hair rollers, the plastic kind that you slept in all night. With my hair, I had a curl for about 2 or 3 hours......also do you remember Dippity Doo?
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hair rollers, the plastic kind that you slept in all night. With my hair, I had a curl for about 2 or 3 hours......also do you remember Dippity Doo?
Yes, I remember those rollers, and dippity do. What about Spoolies? Little rubbery things you wound your hair around then they folded down? The things you remember....................Wow.Quote:
Originally Posted by Tenngal
Wow, this thread is really fun...and I must be really old. A few pages back someone talked about glass shampoo bottles: I remember when Prell went into a plastic bottle and the TV ad for it was a falling Prell bottle...oops! But no worries!
I'm so old I remember washing my hair once a week on Saturday night (with Prell, of course) and later, as I got to be about eleven, arguing with my mother to be able to wash it more often. Once Dippity Do came into wide use, I think frequent hair washing became more important....after putting all kinds of junk in your hair, you did have to wash more often, maybe?
Mom used the empty Prell bottle filled with water, frozen as our Ice Bag if we fell or something. Always in freezer when I was little.
Cream Rinse, later name changed to Conditioner.
Shalom. Never heard of a quill before.
Rozie. I'm so old I remember when the number part of clock radios flipped down (like cards) with the changing of each minute/hour. So antiquated..... The minutes were on one wheel, while the hours were on another, and if the house was quiet you could distinctly hear the sound of the minute/hour number cards flipping. Ugly as sin, too! P.S. Love hearing about the phone stories!
Rogar. My dad had a friend who shaved (daily) using a straight razor, shaving soap in a mug (with brush), and a strop. My dad says he gets just as close a shave using his old safety razor without all the fuss. (Too bad you don't live closer, as I definitely see this as having all the workings for a classic head to head shave-off competition). Dad (with his safety razor) up against you with your straight razor.
Pony mom. I don't remember the plastic milk carrying dealies, but your entry made me remember the old toothpick holders with the birds. You bumped the bird in the back of the head causing it to dip it's sharp (pin beak) into the holder and fetch a pick! Neatest little things.
WorldFoodie. So neat that you worked in a plastics factory and made the plastic milk carriers. Sure enough, I visited the link you posted and I definitely don't remember them.
Tenngal. Absolutely, I remember them, and the Dippity Doo! Never used the Dippity Doo though...
Shalom. Yes, I remember spoolies!
Leslieann. Bam! Flashback!!! OK, now I remember. Yes, the TV commercial for no-break shampoo bottles! Would have never remembered it had you not mentioned it.
Ctg492. I remember my mom using Tame Creme Rinse. It was her thing, and dare any of us kids use it without her permission, look out! Boy, would she ever get mad! She'd go off on a tangent telling us how expensive and special it was, and that it was only for her to use. So consequently, in our house, we used soap!!!
Tame! Yes, Tame! Thanks, Mrs. M. We all used Tame. And Creme Rinse turned into conditioner and honestly, before the 1960s nobody "needed" it. That makes me think pretty hard about all the things that I think I "need."
Shampoo used to be much harsher than it is now. Plus without hand held blow dryers it would take forever to dry your hair. My college dorm in the 80's still had the big bubble domed hairdryers from the 60's and earlier in the basement.
I remember tooth powder (Pepsodent, I think). My orthodontist used to use it. Keds Oxford sneakers for women, they go in and out of fashion. I predict they will be back in style in a few years. Stirrup pants with seams down the front. Capris went out of style for a while but now seem to be back to stay. Mini-skirts and hot pants and go go boots and pants that flared below the knee. Hip huggers. Half terry cloth aprons with some sort of design in "fall colors".
And in the late 70's/early 80's, for whatever reason, the girls who "partied" (i.e. smoked pot) all wore long denim coats.
Leslieann. I remember the smell of Tame just as if I were smelling it right now. It was a unique scent. Strong and defined.
Anne Lee. I'm laughing right now because I'm thinking about 1960's design. Why in the world those old hairdryers needed such big and puffy balloon/bubble styled hair-toppers is beyond me! :laff: Love your memory!
I'm so old I remember when women wore terry cloth shorts! They were tight fitting (like most everything 60's), and had a fluffy nap to them. Ugly as sin they were when I think about it now.
I remember Dop shampoo - the first stuff that appeared in little square plastic sachets. Think it was French!
Linc o lin - a beer shampoo.
Remember hot pants? 1970 style?