Contest Entry: Skol Tanning Lotion, 1954

[jocelmeow.livejournal.com]

"In the 1940s Skol contained 'alcohol 54% by volume, hexahydroxyethyl tannic acid, aluminum chloride, salol, menthol, tertiary butyl cresol.' The tannic acid, 'an exclusive, patented form,' literally tanned the skin (and stained clothing) while providing a mild degree of sun protection; the salol (phenyl salicylate) was also a sunscreening agent."

Comments

[misstia]

yes....

and uh, isn't that the name of a chewing tobacco?! o_O

[jocelmeow.livejournal.com]

That occurred to me too! That would be Skoal. You wouldn't want to use one for the other.