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Chemical "Safety Screen" for Tender Skin

  • Circa 1951

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Color print advertisement for propylene glycol, U.S.P. manufactured and sold by the Dow Chemical Company for use as a solvent in sun tan lotions, cold creams, and other medicinal products. The advertisement features an illustrated depiction of a child on a beach, with accompanying text detailing the use of propylene glycol, U.S.P. to augment the "soothing effect" of sun tan lotions and other medicinal creams.

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  • Box 9

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Dow Chemical Company. “Chemical ‘Safety Screen’ for Tender Skin,” circa 1951. Advertisements from the Dow Chemical Historical Collection, Box 9. Science History Institute. Philadelphia. https://digital.sciencehistory.org/works/37720d54c.

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