"Sheer" Hair Remover, 1928-1935
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In the 1910s and 1920s, as new women's fashions revealed more of the legs and underarms, body hair removal rose in popularity. Commercial depilatory creams were advertised for the first time in 1915. Some of these creams contained harmful chemicals; Sheer Pharmacal Corporation manufactured Sheer depilatory cream, which included Mercurochrome, a now-banned antiseptic made with mercury.
In the 1910s and 1920s, as new women's fashions revealed more of the legs and underarms, body hair removal rose in popularity. Commercial depilatory creams were advertised for the first time in 1915. Some of these creams contained harmful chemicals; Sheer Pharmacal Corporation manufactured Sheer depilatory cream, which included Mercurochrome, a now-banned antiseptic made with mercury.
Artifact
Hair remover
Date Made
1928-1935
On Exhibit
at Henry Ford Museum in Your Place in Time
Object ID
93.0.25.55.1.1
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford.
Material
Metal
Plastic
Color
Yellow (Color)
Cream (Color)
Black (Color)
Orange (Color)
Silver (Color)
Brown
Inscriptions
on front of tube: Sheer / hair Remover
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