Plan No. 506. Sold Preparation to Eradicate Perspiration Odor
A physician in New York, who had made a specialty of preparing various toilet accessories for women, gave one of his patients the following formula for destroying the odor of perspiration, and she was so well pleased with its effects that she put it up for sale. She made a success of it, first through agents, then through the drug stores, and later through advertising it in a number of ladies’ magazines. To-day it is one of the standard preparations for women’s use, and is enjoying a large sale. It does the work, and the following are the ingredients:
Borax, 10 grams; starch, 10 grams; salicylic acid, 3 grams; powdered alum, 5 grams; talcum powder, 50 grams; napthol, 5 grams.
However, if the odor is not excessive, ordinary cooking soda, applied under the arms with a powder puff, is often efficacious.