), because as a group they are known for having good hair that is tick and often curly or with waves. For ages the best hair for wigs and hair pieces comes from Italy. With such thick and or wavy hair it likely requires a bit of work to make it either lay straight or even stay "smooth". Just like Carlo and the rest in the Brylcreeam adverts.
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Post# 940136 , Reply# 21   5/24/2017 at 23:06 (2,500 days old) by stan (Napa CA)   |   | |
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Clairol
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Post# 940138 , Reply# 22   5/24/2017 at 23:12 (2,500 days old) by ea56 (Cotati, Calif.)   |   | |
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Post# 940140 , Reply# 23   5/24/2017 at 23:23 (2,500 days old) by Stan (Napa CA)   |   | |
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Post# 940144 , Reply# 24   5/24/2017 at 23:32 (2,500 days old) by Stan (Napa CA)   |   | |
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This would last a while
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Post# 940150 , Reply# 25   5/24/2017 at 23:58 (2,500 days old) by ea56 (Cotati, Calif.)   |   | |
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Post# 940151 , Reply# 26   5/25/2017 at 00:09 (2,500 days old) by Stan (Napa CA)   |   | |
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I remember
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Post# 940157 , Reply# 27   5/25/2017 at 01:14 (2,500 days old) by Launderess (Quiet Please, There´s a Lady on Stage)   |   | |
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Noticing a trend here?
Vitapointe: INGREDIENTS Aqua Paraffinum Liquidium, Synthetic Beeswax, Sodium Polystyrene Sulfonate Propylene Glycon, Magnesium Sulfate, Parfum Polyglycaryl 3, Diisostearate Sorbitan Isostearate, DMDM Hydantoin, Triethanolamine, Lodopropynyl, Butyl Carbamate Cl 47005. DuSharme: CONTAINS: MINERAL OIL, BEESWAX, WATER, PARAFFIN, LANOLIN, SODIUM LAURYL SUFFATE, FRAGRANCE, SODIUM BORATE, METHYLPARABEN, PROPYLPARABEN. Alberto Vo5 Hairdressing: Mineral Oil (Paraffinum Liquidum), Petrolatum, Lanolin, PEG-8 Dilaurate, Paraffin, Isopropyl Myristate, Panthenol, Ascorbic Acid, Tocopheryl Acetate, Niacinamide, Biotin, Propylene Glycol, Polysorbate 20, BHT, Fragrance (Parfum). Nice little summation of top "old school" men's hair grooming aids: www.artofmanliness.com/2011/02/16... One of my siblings once tried DAX hair dressing. Sadly he was a bit to generous with the stuff, and applied it daily for several before washing his head. In the end the bottle of Dawn dishwashing liquid was fetched from the kitchen, it was the only thing that would get that gunk out of his head. Two more final videos only because this kid nails it about Brylcreem and Alberto Vo5: |
Post# 940159 , Reply# 28   5/25/2017 at 01:23 (2,500 days old) by Launderess (Quiet Please, There´s a Lady on Stage)   |   | |
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Clairol's "Hair So New" and Johnson's "No More Tangles" spray cream rinse/detangler were in every bathroom with females and or young children when one was growing up in the 1970's.
Both were early incarnations of silicone use in hair products meant to address snarls, tangles, knots, etc... Now of course there are entire shelves in beauty aisles of shops with tons of oils, serums, shampoos, conditioners and so forth loaded with silicones. Johnson's "No More Tangles" was actually invented to deal with the hair of toddlers as they loose their baby fluff and "real" hair begins to come in. Even often using baby shampoo or something equally gentle was not enough to prevent knots, and tangles. Then began the tug of war as a mother or whoever did the hair washing had to come out that knotted mess of hair. All this with often a toddler crying blue murder and going "ouch"! |
Post# 940193 , Reply# 30   5/25/2017 at 09:05 (2,499 days old) by kevin313 (Detroit, Michigan)   |   | |
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Here is my primping products shelf in the bathroom. Have been using these items for years to keep my locks luscious...
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Post# 940198 , Reply# 31   5/25/2017 at 09:53 (2,499 days old) by ea56 (Cotati, Calif.)   |   | |
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I have a shaving brush, double safety edge razor (Merkur 34 HD) and stand just like yours. My shaving brush is an inexpensive Van Der Hagen boar bristle model. I love my shaving set up. I actually enjoy shaving since I started using these tools over 3 yrs ago. Never cut or nick myself and get nice close shaves with no ingrown hairs. Plus, the double edge blades last me at least a month between shaves, and I have a heavy beard, but I do only shave every other day,
Eddie
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Post# 941007 , Reply# 35   5/30/2017 at 13:19 (2,494 days old) by firedome (Binghamton NY & Lake Champlain VT)   |   | |
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that became popular early-mid '60s? Started with Vitalis around '60 but went to that clear blue stuff later on, and have completely forgetten what it was called. It didn't feel so oily but still kept my super-straight thick (still have all of it at 67) but mind-of-it's own hair in line, however was soooo glad when the natural-dry look became popular! To this day can't put anything on except water.
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Post# 941008 , Reply# 36   5/30/2017 at 13:21 (2,494 days old) by ea56 (Cotati, Calif.)   |   | |
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Post# 941055 , Reply# 37   5/30/2017 at 19:27 (2,494 days old) by norgeway (mocksville n c )   |   | |
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If I rub some of that stuff on my head will it make the once beautiful thick hair I had grow back??????LOL |
Post# 941073 , Reply# 38   5/30/2017 at 22:10 (2,494 days old) by Launderess (Quiet Please, There´s a Lady on Stage)   |   | |
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Post# 941076 , Reply# 39   5/30/2017 at 22:25 (2,494 days old) by foraloysius (Leeuwarden, Friesland, the Netherlands)   |   | |
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Post# 941077 , Reply# 40   5/30/2017 at 22:31 (2,494 days old) by ea56 (Cotati, Calif.)   |   | |
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I wrote about this earlier in this thread. When I was a little boy and my Dad would comb mine and my brothers hair with Johnson's Baby Oil, he would rub our heads vigorously with the palms of his hands and he called this a "Dutch Rub", where he got the term I'll never know, but Joe and I thought it was special when we were 4 and 5 yrs old.
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Post# 941078 , Reply# 41   5/30/2017 at 22:36 (2,494 days old) by foraloysius (Leeuwarden, Friesland, the Netherlands)   |   | |
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