The active ingredients in the original Clearasil product were sulfur and resorcinol
The stuff was created in 1950 by Ivan Combe (an inventor of personal-care products) with the help of chemist, Kedzie Teller.
These "Draw Me" ads have also been around for quite awhile! I didn't realize how long until I started collecting magazines from the 50's. They've been around since 1914 and I happen to have grown pretty fond of their ads. I'm going to search them out and share them here with you.
Cheez-Its were first made by Sunshine Biscuit Company in 1921
This came from a January, 1951 issue of True Romance
the scandal of me cover is priceless.
ReplyDeleteYum, I love those crackers so much and have honestly wondered before how long they'd been on the market. Thanks for providing me an answer, sweetie! :)
ReplyDeleteBig thanks, too, for your recent comment on Chronically Vintage. I really hope that your year is off to a sparklingly fantastic start, and that each of the days that follows will continually be even more amazing for you than the last!
Big hugs & endless joyful wishes for 2010,
♥ Jessica