Caro-Co Cocoanut Oil Shampoo
date: label: date made
content: ca 1924-1927
name: label: maker
content: Caro-Co Laboratories, Inc.
notes: label: Description
content: Caro-co, "America’s Shampoo from the Carolinas," was produced in Union, South Carolina, in the 1920s. Advertisements for "The Sunny South’s creation for all women who want beautiful hair" claimed Caro-co would keep hair and scalp clean and healthy if used regularly. The quick rinsing formula was "scientifically" prepared from the "pure" oil of cocoanut [coconut] to "drive away" dandruff. The shampoo had "no excess" alcohol and was advertised as good for both men and women.
label: Description
content: Coconut oil is a popular ingredient in many shampoos. Sodium lauryl sulfate, a foaming agent widely used in shampoos, soaps, and other personal care products, is derived from coconut oil.
label: Location
content: Currently not on view
place: label: place made
content: United States: South Carolina, Union
topic: label: web subject
content: Hair Care Products
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content: Medicine and Science: Medicine
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content: Health & Medicine
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content: Beauty and Health
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content: Beauty and Hygiene Products: Hair Care and Enhancement
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content: Hair Care Products
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Gift of Robert Grodanz, David's Pharmacy, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: 2002.0138.096
label: accession number
content: 2002.0138
label: catalog number
content: 2002.0138.096
objectType: label: Object Name
content: shampoo
label: Object Name
content: hair care product
label: Other Terms
content: Cosmetics
physicalDescription: label: Physical Description
content: glass (container material)
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content: metal (container material)
label: Physical Description
content: cardboard (packaging material)
label: Physical Description
content: paper (container material)
label: Physical Description
content: cocoanut oil (product material)
label: Measurements
content: overall: 13.3 cm x 5.8 cm x 5.9 cm; 5 1/4 in x 2 9/32 in x 2 5/16 in
label: Measurements
content: overall, box: 5 1/4 in x 2 1/4 in x 2 3/8 in; 13.335 cm x 5.715 cm x 6.0325 cm
label: Measurements
content: overall, bottle: 5 in x 2 1/8 in; 12.7 cm x 5.3975 cm