Party in a lather

"WASH your hands, Jeffrey. With the Solvol, Jeffrey." The 1970s advertising refrain for Solvol soap is remembered fondly by many in the same vein as "You're soaking in it" and "Have a Bex, a cup of tea, and a good lie down".

Solvol, the abrasive soap that generations of Australians have turned to for the big cleaning jobs, celebrated its 90th birthday yesterday.