Object Details
- Pinaud, E. D.
- Description
- Eau de Quinine compound hair tonic was introduced in the 1850s by Ed. Pinaud’s (Edouard Pinaud), a Paris parfumerie. Advertisements indicate that the product was sold into the 1960s. Quinine is a toxic alkaloid derived from the cinchona tree. When heavily diluted, it was used in hair products, specifically as a treatment for hair loss.
- Pinaud’s was advertised as the favorite hair dressing of "Cultured Women" and the only tonic "used by the crowned heads of Europe." It was an "indispensable preparation for the refined toilet" with a "delicate fragrance that overpowers the unpleasant effects of excessive oiliness on the scalp."
- Pinaud’s product was imported to the United States from France and many barbers apparently tried to pass off domestic preparations as genuine Eau de Quinine. In the mid-1920s, Pinaud filed an injunction against companies making the counterfeit product.
- Location
- Currently not on view
- Credit Line
- Gift of Mario Cassinelli, Jr.
- 1894-1960
- ID Number
- 1984.0782.357
- catalog number
- 1984.0782.357
- accession number
- 1984.0782
- Object Name
- hair tonic
- hair care product
- Object Type
- Cosmetics
- Physical Description
- glass (container material)
- paper (container material)
- metal (container material)
- Measurements
- overall: 6 1/8 in x 1 3/4 in; 15.5575 cm x 4.445 cm
- place made
- France: Île-de-France, Paris
- United States: New York, New York City
- See more items in
- Medicine and Science: Medicine
- Health & Medicine
- Beauty and Health
- Beauty and Hygiene Products: Hair Care and Enhancement
- Hair Care Products
- National Museum of American History
- web subject
- Hair Care Products
- Record ID
- nmah_209778
- GUID (Link to Original Record)
- https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746a0-de8d-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa
