Back in the day.

[Rowlf]

I remember my mum having Calufornia Poppies and Evening in Paris perfumes.

[Rowlf]

Oh and we always had Pears soap and dad had Lifebuoy which vwas red.

[Margaret Pilkington]

We had carbolic soap cut from a lump at the co-op....that was red....they also sold Olive soap. It did not have the pungent aroma of carbolic

[Less]

Originally Posted by Rowlf

Oh and we always had Pears soap and dad had Lifebuoy which vwas red.

My dad always took the newspaper into the bathroom he wouldn't be seen again until it was red.

[Margaret Pilkington]

Originally Posted by Rowlf

I remember my mum having Calufornia Poppies and Evening in Paris perfumes.

What about the little bottles of Phul-Nana......and the scented breath freshener cachous.
My Auntie Phyllis(when she was 'courting') used these and I once pinched one....it was not very nice.

[ossy kid]

Then there was the penny brylcream dispenser at the baths or if you were posh there was the tin of brilliantine, smelt nice but was really just lard with perfume in it.
You had Pears soap Rowlf? You must have been rich?

[Eric]

Originally Posted by Margaret Pilkington

We had carbolic soap cut from a lump at the co-op....that was red....they also sold Olive soap. It did not have the pungent aroma of carbolic

Love carbolic ... still use it ... I can get it at health food stores and at the Bulk Barn. Nothing better than soaping up with carbolic in a hot shower. The bathroom smells great, and so do my pits.

[Rowlf]

Rich ? Not on my dads Nori wage.

[Margaret Pilkington]

One of my brothers had a mild skin condition and my mum used to buy Wrights Coal tar soap just for him.....if I was mad at him I used to take the bar out to the coal hole and roll it in the coal dust.....it really did have coal in it then.
I got my hide tanned, but it was worth it.

[Less]

Originally Posted by Margaret Pilkington

One of my brothers had a mild skin condition and my mum used to buy Wrights Coal tar soap just for him.....if I was mad at him I used to take the bar out to the coal hole and roll it in the coal dust.....it really did have coal in it then.
I got my hide tanned, but it was worth it.

From the above statement may I suggest that he had one heck of an irritation, it's name was Margaret.

[Margaret Pilkington]

Yes Less.....he was the one who filled my bed with beetles.....so I reckoned it was quits

[monkey hanger]

whatever happened to oxydol or brilliantine.

[Rowlf]

Rinso wss my granny's favourite washing powder. Remember one of first advetts on tele.? Tide clean

[Eric]

Remember the days before ads when we had "interludes" instead:



And see the people walking around in public places with fags in their gobs How did we ever survive without government regs to save us from our disgusting and dangerous habits