Golden oldies. Remember these?

Aunt Marg said:
OMG, the nose and eye burning stench!

The smell soured our house for days after my mom would give someone in the family a perm!
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My mom used to be a hairdresser. Stopped working before I was born, but did a lot of home perms. My brothers hated being around when she did them because she stunk up the house. LOL
 
Pappy said:
Turpentine oil is applied to the skin for joint pain, muscle pain, nerve pain, and toothaches. People sometimes breathe in (inhale) the vapors of turpentine oil to reduce the chest congestion that goes along with some lung diseases. In foods and beverages, distilled turpentine oil is used as a flavoring.
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I remember my mother telling me they used to give kids turpentine for the croup.
 
Marie5656 said:
My mom used to be a hairdresser. Stopped working before I was born, but did a lot of home perms. My brothers hated being around when she did them because she stunk up the house. LOL
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Our house stunk regularly, Marie! LOL!

I don't know what it was, but my mom was the go-to hairdresser in the family! LOL!

I recall joking with my mom in later years while reminiscing over such, that she (my mom) must have made a great cup of coffee, or that everyone loved her company, which they did.

My mom took pride in all that she did, and maybe that, too, was another indicator as to why everyone gravitated to our house to get their hair done.
 
Aunt Marg said:
If anyone knows what this was used for, please weigh-in.

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I remember my mom putting this on cuts I got when sliding off my bicycle. This was back in the 40's
 
Gaer said:
Hey! This product got me and my kids though a lot of colds and flu! It's still in my medicine cabinet! Am I the only one who still uses it?
Is that why the men all run away from me? Cause I smell so good? hahahaha!
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ROFLMAO!

If the men are running away, Gaer, you're not putting enough on! :ROFLMAO:

It truly was great stuff!

My mom always had a jar of Vicks VapoRub on hand in the bathroom cabinet, so that's what we got as kids, and my own children lived through the Vicks VapoRub years, but I haven't had a jar of Vicks on hand in the house for eternity.

Shame on me, really, because it was really good stuff, sometimes meaning the difference between my kids falling asleep when they were sick, and staying asleep for a good portion of the night, especially when they were little.
 
Gaer said:
Hey! This product got me and my kids though a lot of colds and flu! It's still in my medicine cabinet! Am I the only one who still uses it?
Is that why the men all run away from me? Cause I smell so good? hahahaha!
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Well, you're quite right. We've had some on hand forever and in those rare occasions when I get a head cold or congestion, out comes the Vicks.
 
Let's not forget Ovaltine and Captain Midnight's secret decoder badge or ring.


All you young ladies can be forgiven for not knowing of this most important boy's must-have. Girls were not allowed in the secret squadron, not that you'd want to.
 
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