By SIDNEY MARGOLIUS

Most deodorants now used
in such great quantities con-
tain two main ingredients.
These are a “deodorant”
which deodorizes through a
cover-up scent and in inhibit-
ing skin bacteria, and an “an-
tiperspirant,” that reduces
flow of perspiration.

Same Germicide

If you read the list of in-’
gredients on the label you
will see that many of these
products, whether promoted
for women or men, have the
same bacteria fighter or ger-
micide, often our old friend
hexachlorophene. This usually
is the basic ingredient in the
deodorant soaps advertised so
heavily.

For astringents (to reduce
perspiration) , the brand-name

THE WESTERN CANADIAN LUMBER WORKER

deodorants usually use alum-
inum or zine salts, such as
aluminum chlorhydroxide or

_ zine phenolsulphonate.

What’s revealing is to see
how some of the big toiletries
manufacturers put different
names on similar products.
For example, Revlon’s “Hi
and Dri” deodorant, for wo-
men has the same ingredients
as Revlon’s “Top Brass” for

men.
It Makes Both

Bristol-Myers actually com-
petes with itself. This billion
dollar toiletries and drug cor-
poration has become the big-
gest by spending 25 per cent
of its entire sales income for
advertising year after year.
Bristol-Myers doesn’t care
whether you buy “Ban” (the
biggest seller) or “Mum”. It
makes both.

NEW STANDARD SIZE
FOR CHILDREN'S CLOTHING

After years of negotiations
between manufacturers, Can-
adian Government Specifica-
tions Board, and the Consum-
ers’ Association of Canada,
there’s a standard size for
children’s clothing.

The scheme is “entirely
voluntary”, according to the

; CAC. Its success depends up-
E on you, the consumer.
Body Measurement
: Manufacturers and retailers
: can now apply for a license to
. use the Canada Standard Size
label, indicating compliance
with established standards of
dimension, which are based
on body measurement rather
than age.

The symbol: a semi-circular
tape-measure with the words,
“Canada Standard Size”,

To make the system work,
think in terms of your child’s
body measurements, not his
or her age.

Ask to see the Canada
Standard Size chart before
you buy. The federal Depart-
ment of Consumer and Cor-
porate Affairs has distributed
a little leaflet to retail outlets
which explains the system and
lists the measurements invol-
ved.

The children’s garment in-
dustry accepted the standard
size proposals “with consid-
erable dragging of feet”, ac-
cording to the CAC. It will
“take years” to become uni-

versal.
Keep Asking

The big catalogue stores are
co-operating. It’s hoped that
other retail outlets will, too.
BUT YOU HAVE TO KEEP
ASKING ABOUT IT.

If your retailer hasn’t heard
about it, drop a line to:
“Sizes”, Consumers’ Associa-
tion of Canada, 100 Glouces-
ter St., Ottawa 4, Ont.

Sted nica pain

Wall-to-wall carpeting is a
i big investment, but it can be
hae a worthwhile one — if you
"s know how to shop and what
to look for.

Basically, you should con-
sider a carpet with a pattern
— it shows dirt Iess than a
solid colour. The darker the
colour, the less dirt that
shows. And light colours
tend to fade more rapidly.

little difference in
wear between all-wool and an
80-20 blend of wool and nylon.
In heavy traffic areas — hall
or stairs —- the best buy is an
even texture rather than a
_ Better wear can also be ex-
pected from hard-twist y

st eee coca pee fan from

worst for showing

Do open an underlay?
Yes, says the Consumers’ As-

HOW TO BUY CARPETS

ber. Waffled sponge-rubber
has excellent resilience, good
ventilation and resistence to
mildew, but is the most ex-
pensive,

How about installation?
There’s one big rule: get a
reputable layer, one with skill
and experience. Otherwise,
your carpet might stretch and
buckle,

New System

Best way to fasten carpet
edges is a new system of strips
of wood, with pins angled to
grip the carpet edge, nailed to
the floor adjacent to the skirt-
ing. This eliminates the in-
dented edges caused by tack-
ing.

Be sure to get a quotation
from the dealer which shows
clearly, in writing, the cost of
the carpet, the underlay, and
the installation. Ask the dealer
to specify the materials in
writing, and ask for small
samples so that you can com-
pare after delivery.

The Consumers’ Association
of Canada will send you one
free copy of a booklet on car-
pets. The address: 100 Glou-
eester St., Ottawa 4, Mark

your envelope “Carpets”.

For “Ban” aerosol, Bristol-
Myers gives you hexachloro-
phene, the bacteria fighter. If
you buy “Mum” aerosol, you
still get hexochlorophene.
That’s all. If you buy the roll-
on or cream forms of “Ban”
you also get the aluminum
salts, which inhibit perspira-
tion. :

Soap and Water

Actually, soap and water
not only reduces skin bacteria
but removes any odorous sub-
stance, says Wisconsin phar-
macy professor Joseph R.
Robinson. If you feel you also
need a deodorant, buy any of
these sold under their own
brand names by co-ops, super-
markets and department
stores. These often are half
the price of the advertised
brands, and have the same
hexachlorophene and alumi-
num salts. One of the less ex-
pensive national brands, con-
taining such basic ingredients,
is Odo-Ro-No.

That is, if your skin is not
too sensitive. The aluminum
salts that reduce perspiration
may irritate the sweat glands
if used too long.

The Aspirin Hoax

The aspirin manufacturers
continue to be among the most
confusing of the drug and toil-
etry advertisers, whether in-
tentionally or not. Lucien Van
Elsen, a frank and knowledge-
able pharmacist, points out
that Anacin has changed its
formula. It now is merely as-
pirin with added caffeine;

MARCH, 1970

nothing more than “a six-
grain aspirin with a cup of
coffee . . . not enough more
pain relief to justify buying
Anacin over plain USP grade
aspirin tablets.”

But Anacin has been play-
ing games with people with
its commercials proclaiming
that two of its tablets have
more of the pain - relieving
ingredients doctors recom-
mend (aspirin, of course)
than four of another leading
brand. Presumably the other
brand is Excedrin, which has
become a big seller due to
clever advertising.

Basically Aspirin
The Anacin commercials,
however, omit to say that Ex-
cedrin also has another pain-
relieving ingredient — Salicy-

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limide. But Excedrin, too, is
basically aspirin with caffeine.
So, both it and Anacin are
overpriced in relation to man-
ufacturing costs, and prices of
comparable private brands.

While Anacin sells -from
$1.09 to $1.33 for 100 tablets,
the similar Co-op Pain Relief
product costs about 69 cents.
Compared to Excedrin for 83
to 98 cents for 60 tablets, the
Co-op Super strength Pain
Reliever is 59 cents.

Your Best Buy

But of course you can buy
ordinary APC tablets (as-
pirin - phenacetin - caffeine)
only 49 cents for 100, or even
plain aspirin for 29 cents for
100, or less. Other large re-
tailers similarly sell those pro-
ducts under their own brand
names at low prices.

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