Saturday, July 2, 2011

Noxzema - The Skin Cleansing Cream

Along the line of using  natural products to reduce acnes, Noxzema cream is a popular recomendation as a facial wash. 

The main benefits of using Noxzema is that it's less drying than soap, does a good job of cleansing the pore and is not oily.  It also give a cool feeling due to the menthol.

Noxzema cream has an interesting history - it was originally put together in the early 1900's and used as a remedy against sun-burn.  This usage was a tag-line on the jar itself until the last decade.  Noxzema contains three main ingredients: camphor, menthol, and eucalyptus.

Noxzema cream's fomula stayed relatively stable throughout the years. The Bunting family owned the brand until it was sold to Proter and Gamble.  A moistured enhanced version was added in the last 10 years and is still in the market but it has not replaced the original formula in popularity.

In the early1990's Noxzema advertised the product with then relatively unknown Rebecca Gayheart - who became known as the Noxzema Girl and part of the popular culture lexicon and 1990's.


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