Object Details
collection
Reid Drugstore
maker
Colgate-Palmolive-Peet Company
Description
In 1938 the Colgate-Palmolive-Peet Company in Jersey City, N.J., introduced Halo, the zero soap shampoo. Their slogan was "Soaping dulls hair, while Halo glorifies it." The product came with a double your money-back-guarantee. Advertisements claimed that the lack of oils and harsh chemicals made the product clean-rinsing and safe for children.
Over the years the Colgate-Palmolive Company used celebrities and program sponsorships to endorse their product. In the 1940s the product jingle,"Halo, Everybody, Halo," was introduced on the radio and early TV. Through the following decades, many celebrities and recording artists, including Frank Sinatra, Peggy Lee, and Eddie Cantor, sang the Halo jingle. Halo was still being sold in the late 1970s.
The Halo bottle did not change much from 1939 into the 1950s. This example dates to that period.
Location
Currently not on view
Credit Line
Gift of Blanche E. Reid
date made
1937-1953
ID Number
1984.0351.325
accession number
1984.0351
catalog number
1984.0351.325
Object Name
shampoo
hair care product
Other Terms
Cosmetics; Drugs
Physical Description
cardboard (packaging material)
glass (container material)
plastic (container material)
paper (container material)
Measurements
overall, box: 4 1/8 in x 1 3/4 in x 1 in; 10.4775 cm x 4.445 cm x 2.54 cm
overall, bottle: 3 1/2 in x 1 5/8 in x 1 in; 8.89 cm x 4.1275 cm x 2.54 cm
place made
United States: New Jersey, Jersey City
See more items in
Medicine and Science: Medicine
Health & Medicine
Beauty and Hygiene Products: Hair Care and Enhancement
Beauty and Health
Hair Care Products
Data Source
National Museum of American History
web subject
Hair Care Products
Link to Original Record
Record ID
nmah_738024