Brown glass rectangular container with white metal screw cap with cream paper label; half full of clear thick liquid; main label with ingredients to create back rub solution made from hand typed text and red poison label taped to main lable.
Brown glass rectangular container with white metal screw cap with cream paper label; half full of clear thick liquid; main label with ingredients to create back rub solution made from hand typed text and red poison label taped to main lable.
Number Of Parts
1
Provenance
Owned by Gladys (Millar) Rockel, donated by her son Stephen Rockel.
This back rub is a liniment made from glycerin, rubbing alcohol, and camphorated oil. Glycerin is used as a moisturizer to treat and prevent dry skin. Rubbing alcohol used topically causes blood vessels to constrict and decreases inflammation. Originally, camphor was made from the distilled bark and wood of the camphor tree, but is today made chemically from turpentine oil. Camphor is often today used on the skin or inhaled, but doctors warn against injesting it, as it can cause serious side-effects or death. Camphorated oil has not been sold in the United States since the 1980s because of safety concerns, but it can still be purchased without a prescription in Canada.