Friday, August 17, 2007

Can you believe?


People have tried all kinds of things to rid themselves of embarrassing flakes! What did this electric brush actually do? Made your scalp oily?! I came across this picture and could not believe it. Listerine in your hair? Here's another ad from Listerine.


“Not until the last vestige of dandruff is gone, can you be considered a fastidious person, acceptable socially.” Apparently, the threat of “non-fastidiousness” was sufficient to drive even the most callous dandruff sufferer to try virtually ANY product to rid them themselves of those unsightly flakes. One has to wonder if this advertising approach was dropped once the marketers of Listerine realized they could boost sales just as well by scaring people with the threat of bad breath.

So, what you once put in your hair, you now rinse your mouth out with! Nothing spiritual here... just craziness.

6 comments:

Lynn said...

I wonder if it burned the scalp as much as it does the mouth?? I bet if you use the Vitabrush prior to application it would... That's funny!

Gene Holley said...

Whoa - that would hurt. Makes my head cringe!

Keith and Carla said...

Can you imagine the smell?!

Gene Holley said...

Wouldn't that just be great when your head begins to sweat and the Listerine begins to flow down your forehead into your EYES! OWW!

Misty Hamel said...

Gene, I love the craziness! Rachael Ray did a segment on beauty product myths and this lady tried using hemmoroid creme to get rid of the bags under her eyes. Talk about craziness!

http://www.rachaelrayshow.com/?q=truth-behind-beauty-myths

Anonymous said...

I am cracking up. This is hilarious.
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