Clam oil:
Clam oil, also known as tile shell oil and shell oil, is pronounced Gala oil in Shandong dialect. It's a skin care oil filled with clam shells. The shell is clean, white and smooth, waxed and labeled. In clam oil, depending on the size of clams, there are several grades with different prices, generally about the size of table tennis.
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History and function:
Clam oil has the characteristics of good quality and low price, which can moisturize the skin and prevent chapping. It is the most popular and popular skin care product in the 1960s and 1970s. At that time, the winter in the north was cold and dry. In the severe winter, it was common for people to freeze their hands and feet and blow their skin. When their hands and faces were blown and cracked, they put some clam oil on them, which was considered as skin care and beauty. Many children in the city know shells through clam oil. Girls go to school with clam oil in their pockets, and compare them between classes to see whose clam shell is bigger and whose pattern stripes are more beautiful. Clam oil represents the children's yearning for beauty and satisfaction with happiness in those days.
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