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What happened to Alberto V05?

I thought it used to be considered a high end salon product, but now I see it in all the 99 cent stores.

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by Anonymousreply 126August 9, 2020 1:23 AM

It went the way of Tenax Hair Gel

by Anonymousreply 1August 4, 2020 1:54 AM

Pantene used to high end too.

by Anonymousreply 2August 4, 2020 1:54 AM

More high end than Vitalis?

by Anonymousreply 3August 4, 2020 1:56 AM

Don't forget about Prell Shampoo.

by Anonymousreply 4August 4, 2020 1:56 AM

Sorry, Prell wasn't in the same league as Alberto VO5.

by Anonymousreply 5August 4, 2020 1:57 AM

So...green!

by Anonymousreply 6August 4, 2020 1:58 AM

Christ, R1, reading your comment gave me a sudden sense memory of the unique smell of Tenax in the metal tube.....

by Anonymousreply 7August 4, 2020 1:58 AM

It's as high end a brand as I am an international star of stage, screen and TV.

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by Anonymousreply 8August 4, 2020 1:58 AM

Nothin' beats Butch Wax...

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by Anonymousreply 9August 4, 2020 2:00 AM

It is high-end -- right up there with White Rain!

by Anonymousreply 10August 4, 2020 2:00 AM

Alberto VO5 had "international star*, Rula Lenska, shilling here in the states promoting my mother to repeat that eternal phrase "who the fuck is Rula Lenska?"

by Anonymousreply 11August 4, 2020 2:01 AM

I'm a man and I want to look like Johnny Unitas.

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by Anonymousreply 12August 4, 2020 2:03 AM

VO5 is great.

by Anonymousreply 13August 4, 2020 2:16 AM

When I was poor I used Vo5. Good smell, lather and didn’t make my hair look greasy like Suave. Not bad for 99 cents a bottle.

by Anonymousreply 14August 4, 2020 2:26 AM

[QUOTE] Don't forget about Prell Shampoo.

The hard stuff. 100 Proof. Takes your roots out.

by Anonymousreply 15August 4, 2020 2:29 AM

Halo shampoo was the shit. Both blue and green flavors!

Remember when shampoos and conditioners had placenta protein in them?

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by Anonymousreply 16August 4, 2020 2:29 AM

I loved the way it smelled

by Anonymousreply 17August 4, 2020 2:30 AM

[quote] Remember when shampoos and conditioners had placenta protein in them?

No, but let's bring it back!

by Anonymousreply 18August 4, 2020 2:31 AM

Are their products actually good?

by Anonymousreply 19August 4, 2020 2:32 AM

She’s fine. She sends her love.

by Anonymousreply 20August 4, 2020 2:51 AM

I've moved on to Studio Line by L'Oreal. It's what all the cool kids are using these days and it's only stocked at high end Dollar $hops.

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by Anonymousreply 21August 4, 2020 2:54 AM

When I was young, I thought I was so sophisticated using my mother's Halsa shampoo. I thought it was "European".

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by Anonymousreply 22August 4, 2020 3:09 AM

Dollar Stores are where Alberto V05, like all brands, go to die.

by Anonymousreply 23August 4, 2020 3:14 AM

The last few posters are idiots. We're talking about the VO5 hairdressing, not the shampoos you fucking dumbasses.

by Anonymousreply 24August 5, 2020 1:52 AM

There wasn't much to say about V05, R24. We moved on, as interesting people do.

by Anonymousreply 25August 5, 2020 3:35 AM

Are their shampoos and conditioners any good?

by Anonymousreply 26August 5, 2020 3:41 AM

Alberto VO5 is an absolutely delicious stiff drink!

by Anonymousreply 27August 5, 2020 3:45 AM

... and there was a "blue" version for grey hair.

Seems like there should be a thread for hair dressings from decades back. I remembered Butch Wax, Vitalis, Brylcream... all that shit that was kind of Jheri Curl for white people. I remembered Groom and Clean... and hair grease that was also supposed to clean hair grease. For oxymoronic hair. I looked up a picture of it, and my god, they still make it.

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by Anonymousreply 28August 5, 2020 3:53 AM

I always use Wildroot Cream Oil for well-groomed hair.

