'Cold cream' is the traditional name for a rose-scented moisturiser, that was the workaday moisturiser before Vaseline, Palmolive and Oil of Olay came along...and then all the big cosmetics firms.
Robert says when he was in theatre he used cold cream as a makeup remover, which may be where it survives.
We're now awash in specialist face and body creams with different scents and consistencies, but at one time, cold cream was the main option for moisturiser, makeup remover, overnight masks, whatever.
You can still get it in England at Boots. I got a pot to compare to mine. The commercial one is more strongly scented, is shinier and absorbs more easily, but otherwise seems very similar.
At their cores, moisturisers still use an emulsion of oils and waxes. They can be sourced from plants, animals or petroleum products, but you still need some combination of oil, wax, water and scent.
Better quality ones have combinations that are more pleasant, or are gentler on the skin, but all the rest is packaging and personal preference...and marketing.
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Robert says when he was in theatre he used cold cream as a makeup remover, which may be where it survives.
We're now awash in specialist face and body creams with different scents and consistencies, but at one time, cold cream was the main option for moisturiser, makeup remover, overnight masks, whatever.
You can still get it in England at Boots. I got a pot to compare to mine. The commercial one is more strongly scented, is shinier and absorbs more easily, but otherwise seems very similar.
At their cores, moisturisers still use an emulsion of oils and waxes. They can be sourced from plants, animals or petroleum products, but you still need some combination of oil, wax, water and scent.
Better quality ones have combinations that are more pleasant, or are gentler on the skin, but all the rest is packaging and personal preference...and marketing.