Description
Lifebuoy soap was originally marketed in England in 1895 by the Lever Brothers. It was revolutionary in the way that it was the first antiseptic soap available to the mass market, containing phenol (also known as carbolic acid). Ralphie's mouth is cleaned with Lifebuoy soap after he uses an obscene word in the 1983 Christmas Story.
Lifebuoy soap was originally marketed in England in 1895 by the Lever Brothers. It was revolutionary in the way that it was the first antiseptic soap available to the mass market, containing phenol (also known as carbolic acid). Fun fact: Lifebuoy was used to wash out Ralphie's mouth after he used an obscene word in the popular 1983 a Christmas Story.