I picked up this bottle of "Velv" After Shaving lotion today, it has a kind of spicy / gingery scent. The shop had about 10 bottles of it, and they all looked to be unopened or barely used. This stuff looks pretty old, but I can't really find much about it or the company. I found a mention in a Cleveland student paper that a student had been chosen to design the labels in 1933, and I found "La-Mo Laboratories" in the Cleveland directory, but not after 1942. Anybody else ever come across this stuff or know anything about it?
"Velv" by La-Mo Laboratories
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Thought it was going to be a Aqua Velva clone. I wonder if there was an issue with the name (lawsuit)? It sounds sexay. Just say it. Velv.
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It does roll off the tongue nicely... It smells nothing like any of the Aqua Velvas... It's pretty spicey smelling, not like old spice though, like a much sharper gingery scent ... I like it, but it isn't a daily wearer...
It's Borated...http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Borate
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...so what does that mean?
I don't really know so I gave the link. I just never saw it on a bottle of after shave before.
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Ha! I didn't take much away from the Wikipedia page, looks like it could be harmful in some forms, but I know borax is in a lot of stuff....
My mom used to give me boric acid eyewash as a kid all the time. It's also in some aftershaves and hair tonic, such as Jeris Hair Tonic, which is wonderful stuff! I use it on both my hair and face, as a matter of fact I used some today.
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