YOUR DOLLAR
Union, Consumers
Your Dollar By Consumers Union Toilet Soap DO YOU want soap or glamor? asks CU in its September issue. You can pay 4 cents to 10 cents a cake if it's soap you're after. If you want glamor with a...
...As a result of Government action, the Colgate-Palni-olive-Peet Company has promised to stop representing that "the use of Palmolive Soap and water has any direct effect...
...Flameproofing Eighty-seven hundred Americans are killed by burns each year...
...CU tested 131 brands of toilet soap, and all were acceptable...
...Four ounces daily give you almost twice the daily minimum requirement of 25 milligrams of Vitamin C. Brands selling at about 13 cents for a No...
...Both compounds are removed by washing...
...White floating soaps are generally the most economical...
...And many of these deaths could be prevented by the use of simple flameproofing compounds in danger spots in the home...
...Both can be used as dips or sprays...
...that "Palmolive Soap and water will protect the skin against, or avert or postpone the consequences of, advancing age or will cure the facial eruptions common to adolescence...
...Almost all of the more than 250 cans tested were Grade A, which means they met high standards for flavor, color, and consistency...
...But remember that added color or perfume costs the manufacturer very little, and that you're just as apt to find a brand you like at 7 cents and 8 cents as at 25 cents...
...CU recommends two compounds—a commercial product, Du Pont Fire Retardant, and a home-made solution of seven parts of borax and three parts of boric acid, dissolved in 100 parts of water...
...The Du Pont Fire Retardant is not removed by dry cleaning, but the home made product is...
...Fabric treated with either compound will char, but it won't burn...
...If you prefer a fancy shape, perfume, or color, look around for what you want...
...If you want glamor with a little soap thrown in, by all means buy Elizabeth Ar-den, Dorothy Gray, or Lentheric at 50 cents-$l...
...But the differences in cost are very great...
...Either way you'll get a good, mild soap which helps to clean your face but will not prevent or cure dry skin or wrinkles...
...Polk's, Colonial, Finast, Glenwood, Holly, Hill, Silver Nip, Adams, Bohack's Best, Cherry Valley, and Donald Duck were among the Best Buy brands...
...And in addition, grapefruit juice is one of your best and cheapest Vitamin C buys...
...2 can (18 ounces) were found fully as good as those costing 15 cents to 20 cents, reports CU...
...Granefruit Juice It's easy to get good grapefruit juice, reports CU after tests of 64 brands...
...upon the skin except as a mild cleansing agent" or...
Vol. 8 • October 1944 • No. 41
