Object Details
- Andrew Jergens Company
- Description
- The Andrew Jergens Company began in 1882 in Cincinnati, Ohio, as the Jergens Soap Company. By the turn of the 20th century, the company had expanded to include a number of beauty care and cosmetic products and would soon launch its most famous product, Jergens Lotion. Andrew Jergens Company was acquired by the international beauty company Kao in 1988.
- Newspaper advertisements for this particular product can be found ranging from 1918 to 1932. Violet was used to make the hair smell good, and glycerine, a naturally occurring by-product of soap making, is a humectant, attracting water to the skin.
- Location
- Currently not on view
- ca 1913 - 1923
- ID Number
- MG.293320.0969
- catalog number
- 293320.0969
- accession number
- 293320
- Object Name
- shampoo
- hair care product
- Other Terms
- Cosmetics
- Physical Description
- paper (container material)
- cork (container material)
- coconut oil (product active ingredients)
- glass (container material)
- olive oil (product active ingredients)
- alcohol, 9% (product active ingredients)
- Measurements
- overall: 7 1/8 in x 2 3/4 in x 1 3/4 in; 18.0975 cm x 6.985 cm x 4.445 cm
- place made
- Canada: Ontarian, Perth
- United States: New York, New York City
- United States: Ohio, Cincinnati
- See more items in
- Medicine and Science: Medicine
- Health & Medicine
- Beauty and Hygiene Products: Hair Care and Enhancement
- Beauty and Health
- Hair Care Products
- National Museum of American History
- web subject
- Hair Care Products
- Record ID
- nmah_1298038
- GUID (Link to Original Record)
- https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746ab-d534-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa
