Body on Tap: The Shampoo with Beer in It
posted by Mike on 03.25.2006 8:43 PM EST | 31 comments
Awhile back, my girlfriend's mom decided that we could really use a bunch of shampoo samples from the late seventies, early eighties. She'd been storing them in an equally ancient cardboard Velveeta box, and you wouldn't believe how cheap the Velveeta cheese slicer was back then.
Like today, there were plenty of unusual ingredients in shampoo back then, but now shampoos try to appear exotic whereas back in the day they just promised to kick grease's ass. Indeed, one shampoo sample repeatedly boasted that it would punch out "the greasies", which made me a bit uncomfortable. I can attest that after twenty-something years, that shampoo didn't have much fight left in it.
The most unusual shampoo was Body on Tap, the beer-enriched shampoo. There isn't much explanation as to how beer makes the difference, but it probably just involves subtlely intoxicating you and consequently giving you an inflated sense of your physical self. Apparently it has an "elegant" fragrance too.
See more of the Body on Tap packaging for yourself.
I haven't actually applied it to my hair and not out of fear but as a collector of whatever crap he comes across and deems crazy enough to keep. And the idea of beer-enriched shampoo, while not as ludicrous as my edible laundry detergent creation, charts respectably on the crazy scale if there ever was one and there is and it was invented by me. Just be warned that when everyone's getting out the tough stains with Sabroso Limpio, you'll know I've hit the big time.
Posted by Mike on 03.25.2006 8:51 PM EST
Here's a good discussion about Body on Tap at Big Pink Cookie. You could've found it via Google easily, but with Google around what's the point in posting links anymore. And apparently it does smell great.
Posted by PBROWNIE@msn.com on 05.04.2006 08:13 AM EST
is body on tap shampoo still around? if yes then were can i purchase some?
Posted by Mike on 05.08.2006 2:32 PM EST
I found original, sealed bottles and cases on eBay. The comments on the page I linked to in the first comment point to sites that sell it as well. It doesn't seem all that rare actually.
Posted by christina on 12.24.2006 9:24 PM EST
I wish Body on Tap were still around. Any chance of getting the recipe? That shampoo smelled great! I'll never forget it... it was that good!!!
christinamarshall@remax.net
Posted by Patty on 02.17.2007 10:09 AM EST
I miss Body on Tap. I used it as a teenager like most teens i suppose. I can smell it even after 25 years. I've been looking for a while now along with Tame conditioner. Anybody have any clues where to look.
Posted by Tracy on 05.27.2007 3:04 PM EST
I loved it and wish i could still get it. gee your hair smells terrific was another great one..
Posted by Tammy on 06.17.2007 08:48 AM EST
I have been looking for a long time for this shampoo, can anyone tell me where I can purchase some??? Thanks
Posted by Theresa Locastro on 08.07.2007 7:53 PM EST
I just got some on Ebay - only one bottle though and I used it today. Oh, the memories. I used it on my daughter too. It's still amazing! My hair is soooo shiny today and I could comb thru it without using another product first. I'm still trying to get more and using what I have s.p.a.r.i.n.g.l.y.
Posted by LIZ F on 08.11.2007 09:57 AM EST
I loved this shampoo! Does anyone know what company made it?
Posted by Sharon on 09.19.2007 05:41 AM EST
Body on Tap is vintage memory for most of us. What a shame that our kids will never get to smell that smell!
Posted by lisa pabalate on 09.28.2007 11:34 PM EST
I remember body on tap ,I used it as well as a teenager. they don't seem to make things in the original form anymore ,now they add to a great product or take the original away . I miss the good old 70's and 80's. I wish they would just leave whats selling alone.
Posted by Heidi on 10.08.2007 5:35 PM EST
Where can I by this stuff! I can smell it 30 years later still.
Posted by Cathy on 12.27.2007 08:20 AM EST
I did a google search and came up to another blog that mentioned 'body on tap' and it turns out you can actually purchase it still! I will post the url if that's ok?
http://www.outofafricatrading.com/products.asp?subcategoryID=23
it is based out of B.C. cool eh???