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by Anonymousreply 29August 5, 2020 4:07 AM

Look Grandpa, R24, WTF is hairdressing?!?!

by Anonymousreply 30August 5, 2020 4:45 AM

I use their Island Coconut shampoo and conditioner. 99 cents each at my grocery store and work fine.

by Anonymousreply 31August 5, 2020 5:27 AM

r30 you probably use it now but in some other name you butthole. Try american crew or some other shit in a jar you put on your hair. Or are you still using gel?

by Anonymousreply 32August 5, 2020 6:05 PM

VO5 has been around for years. It used to be the "go-to" hair dressing, but there is so much competition now that it got pushed down the rung.

What does VO5 mean anyway?

by Anonymousreply 33August 5, 2020 7:36 PM

Alberto vo5 dot com is in business!

by Anonymousreply 34August 5, 2020 7:46 PM

What our oldsters are calling “hair dressing,” the under-70 set might know as “product.”

by Anonymousreply 35August 5, 2020 8:05 PM

Don't forget about Brylcreem.

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by Anonymousreply 36August 5, 2020 8:23 PM

To date, the only otc hair product my coarse, dry mane responds to.

by Anonymousreply 37August 5, 2020 8:38 PM

White Rain is cum for your hair like in Something About Mary

by Anonymousreply 38August 5, 2020 8:44 PM

As a kid I thought TRESemmé was high-end.

by Anonymousreply 39August 5, 2020 9:01 PM

My favorite when I was so young. I wanted to be a model for them.

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by Anonymousreply 40August 5, 2020 9:15 PM

V05 was 86'ed.

by Anonymousreply 41August 5, 2020 9:17 PM

Farrah was the best. It tamed my oily hair!

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by Anonymousreply 42August 5, 2020 9:23 PM

I used Mane 'n Tail.

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by Anonymousreply 43August 6, 2020 1:20 AM

If you want really old school . . .

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by Anonymousreply 44August 6, 2020 1:26 AM

Actually, Alberto VO5 isn’t half bad. I HATE the smell, but if you use it daily, it does make your hair softer and more manageable. Just a tiny bit and rub it into your hands to make It melty. It’s probably just axle grease or something.

by Anonymousreply 45August 6, 2020 1:42 AM

Me too, R43

by Anonymousreply 46August 6, 2020 1:43 AM

U can use vo5 for other shit

by Anonymousreply 47August 6, 2020 1:49 AM

R47 - I used the hot oil on my hair every week and it made it long and lustrous.

by Anonymousreply 48August 6, 2020 2:19 AM

I get many compliments when I use this shampoo and conditioner.

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by Anonymousreply 49August 6, 2020 3:25 AM

R49 gee! Your hair DOES smell terrific!

by Anonymousreply 50August 6, 2020 3:31 AM

Body On Tap. It's got real beer in it! But don't drink it!

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by Anonymousreply 51August 6, 2020 6:52 AM

Remember Creme Rinse?!

by Anonymousreply 52August 6, 2020 6:56 AM

The hairdressing is just petroleum jelly with a bit of tint and fragrance added. I have grey hair, so it's nice to use the product for grey hair.

by Anonymousreply 53August 6, 2020 6:57 AM

Mmmm the smell of Vidal Sassoon creme rinse was so delicious, almond and cherries. My mother had all THREE products: shampoo, conditioner and finishing rinse. Sorry, Mom, I'm the culprit who constantly used up all your product!

by Anonymousreply 54August 6, 2020 7:17 AM

I actually use V05 because it’s cheap and does the job better than all the expensive shampoos I’ve tried over the years.

by Anonymousreply 55August 6, 2020 7:38 AM

also this works great on my poosie hairs

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by Anonymousreply 56August 6, 2020 7:51 AM

I still have an old tube of it and Dippity-do.

by Anonymousreply 57August 6, 2020 7:58 AM

V05 was greasy kid's stuff; real men use Brylcreem!

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by Anonymousreply 58August 6, 2020 8:04 AM

Just a dab will do ya!

But if you use two.. whoaa Nellie!

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by Anonymousreply 59August 6, 2020 8:05 AM

If it's good enough for Mickey Mantle....

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by Anonymousreply 60August 6, 2020 8:08 AM

Salon Selectives

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by Anonymousreply 61August 6, 2020 8:15 AM

How did we make it to 61 posts without multiple people coming in to shriek that Vermont Country Store is the only place to buy [insert product here] but it’s not the same as they remember.

