Dear Frank,
Frank, if you are reading this, the Pond's cold cream
was purchased at a Sav-On's drugstore and was listed as
"Original Formula" deep cleanser. The Pond's institute
has an 800 number (1-800-743-8640) The net wt. 3.5 oz
(99g) is more than a lifetime supply considering the
small amount that would be used on a lens.
I would suggest you try looking for it at a "De Hema"
(Dutch equivalent of Woolworth's store). There was
one in Amsterdam the last time I was there. The clerk
might "bat an eyelash" at you though, especially if you
ask him for the "Henk discount" !
Hank Hogan
PS If you can't find it. I can put some in a small plastic
vial and send it to you.
Frank van Lindert wrote:
>
> I have tried to locate a jar of Pond's Cold Cream here in Holland...
>
> Apart from some curious looks and questions in the shops (what are you
> gonna use it for? to clean my lenses...) almost nobody knows the
> product. Ponds is a brand that is widely marketed here, with many
> creams on the shop's shelves indeed.
>
> But this Cold Cream: an elderly saleswoman told me that she hadn't
> seen it since about twenty or twenty-five years. Which is about the
> same time the Olympus lenses came onto the market... any connection
> there?
>
> Is the product still marketed elsewhere in the world, or is it a
> remnant of the past (started in the early 1900's), only available yet
> in the US....
>
> I have browsed through the entire website of Unilever's, but not been
> able to find more than hints to the past as well.
>
> Please help...
>
> Frank van Lindert
> Utrecht - Netherlands
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