Cocoaine for the hair

I'm sure cocaine would soothe an irritated scalp, but I can't imagine why it would cure dandruff.

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Posted By: Alex - Sun Jul 30, 2023
Category: Drugs | Nineteenth Century | Hair and Hairstyling

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A little googling reveals that it contained cocoa-nut oil [sic] but no cocaine. The name was meant to imply that it contained cocaine, which was popular (and presumably legal) at the time.

Posted by ges on 07/30/23 at 10:05 AM

And I wouldn't be surprised if coconut oil did in fact have some good effect on hair. I know some other oils do.

Posted by Richard Bos on 08/19/23 at 06:03 AM

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