Medicine, 'Rexona' Green Tin

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Medicine, 'Rexona' Green Tin

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This is a tin of 'Rexona' ointment, marketed as 'a rapid healer'. Said to be 'absolutely reliable' as it 'purifies and heals' Rexona Ointment was marketed in what would become a very familiar green triangular tin as a 'cure-all' for everything from pimples and cuts to nappy-rash and sunburn. Developed by Alice Sheffer, wife of a Sydney chemist, in 1908, the Rexona range included ointment, soap, and shaving soap. A talented physician, she wanted to give people new kinds of personal care produc...

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Date created

1920-1930

Creator

Rexona Proprietary Limited

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https://ehive.com/collections/3102/objects/1004097

Related subjects

Health and Medicine / 1910s

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