Tony the Tour Guy's Mostly 1970s NYC History Blog

Welcome to Tony the Tour Guy's blog! Here we feature Tony's rants about various topics in New York City history, with particular emphasis upon that typically unappreciated decade, the Seventies. For our purposes, the era began roughly at the time when Jimi Hendrix died (9/18/70) and ended with the presidency of Ronald Reagan and the freedom of the Iran hostages (1/20/81). We cover everything from Pet Rocks to the Moonies to Checker Taxicabs here, and welcome your participation.

Sunday, April 02, 2006

Psssssst! Try Psssssst on Your Hair

I understand that they started making this stuff again, although I haven't seen it.

Ladies, do you remember Psssssst? It was what you could use to "freshen your hair instantly" during the Seventies. Shampoo and water? Too old fashioned - and time-consuming for the 70s woman on the run. Clairol Psssssst came in an aerosol can, and supposedly it would remove oil and dirt from hair without having to wash it. Just spray it in; brush it out.

In the Summer of 1975 I was working at a sleep-away camp where a lot of the female counselors used Psssssst. I tried the stuff a couple of times on my long, very greasy hair. Psssssst smelled a bit like talcum powder, and did indeed work. But after brushing for what seemed like forever I still couldn't get all the stuff out, and the guys were teasing me for days. They also pointed out that I smelled like a can of foot powder.

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