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-'''Euxesis''' was promoted as shaving cream without the need for use of [[soap]], [[water]] or a [[brush]]. It was created by [[Aimée S. Lloyd]] of [[Aimée Lloyd and Co.]]. Euxesis is sold by [[hair dresser]]s, [[chemist]]s and dealers in [[London]] in the [[1890s]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[Deep Breath (TV story)|Deep Breath]]'')
+[[A. S. Lloyd]]'s '''Euxesis''' was promoted as [[shaving cream]] without the need for use of [[soap]], [[water]], or a [[brush]]. It was sold by [[hair dresser]]s, [[chemist]]s, and [[perfumery]] stores in [[London]] in the [[1890s]].
+Euxesis was produced by [[Aimée Lloyd and Co.]], a company run by A. S. Lloyd's widow [[Aimée Lloyd]]. By the 1890s, the business had been purchased by [[R. Hovenden and Sons]]. ([[TV]]: {{cs|Deep Breath (TV story)|timestamp=00:32:41}})
+== Behind the scenes ==
+Euxesis was a real product.<ref>Post Office London Directory, 1899. [Part 4: Trades & Professional Directory] - Page 536 https://specialcollections.le.ac.uk/digital/collection/p16445coll4/id/13351/rec/4</ref> The newspaper prop(s) featured in ''[[Deep Breath (TV story)|Deep Breath]]'' seem to have pulled their contents from real historical newspapers.
+== Footnotes ==
+{{Reflist}}
 [[Category:Hygiene]]
+[[Category:Substances from the real world]]