Originally posted by leslie flenner
PSSSSSSST? Song on commercial: "It's the neat shampoo you can do on the run!" (I think- correct me if i'm wrong!) It was a dry spray one could spray on that "cleaned the hair" (same as baby powder does).
Oh gosh, we went through a LOT of cans of PSSSSSSSST! I had two sisters, all of us having that long, straight hair that was popular back then, but this was before the days of the blow dryer, so if we didn't have time to wash our hair the night before and let it air dry, this was our only option. Actually, I don't remember that it worked very well - mostly just looked and felt like you had dusted your head with powder, so your hair just looked dull and cakey.

I still remember the first "blow comb" or "hot comb" that my mom bought - it was a crude blow dryer (more heat than air), but it was flat and shaped like a comb, with the heat coming out through a brush attachment snapped onto it. You were supposed to brush / comb your hair as usual and it would "magically" dry your hair in half the time! (Worked about as well as the PSSSSSST )

How weird is this, that I not only remember my mom's bonnet-style hairdryer with the little plastic cap, but I remember the smell of it! My mom was always under it with those black brushy rollers in her hair, with the pink plastic picks to hold them in place. (I used to play with her Dippity-Do setting gel when she wasn't looking. )