General Chat

I bought some Snowfire fairly recently. You have to ask for it though as it doesnt seem to be on show.

I think you're right,wisechild,I vaguely remember Golden Eye ointment,and I also think that it had mercury in it as well.

I think that Gaviscon is still available in Australia.

I have never heard of Germolene,that is not familiar to me at all.

Anyone remember Hypol,cod liver oil? I used to love that stuff,it tasted like almonds...

I used to swear by TCP & although it´s still available it´s nowhere near as strong as it used to be,
I love Germoline too, but I have been surprised at the number of over the counter medicaments that aren´t sold in Spain, with no alternatives on offer.
I have tried to buy Gaviscon, but was told it´s not sold here, so had to resort to asking my brother to bring me some from England.
As for Golden Eye Ointment, my gran used to swear by it, but I think it contained a small amount of what is now a banned substance (I think mercury, but wouldn´t swear to it)
Marion

/if its splinters etc, they stiil make Lion ointment which used to come in a wooden pot, [showing my age]
available on line .

http://www.google.co.uk/search?aq=f&sourceid=chrome&ie=UTF-8&q=lion+ointment

My mum used to spoon Angiers Emulsion into me, I;ve just read the contents petroleum with lime and soda !!
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lol

kinda had a healthy smell did'nt it!

Lindain - didn't realise there was a difference in the tubes of Germolene - you live and learn.

Dawnie - I love the smell of Germolene as well!

My late aunt used to have Marshmallow ointment in her medicine cupboard, we used it up years since, but a neighbour swears by St James Balm.

My vaseline is in a plastic jar with a screw lid, must be past its sell by date, like everything else in our medicine box.

used to love the tins of it vaseline now comes in same little tins.

and the smell of germoline was lovely

Angelsong
The white Germolene is a cream rather than ointment and the white one has anaestetic in it.
Yes the old gooey ointment is my prefered type and I have to buy it to send to Canada and Australia too. It is always in great demand either to be posted out or to be taken if we are visiting family and friends.

Glad you found what you needed

Linda :O) XxX

Thanks for your reply Jean. I have googled it, and yes, Germolene is available in tubes, same pink ointment as in tins. The Germolene we got in a tube was white.

Try googling for it. We found basilicon ointment by doing that. We have always used it for a drawing ointment and to remove splinters, which my OH is always suffering.

Our two tins of Germolene ointment are almost empty - you may remember the wonderfully clean smell of the contents. We bought a tube of Germolene some while since, but it does not smell so clean, and healing, and is not a patch on the old stuff.

I would love to find some of the old variety. The tins were small and round. Anyone any ideas?