It doesn’t work as well, the smell is different, and a single bottle is $39.99 now. IT’S NOT THE SAME!

by Anonymousreply 62August 6, 2020 8:22 AM

"ooooh, Alberto!"

by Anonymousreply 63August 6, 2020 8:22 AM

[quote]Remember when shampoos and conditioners had placenta protein in them?

My shampoo contained bone fucking marrow. Imagine if mad cow disease had been transmissible through application of diseased bone marrow to the scalp. Yikes!

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by Anonymousreply 64August 6, 2020 8:40 AM

I remember being a teenaged gayling in the late 90s and reading a cover story on Sophia Loren, and how she cut and coloured her own hair because she knew the way she wanted it done. She also only used baby shampoo to wash it. I couldn't run out to buy baby shampoo fast enough, and that's all I used for a few years.

by Anonymousreply 65August 6, 2020 9:16 AM

Steady on, r62.

by Anonymousreply 66August 6, 2020 9:22 AM

When I worked at a celeb West Village salon, a coworker would blowdry SJP hair and it would take over an hour to smooth out all the frizz. She really could’ve used V05.

One time Asian photographers showed up and started taking pics and she was furious, thinking the staff tipped them off.

She never came to the salon after that. My coworker would go to her brownstone nearby, and commented that they were shoeboxes from floor to ceiling and wall-to-wall in her bathroom

by Anonymousreply 67August 6, 2020 9:55 AM

I love the stuff. Better than all that overpriced sulfate-free shit out there that doesn’t clean hair at all.

by Anonymousreply 68August 6, 2020 2:25 PM

I haven't seen the hot oil treatment this century.

The shampoo, same as everyone else has said. Not a classy gal, so I have enjoyed a 99 cent bottle now and then over the years.

by Anonymousreply 69August 6, 2020 2:32 PM

[quote] Body On Tap. It's got real beer in it! But don't drink it!

𝑴𝒊𝒏𝒅 𝒚𝒐𝒖𝒓 𝒐𝒘𝒏 𝒇𝒖𝒄𝒌𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒃𝒖𝒔𝒊𝒏𝒆𝒔𝒔

by Anonymousreply 70August 6, 2020 6:32 PM

R61 As a gayling, having the correct Salon Selectives number and letter for my hair type was VERY IMPORTANT.

by Anonymousreply 71August 6, 2020 7:04 PM
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by Anonymousreply 72August 6, 2020 7:17 PM

[quote]I haven't seen the hot oil treatment this century

Google is your friend. It’s still being sold and still getting great reviews.

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by Anonymousreply 73August 6, 2020 7:43 PM

R73 Google is to help me find porn and home repair info, not products that I don't care much about and haven't been displayed prominently in stores since I was young. Thanks, though.

by Anonymousreply 74August 6, 2020 8:21 PM

R74 You’re welcome!😚

by Anonymousreply 75August 6, 2020 9:14 PM

R74 is pressed and stupid too!

by Anonymousreply 76August 6, 2020 9:30 PM

Kee -rist R64! Tell me though, did it work?

by Anonymousreply 77August 6, 2020 9:37 PM

I have no idea.

by Anonymousreply 78August 6, 2020 9:49 PM

Not familiar with Halo, or Hälsa, but enjoy the sense of nostalgia with these other old brands. Vo5 had a lovely lavender and balsam scented hair gel for men for many years, in addition to the petroleum paste. It was discontinued as well. The shampoo did smell nice, rather manly, not fruity or perfume-y, and was perfectly fine for normal hair.

In the UK the Brylcream brand has expanded into a full line of modern products. It's surprising they don't sell the other items here.

by Anonymousreply 79August 6, 2020 9:58 PM

I use the VO5 shampoo, 99¢ at the supermarket. It has a great scent and works very well.

I've been around long enough to know that most beauty products are just marketing. The cheap shit works exactly the same as the high-end shit.

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by Anonymousreply 80August 6, 2020 10:53 PM

I use to use Protein 21 Shampoo regularly to take care of the frizzies.

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by Anonymousreply 81August 6, 2020 11:15 PM

4 out of 5 top movie stars use Lustre Creme!

by Anonymousreply 82August 7, 2020 12:14 AM

Rock Hudson also used Lustre Creme, but not in the way it was intended.

by Anonymousreply 83August 7, 2020 12:16 AM

Did Mary Martin use Lustre Creme or Prell to wash that man right out of her hair every night in the original production of South Pacific? I used to know but I forgot. I'm getting old, I guess.

by Anonymousreply 84August 7, 2020 12:41 AM

I'm guessing Lustre Creme, R84. Prell was actually pretty new in 1949.

by Anonymousreply 85August 7, 2020 12:50 AM

Glamorous singing star Miss Peggy Lee sings the praises of Halo shampoo.

