Clairol Summer Blonde Hair Lightener

Description:

Clairol introduced Summer Blonde Hair Lightener in the mid-1960s with the promise: "be a summer blonde all year round." The box contains Blondessence Developing Lotion in an applicator bottle, a bottle of Summer Blonde lightener, gloves and instructions. Product advertising claimed the lightener would leave blonde hair looking like it was “dipped in sunshine,” brunette hair “glowing warm and golden,” or red hair “lit up with a sunny brightness."

Date Made: 1965-1968

Maker: Clairol

Location: Currently not on view

Place Made: United States: Connecticut, StamfordAssociated Place: United States: Louisiana, Saint Martinville

See more items in: Medicine and Science: Medicine, Health & Medicine, American Enterprise, Beauty and Hygiene Products: Hair Care and Enhancement, Beauty and Health

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Credit Line: The Fournet Drugstore Collection

Data Source: National Museum of American History

Id Number: 1985.0475.220Catalog Number: 1985.0475.220Accession Number: 1985.0475

Object Name: hair care producthair bleaching kitObject Type: Cosmetics

Physical Description: cardboard (packaging material)glass (container material)metal (container material)paper (container material)plastic (container material)Measurements: overall, box: 4 3/4 in x 3 7/8 in x 1 7/8 in; 12.065 cm x 9.8425 cm x 4.7625 cm

Guid: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746a0-e400-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa

Record Id: nmah_209498

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