The Angels of Wella Balsam

[write-light.livejournal.com]

Wella Balsam Shampoo & Conditioner, 1977

Farrah Fawcett

 

Cheryl Ladd                                                                            Jaclyn Smith

Comments

[aprilstarchild.livejournal.com]

1. What the hell was Balsam doing in hair stuff? Did they mean like balsam wood? What?

2. Aaaaugh, you can't repair split ends. You can temporarily glue them back together, but that's it. You have to cut them off. Do hair products still advertise that they can repair split ends?

[write-light.livejournal.com]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Balsam

gluing them together was just fine and yes, many ads do say that today. gluing a broken thing together is a "repair", technically, if it holds for a while. ;D

[ms-hissyfit.livejournal.com]

Balsam is just the German word for balm. I have no idea why they didn't translate it.

[tree_and_leaf]

It's also an old fashioned term that used to get thrown about a lot in quasi-medical products/ cold cures (e.g. Friar's Balsam), at least in the UK. I think it survived because it implies that it's good for you but isn't covered by the regulations about claiming something is 'medicine' or a 'cure'.

[franklanguage.livejournal.com]

I remember the Farrah ads well. God, she was gorgeous.

[10101110.livejournal.com]

Yep, I remember the Farrah doll too.

[sovereignann.livejournal.com]

I can't remember...am I supposed to be telling two friends about this in a few years?

[write-light.livejournal.com]

And so on, and so on, and so on.

[chr1st1an.livejournal.com]

I used this as a child, I loved the way it smelled.

[write-light.livejournal.com]

Me too! It was unique and fragrant.