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by Anonymousreply 86August 7, 2020 12:56 AM

What happened to Jhirmack products?

by Anonymousreply 87August 7, 2020 1:02 AM

Late Mr. Jheri Redding founded Redken, Jhirmack, and Nexxus hair products lines. All were sold off and are still around.....

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by Anonymousreply 88August 7, 2020 1:35 AM

More:

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by Anonymousreply 89August 7, 2020 1:36 AM

Playtex got Jhirmack from Jherri Redding, who in turn sold it to Alleghany Pharmacal Corp. now known as Inspired Beauty brands......

Just Google "Jhirmack" and you'll find tons of hits for places selling current offerings. Highly doubt are same as from back in the day, but what is nowadays?

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by Anonymousreply 90August 7, 2020 1:43 AM

I wonder if Rula still uses V05.

by Anonymousreply 91August 7, 2020 2:09 AM

If you don't look good, we don't look good!

by Anonymousreply 92August 7, 2020 3:04 AM

[quote]I wonder if Rula still uses V05.

With her busy life, showing friends from America around London and being handed roses when she steps off a plane, I'm quite she relies on it to give her hair all-day hold.

by Anonymousreply 93August 7, 2020 3:39 AM

Jhirmack! Bounce back! Beautiful hair!

by Anonymousreply 94August 7, 2020 3:53 AM

So, is Paul Mitchell a joke yet?

by Anonymousreply 95August 7, 2020 11:47 AM

Paul Mitchell the person is dead, don't know who owns his company nowadays.

That being said Paul Mitchell is everywhere; beauty schools, professional hair care and coloring lines (allegedly salon exclusive, but we know how that goes....), along with other things.

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by Anonymousreply 96August 7, 2020 1:32 PM

My lover uses alberto vo5 hot oil treatments everytime he sodomizes me so my anal hair is soft & downy , not harsh & scratchy.

by Anonymousreply 97August 7, 2020 6:38 PM

Is that Nestor at r97?

by Anonymousreply 98August 7, 2020 7:35 PM

R98 i would never own up to the name nestor!

by Anonymousreply 99August 7, 2020 8:46 PM

I wash my pubic hair with gee your (pubic) hair smells terrific.

by Anonymousreply 100August 7, 2020 8:54 PM

“I told two friends about it. And they told two friends. And so on, and so on....”

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by Anonymousreply 101August 7, 2020 9:09 PM

Is Finesse still around?

by Anonymousreply 102August 8, 2020 1:24 AM

I've seen Finesse in grocery stores. I haven't used it in ages, but it had a nice scent.

by Anonymousreply 103August 8, 2020 1:31 AM

Pert Plus

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by Anonymousreply 104August 8, 2020 3:43 AM

Lustre Creme! Betty Hutton would never use anything else!

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by Anonymousreply 105August 8, 2020 3:49 AM

R98

If you looked like this bet we'd hear a different story.

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by Anonymousreply 106August 8, 2020 4:47 AM

Hair dressing is the term used for greasy/oily type hair products like VO5, Brylcreem, etc.

by Anonymousreply 107August 8, 2020 5:02 AM

Isn't she the congresswoman from the Bronx?

by Anonymousreply 108August 8, 2020 5:05 AM

R107 Brylcreem was never straight petroleum, or mineral oil as most other hairdressings: it was always a cream, or emulsion. The residue would quickly absorb into one's palms, unlime Vo5.

by Anonymousreply 109August 8, 2020 2:47 PM

^ unlike

by Anonymousreply 110August 8, 2020 2:48 PM

Groom and Clean

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by Anonymousreply 111August 8, 2020 3:54 PM

Dry shampoo!

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by Anonymousreply 112August 8, 2020 4:36 PM

Pay attention and don't ask any questions:

NEVER USE ALBERTO VO5 AS LUBE.

by Anonymousreply 113August 8, 2020 6:20 PM

Timotei for those alpine goatherding sojourns.

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by Anonymousreply 114August 8, 2020 6:47 PM

[quote] Timotei for those alpine goatherding sojourns.

Did I hear my name mentioned???

