Database / I I I I
Design Resources: Digital Archive
Holdings Classification (Registered Name)
Eudermine (reproduction)
Eudermine (reproduction)
- Category
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- #Product
- Release Year
1897
- Designer
Nagai Nagayoshi (content formulation designer)
- Manufacturer
Shiseido Co., Ltd.
- Distributor
Shiseido Co., Ltd.
- Dimensions
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W50 × D50 × H128 mm
- Materials and Techniques
Made of glass, process unknown
- Design Registration Number
Unclear
- Portrait and Publicity Rights Holder
Not Applicable
- Copyright Registration Number
Unclear
- Inquiries
Shiseido Corporate Museum
- Data Source
Shiseido Corporate Museum
Shiseido’s first cosmetics based on Western pharmaceutical formulas
Description
In 1897, Shiseido launched Eudermine, an advanced lotion based on a Western pharmacological formula. It was one of Shiseido’s first forays into the cosmetics business. Packaged in a beautiful glass container, this lotion became popular and well known under the nickname “Shiseido’s Red Water. The name “Eudermine” is derived from the Greek words “eu” (good) and “derma” (skin), meaning “good skin.