Posted on 10/06/2006 6:52:56 AM PDT by COUNTrecount
OSLO - German drugmaker Schering warned consumers on Thursday not to use hemorrhoid cream on their faces.
The warning came after a male stylist said on Norwegian television that many photo models used the cream in the morning to get rid of puffy eyes, which the drug company said seemed to have boosted demand for such products at pharmacies. Beauty magazines in the U.S. have been advising the same for years.
This is a pharmaceutical and not a cosmetic, the groups Norwegian subsidiary Schering Norge AS said in a statement, warning especially to keep hemorrhoid cream out of the eyes.
It said the warning applied to its product, Scheringproct, which it said was a pharmaceutical that is used on hemorrhoids
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OK, now was that Post #15 really necessary? ;-)
In fact,it was.I have it on good authority that the folks who make Preparation H plan to use before and after photos of Helen in an upcoming ad campaign.
Isn't there an urban legend that Preparation H had to put more specific instructions on the tube after someone put it on a cracker and ate it?

Works for me!
THIS cracker?
"Sheesh, what's next - pencils aren't for removing ear wax?"
Only the sharpened end. :)
That's the most flattering picture I've ever seen of Helen Thomas....which is scary.
Quite possibly :)
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