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by Anonymousreply 115August 8, 2020 9:28 PM

R107

Brylcreem is an emulsion of mainly mineral oil, beeswax, and water. It was meant to be something different than the greasy oil laden pomades that men had been using for hair dressing since Victorian times, if not before. At one time men were using bear fat and other substances until petrolatum jelly arrived.

One reason women were always knitting or crocheting dollies was to place them on arms of chairs and along backs of upholstered furniture to keep whatever greasy/oily pomade or hairdressing men used off. These knitted items were easier to launder or replace than furniture.

Clairol's Vitapointe cream hairdressing is also an emulsion and served same product market; as an alternative to greasy things like Alberto V05.

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by Anonymousreply 116August 8, 2020 11:01 PM

In advertising for Brylcreem or similar products you notice one key marketing point; women wanting to touch and or run their hands through man's hair.

With pomades like Alberto V05 hair was often left with a greasy residue (especially if too much was used, and or hair wasn't washed daily), that came off on anything hair touched. Stable emulsions solved that problem due to their reliance on lighter oils (such as mineral) instead of petroleum jelly.

If you look at any jar of "hairdressing" from past or even today marketed for African Americans you'll see two main ingredients, petroleum jelly and mineral oil. Things like Afro Sheen, Ultra Sheen, and the rest were mainly petroleum jelly which explains why when you see vintage video or pictures of AA performers under hot stage or other lighting their hair looks like a greasy mess.

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by Anonymousreply 117August 8, 2020 11:10 PM

[quote]One reason women were always knitting or crocheting dollies was to place them on arms of chairs and along backs of upholstered furniture to keep whatever greasy/oily pomade or hairdressing men used off. These knitted items were easier to launder or replace than furniture.

This is why I love Datalounge. The things you learn here!

by Anonymousreply 118August 9, 2020 12:11 AM

R118

Here ya go!

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by Anonymousreply 119August 9, 2020 12:13 AM

Or just to cut right to chase.

Later on of course certain housewives just shrouded their furniture in plastic covering and that was that.

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by Anonymousreply 120August 9, 2020 12:16 AM

Interesting I didn’t know dry shampoo existed before I thought it was a relatively new invention

by Anonymousreply 121August 9, 2020 12:24 AM

Dry shampoo has been around for a long time. The aerosol versions are modern. But you could sprinkle some cornstarch in your hair and let it sit, and then brush it out well with a natural bristle brush. Works very well, absorbing extra oil. I don’t know how it works for people with dark hair; I’m blond and it was great.

by Anonymousreply 122August 9, 2020 12:27 AM

Dry shampoo concept goes back hundreds of years.

Modern shampoo as we know it wasn't invented until 1927 by Hans Schwarzkopf (Germany) and later in 1930 P&G launched Drene, the first synthetic detergent shampoo.

Prior to this any sort of washing of one's hair that involved water used various concoctions of soap and or perhaps plants with cleansing properties like soap berry. Either way the main thing was same as bathing; access to amounts of water needed to do the job.

Women in particular since often had very long hair suffered most; with many only washing their hair once a month or even longer. It was just that huge of a deal especially if one didn't have servants or family members (someone has to fetch and pour all that water). Indoor plumbing and or even manual pumps helped, but you still had to deal with fact soap is just not best thing for washing hair.

So people turned to absorbent powders like clay, starches, talcum, etc...

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by Anonymousreply 123August 9, 2020 12:42 AM

"The first commercially produced dry shampoo was sold in the 1940s, but the product existed before that. By the early 1940s, the Stephanie Brooke Company of Jersey City, New Jersey had developed Minipoo, the first brand of commercially produced dry shampoo powder. Minipoo was marketed to women and children for use in scenarios such as "surprise dates" or when they were sick in bed, according to the Smithsonian's National Museum of American History. Since 1790, 71 patents have been filed for dry shampoo products in the United States."

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by Anonymousreply 124August 9, 2020 12:43 AM

Huge benefit of Psssst was it came along when wash and sets were still main way many women did their hair either at home or in salon.

Of course once washed with water hair had to be set on roller or whatever, dried (with hair dryer or naturally), rollers removed and hair finally styled. All of this took time; and if you had something to do that was often in short supply. Psssst allowed women to get somewhat clean hair without totally disturbing their set.

by Anonymousreply 125August 9, 2020 12:47 AM

Before Psssssst, there was...

MINIPOO

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by Anonymousreply 126August 9, 2020 1:23 AM
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