Here is some useful info if any family member has acne ....

[Ed SW Fla]

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When questioned, old timers will tell you they never saw or heard of acne. Acne started becoming a problem after World War II.

Before the World War II, all soap was natural, made of lard, lye, and water.

During the war, shortages of almost everything, including soap, led chemists to develop chemical soap substituting lard with tallow or chemical detergents.

Look at the label of all the

 

[Brian(upstateNY)]

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[ron_c]

One of the things they also didn't do before the World Wars was bath as much either.

 

[Jim West Pa]

the amount of junk foods and perservatives after that era.
Ya jist never know.

 

[Magyar]

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[Craig in Alabama]

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[Vernon in Virginia~Formerly Alaska]

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[Elson(La)]

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[General Ray]

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