Posted by Jena on 01.24.2008 11:02 AM EST
Good news! You can buy both Body on Tap and Gee your hair smells terrific and a whole bunch of other neat projects from back in the day at www.thevermontcountrystore.com I couldn't wait to open my bottle of Body on Tap and smell it and yes it stills smells the same!!!!!
Posted by Alan on 04.15.2008 5:09 PM EST
I just posted some more information about Body on Tap at
http://ataplow.googlepages.com/bodyontapshampoo
Posted by Patricia on 05.04.2008 3:52 PM EST
Hi, I actually used this shampoo in the 70's when I was in high school. I loved it. It made my hair really shiny and soft. Wish I could actually find it now.
Posted by Nancy on 05.06.2008 7:39 PM EST
It's true, get both Body on Tap and Gee, Your Hair, etc., at Vermont Country Store online. Just search on their name. I've never tried it, but you all have convinced me that I should.
Posted by Barbara on 06.14.2008 6:20 PM EST
I was just washing my hair when i thought about body on tap and how i loved how it made my hair smell. why did they stop making it? i know so many people who loved it
Posted by Susan on 07.18.2008 05:42 AM EST
My friend sent me on a wild goose hunt for Body on tap and I found it
You can buy it at Body On Tap Shampoo
www.VermontCountryStore.com Shop for This & Other Hard to Find Brands in Our Online Apothecary!
Posted by Maria on 11.08.2008 09:44 AM EST
My dad would buy this shampoo when I was very young because this shampoo was not that very expensive back then....I just loved this shampoo and I wish I can buy it today but I can not locate it either except for Vermont Country Store which I do not feel comfortable in ordering on line.
Posted by Jackie on 11.12.2008 6:19 PM EST
I found it at www.vermontcountrystore.com for $14.95 a bottle.
Posted by Niki on 11.19.2008 01:46 AM EST
Apparently the VCS version does not have beer in it, so it is not the original formula but to me the SCENT was the winner anyway!
Posted by beezer on 11.22.2008 06:41 AM EST
Go to youtube and type in body on tap to watch a vintage commercial.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GsXj1kwnt9A&feature=related
That was a great bottle, too.
I watched an old Prell commercial, too. I had completely forgotten that it used to come in a tube.
Posted by Ginny on 11.26.2008 11:06 AM EST
Body on Tap was, hands down, the best shampoo I ever used. Your hair would smell nice for days after using. I was very disappointed it was taken off the market and have not had a favorite since.
Thanks for finding information on where it can be purchased!
I will take my husband's advice that when you find something you like, get two!
Posted by kathleen on 01.13.2009 3:53 PM EST
Me tooo I just got the copy of The Vermont
Country Store catalog out of the blue in my mailbox. I was thrilled to see Body on Tap. IT was the best shampoo ever made in the USA. Maybe ill buy it and go to work to see how many people will remember that Smell after 30 something years.
Posted by Amy on 03.05.2009 01:30 AM EST
it was the smell that got me--I used to save mine for summer because then it always smelled like summer to me. i am going to order some from vt country store. has anyone smelled it? is it REALLY the same?
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Posted by Melanie on 06.07.2009 04:19 AM EST
I remember this shampoo also. I wish it was the original formula, though,, on the Vermont CS website
Posted by Steffany Collins on 06.13.2009 12:00 AM EST
So at work today us gals were talking about what makes their hair soft and smell good. I was instantly reminded of when I was a teenager and my stepmom bought Body On Tap and I thought that was sooo cool that I was washing my hair with beer! I recently have joined many people online,finally,and think it's amazing that now I can just find anything, so I am going to the Vermont Country Store website and buy a bottle for myself and four more for my sisters that grew up with that wonderful smelling shampoo! They will be very surprised when they get it for X-mas this year. If you guys used Body On Tap then you probably had a fix on BFI Powder, my parents used that for cuts and burns. Just another old product to throw out at ya.
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