ESTÉE LAUDER YOUTH-DEW (1953) ORIGINAL PERFUMED SOAP FOR WOMEN 100 g 3.5 oz.
The soap is in a beautiful opaque bakelite case for carrying and storage, with holes in the base and white compressed paper to absorb moisture, bearing the name and logo of the house.
The soap for shower or bath, scented with the fragrance of YOUTH DEW, deeply cleanses and revitalizes the skin.
PERFUMERS: Josephine Catapano and Ernest Shiftan
Ingredients from International Flavors & Fragrances (IFF) were used to produce the soap.
AROMATIC INGREDIENTS: (BOTANICAL – MINERAL – ANIMAL) AND SYNTHETIC (CHEMICAL):
Bergamot (Calabria) – Neroli (Citrus aurantium – bitter orange blossom – Tunisia) – Peach (Prunus persica) – Mimosa (Mimosa pudica – touch-me-not) – Saffron (Crocus sativus) – Chamomile (Chamaemelum nobile) – Geranium (Pelargonium graveolens).
Jasmine (Egypt) – Clove (Syzygium aromaticum – sun-dried buds) – Carnation (Dianthus caryophyllus) – Ylang-ylang – Narcissus (Narcissus tazetta – the familiar Manousakia flowers) – Rose (Rosa damascena – Bulgaria) – Orchid – Lily of the valley – Black currant (Ribes nigrum) – Cinnamon.
Oakmoss – Musk – Vanilla – Patchouli – Vetiver – Benzoin – Amber – Frankincense (Boswellia carterii – Olibanum – Somalia) – Myrrh (Commiphora ladaniferus) – Peru balsam (Myroxylon pereira – El Salvador) – Tolu balsam (Myroxylon balsamum – Colombia) – Yellow gentian root (Gentiana lutea) – Zedoary root (Curcuma zedoaria – Indonesia – an incredible mango scent).
Aldehydes.
Twenty-seven (27) roots, herbs, barks, a very large number of essential oils and four (4) resins—pure hell, fists of scent to the face, were used in this product, along with yellow gentian root and zedoary root—rare and imposing ingredients for a fragrance from an era we will never see again.
THE PRODUCT IS UNTOUCHED
THE PRODUCT HAS NOT BEEN USED
The soaps were made by Twincraft, a leading manufacturer of natural skincare soaps.
AUTHENTIC AND RARE
1st EDITION
PRODUCTION 1983