I long ago became the site that comes up first on Google for people remembering a hair pomade called Charles Antell Formula #9.
The photos on the right and left continue to be part of the subject (click to enlarge). My first blog, in 2005, was an endorsement of the product and that resulted in one reader sending me a sample of this fifty-five year old product. I wanted to test the product and possibly re-introduce it to the market.
After a series of accidents I finally found a way to get the sample analyzed along with a control substance of lanolin. The original TV infomercial said the product was pure lanolin.
You will have to check the final product evaluation blog to get the two big surprises.
The photos were sent by Ron Heberlee who has a site with photos of old Phoenix. Thanks Ron.