# 1970's brand of shampoo **URL:** \ **Category:** Factual Questions\ **Created:** [October 26, 2020, 3:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/1970s-brand-of-shampoo/923944 "2020-10-26T15:14:45Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 19\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![BwanaBob](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bwanabob/32/2985_2.png) [@BwanaBob](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BwanaBob)\ **Post date:** [October 26, 2020, 3:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/1970s-brand-of-shampoo/923944/1 "2020-10-26T15:14:45Z")
I’m wracking my brain trying to remember a shampoo that my mother used (and that I used to borrow). It was in a clear bottle and the shampoo itself was blue. I used it because I liked the way my hair came out, but a girl I knew in college laughed at me when she saw I used it, telling it me accentuated blond hair. It was not Herbal Essence, since that was green and the bottle was shaped differently. However I keep thinking it might have been a Clairol product anyway but my google skills have failed me. Anyone remember this brand? ---
**Author:** ![running\_coach](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/running_coach/32/15836_2.png) [@running\_coach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/running_coach)\ **Post date:** [October 26, 2020, 3:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/1970s-brand-of-shampoo/923944/2 "2020-10-26T15:26:50Z")
Was the shampoo clear or opaque? Selsun Blue comes to mind but none of the photos I found show a clear bottle. ---
**Author:** ![Mangetout](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mangetout/32/19_2.png) [@Mangetout](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mangetout)\ **Post date:** [October 26, 2020, 3:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/1970s-brand-of-shampoo/923944/3 "2020-10-26T15:29:01Z")
Vosene? That was in a distinctive green bottle, but I don’t recollect the colour of the shampoo itself ---
**Author:** ![BwanaBob](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bwanabob/32/2985_2.png) [@BwanaBob](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BwanaBob)\ **Post date:** [October 26, 2020, 3:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/1970s-brand-of-shampoo/923944/4 "2020-10-26T15:34:39Z")
The shampoo was clear, though dark, almost navy blue. Another hint, was I think there was a 2nd type of this shampoo that was as dark green as Herbal Essence. What I hadn’t noticed was that the shampoos were hair shade specific, possibly for light blonde vs darker blonde. ---
**Author:** ![BwanaBob](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bwanabob/32/2985_2.png) [@BwanaBob](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BwanaBob)\ **Post date:** [October 26, 2020, 3:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/1970s-brand-of-shampoo/923944/5 "2020-10-26T15:37:02Z")
That was a dandruff shampoo in a white bottle. I think my brother used that occasionally. ---
**Author:** ![BwanaBob](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bwanabob/32/2985_2.png) [@BwanaBob](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BwanaBob)\ **Post date:** [October 26, 2020, 3:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/1970s-brand-of-shampoo/923944/6 "2020-10-26T15:37:25Z")
Never heard of that brand, so no. ---
**Author:** ![Nars\_Glinley](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/nars_glinley/32/8177_2.png) [@Nars\_Glinley](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nars_Glinley)\ **Post date:** [October 26, 2020, 3:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/1970s-brand-of-shampoo/923944/7 "2020-10-26T15:44:43Z")
Did Prell ever come in blue? ---
**Author:** ![BwanaBob](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bwanabob/32/2985_2.png) [@BwanaBob](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BwanaBob)\ **Post date:** [October 26, 2020, 3:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/1970s-brand-of-shampoo/923944/8 "2020-10-26T15:48:27Z")
That came in a tube and it wasn’t Prell. ---
**Author:** ![GIGObuster](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gigobuster/32/421_2.png) [@GIGObuster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GIGObuster)\ **Post date:** [October 26, 2020, 3:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/1970s-brand-of-shampoo/923944/9 "2020-10-26T15:48:30Z")
Navy blue? I did a casual search and it could be a Faberge Shampoo. They did a very dark blue one promoted by the 70s blonde poster girl Farrah Fawcett. Then a bit later I can see more regular blue ones from Faberge with no association with Fawcet, a bit later than the 70s but I think Faberge did continue with similar types of shampoo. > **[Do you remember these 55 shampoos & conditioners from the 80s? - Click...](https://clickamericana.com/topics/beauty-fashion/7-vintage-shampoo-ads-1980s)** > > Take a step back in time and check out some of the most awesome shampoos & conditioners from the '80s -- including a lot of brands you can't find anymore! Scroll to the Faberge shampoos ---
