As the song by Mikroutsikos and Nikolopoulou, sung by Alexiou, says, (some colognes last for years).

One of these is MYRTO, the legendary lemon fragrance that reigned supreme in the decade (1975–1985).

The cologne rubbed onto the chests and wrists of the very elderly and the sick to cool them down, onto young girls before they leave for school; the cologne worn by elegant ladies at evening church services, the MYRTO cologne used to clean the icon of the saint being celebrated.

Myrto lemon cologne for everyone, for every occasion.

MADE IN GREECE

The fragrance was produced by the pharmaceutical company FA.MAR (1949) from 1959 onward, and later at its factory in Avlonas (48 km along the Athens–Lamia National Road).

FA.MAR was a Greek multinational pharmaceutical company, with 3,000 employees and 12 factories producing medicines and cosmetics.

The original bottle is round plastic, with thirteen vertical grooves for an easy grip, and a label featuring a hot-air balloon in the background, bearing the product details.

White cap

Advertisement (1981): Wear MYRTO and feel the coolness

                                  Wear MYRTO and feel the freshness

                                  Wear MYRTO and feel better

                                  Wear MYRTO – MYRTO – MYRTO

PERFUMER: The fragrance was created by the Marinopoulos Pharmacy (1908), at the intersection of Panepistimiou and Patision Streets (Havteia).

AROMATIC RAW MATERIALS: (PLANT-BASED – MINERAL – ANIMAL) AND SYNTHETIC (CHEMICAL):

Compound tincture of lemon essence

Eau de Cologne

Essential oil of bergamot (Citrus aurantium – bergamot)

Essential oil of lemon peel (Citrus limon – lemon tree)

Essential oil of sweet orange peel (Citrus sinensis – orange tree)

Essential oil of orange blossoms (Citrus sinensis – orange tree)

Essential oil of thyme

90% alcohol

A clean, natural, fresh fragrance

The fresh scent of citrus is truly invigorating.

Myrto lemon cologne for everyone, for every occasion.

THE PRODUCT IS UNOPENED

THE PRODUCT HAS NOT BEEN USED

We have used the pharmaceutical product PARAFILM on the inside closure of the product; it is an extensible paraffin film used to seal the top notes.

GENUINE AND RARE

MADE  IN  GREECE    

ÁÁÁ      EDITION

CERTIFICATE NUMBER (AB) OF THE KEEPH FILE (State Laboratory for the Control of Medicines/1973): KH 1486/79

This product has absolutely nothing to do with products of the same name; these are entirely different products from Marinopoulos’s MYRTO.

PRODUCTION    1981   →  (1/81)