The Soap Museum
Resinol Soap Print Ad - Babys Toilet
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This 1904 ad in The Strand Magazine with the unusual headline: "Babies Toilet" promoted a soap that is "mild and kindly in effect it immediately restores the skin to its original sweetness and purity." Resinol was created by Dr. Merville Hamilton Carter in the 1890's to help treat his patients with various forms of skin ailments. Be careful not to throw the baby out w Read Full Description
This 1904 ad in The Strand Magazine with the unusual headline: "Babies Toilet" promoted a soap that is "mild and kindly in effect it immediately restores the skin to its original sweetness and purity." Resinol was created by Dr. Merville Hamilton Carter in the 1890's to help treat his patients with various forms of skin ailments. Be careful not to throw the baby out with the bath water!