**Author:** ![jnglmassiv](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/f07891/32.png) [@jnglmassiv](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jnglmassiv)\ **Post date:** [October 26, 2020, 3:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/1970s-brand-of-shampoo/923944/10 "2020-10-26T15:49:05Z")
I wasn’t buying shampoo in the 70s but Alberto VO5 has a few different colors. Looks like blue is a conditioner, though. ---
**Author:** ![BwanaBob](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bwanabob/32/2985_2.png) [@BwanaBob](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BwanaBob)\ **Post date:** [October 26, 2020, 3:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/1970s-brand-of-shampoo/923944/11 "2020-10-26T15:52:52Z")
The bottle was different. Plus I’ll “know” it when I hear it. ---
**Author:** ![Nars\_Glinley](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/nars_glinley/32/8177_2.png) [@Nars\_Glinley](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nars_Glinley)\ **Post date:** [October 26, 2020, 3:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/1970s-brand-of-shampoo/923944/12 "2020-10-26T15:55:30Z")
> [@BwanaBob](#): > > That came in a tube and it wasn’t Prell. Prell also came in a bottle. Do you think it was a major brand, like one that there would have been a TV commercial about? ---
**Author:** ![GIGObuster](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gigobuster/32/421_2.png) [@GIGObuster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GIGObuster)\ **Post date:** [October 26, 2020, 3:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/1970s-brand-of-shampoo/923944/13 "2020-10-26T15:56:02Z")
None of the other brands from the cite did ring a bell? Not all the colors abailable would be represented in an ad. ---
**Author:** ![BwanaBob](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bwanabob/32/2985_2.png) [@BwanaBob](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BwanaBob)\ **Post date:** [October 26, 2020, 3:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/1970s-brand-of-shampoo/923944/14 "2020-10-26T15:58:36Z")
I found it, though not with the correct vintage label. It was Clairol, but it was the colorfast formula. Blue was for blondes, green was for tint and lasting rinse users. Can’t make the link work. But I googled “clairol for blondes 1970 colorfast” and both the green and blue ads show up. ---
**Author:** ![bump](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/7c8e57/32.png) [@bump](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bump)\ **Post date:** [October 26, 2020, 4:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/1970s-brand-of-shampoo/923944/15 "2020-10-26T16:11:26Z")
Down toward the bottom, there’s “Agree II” which was in an almost navy blue bottle. ---
**Author:** ![GIGObuster](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gigobuster/32/421_2.png) [@GIGObuster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GIGObuster)\ **Post date:** [October 26, 2020, 4:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/1970s-brand-of-shampoo/923944/16 "2020-10-26T16:15:57Z")
Well, a bit of a moot point. The OP found it, it was from Clairol. Unfortunately, Clairol does not make that type of shampoo nowadays. ---
**Author:** ![MindsEye\_Watering](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mindseye_watering/32/3619_2.png) [@MindsEye\_Watering](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MindsEye_Watering)\ **Post date:** [October 26, 2020, 4:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/1970s-brand-of-shampoo/923944/17 "2020-10-26T16:19:27Z")
Sorry to piggyback but… Since this thread is about hair care stuff, does anyone remember a conditioner that was perfectly clear and smelled like honeysuckle? ---
**Author:** ![philipdalton](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/85e7bf/32.png) [@philipdalton](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/philipdalton)\ **Post date:** [January 9, 2024, 2:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/1970s-brand-of-shampoo/923944/18 "2024-01-09T14:30:13Z")
The colour of the shampoo itself (I’m referring to the shampoo here) was green. Many of the ads for it on TV featured green blobs falling across the screen. ---
**Author:** ![gnoitall](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/bb73d2/32.png) [@gnoitall](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gnoitall)\ **Post date:** [January 9, 2024, 6:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/1970s-brand-of-shampoo/923944/19 "2024-01-09T18:36:06Z")
> [@philipdalton](#): > > The colour of the shampoo itself (I’m referring to the shampoo here) was green. Except when it was blue, as was settled three years ago. > [@1970's brand of shampoo](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/1970s-brand-of-shampoo/923944/14): > > I found it, though not with the correct vintage label. It was Clairol, but it was the colorfast formula. Blue was for blondes, green was for tint and lasting rinse users. Can’t make the link work. But I googled “clairol for blondes 1970 colorfast” and both the green and blue ads show up. > **Blue was for blondes**