Vaseline Mentholated Tube and Box
Datecirca 1920s
Credit LineGift of Jessie Robins, London, Ontario, 1980
Object number1980.043.115
Label TextVaseline Mentholated Petroleum Jelly was offered as a headache medicine. Instructions told sufferers to rub the product on their forehead and rest in a quiet room. The gentle massage required to rub the jelly into the forehead, combined with rest produced the desired results. People still use peppermint oil, the active ingredient of which is menthol, to relieve migraine pain.
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