See a real American douche set from the 1920s.
See also Australian douche ad
(ca. 1900) - Fresca
douche powder (U.S.A.) (date ?) - Kotique douche liquid
ad, 1974 (U.S.A.) - Liasan
(1) genital wash ad, 1980s (Germany) - Liasan (2) genital wash
ad, 1980s (Germany) - Lysol
douche liquid ad, 1928 (U.S.A.) - Lysol douche liquid ad,
1948 (U.S.A.) - Marvel
douche liquid ad, 1928 (U.S.A.) - Midol menstrual pain
pill ad, 1938 (U.S.A.) - Midol
booklet (selections), 1959 (U.S.A.) - Mum deodorant cream ad,
1926 (U.S.A.) - Myzone
menstrual pain pill, 1952 (Australia) - Pristeen genital spray
ad, 1969 (U.S.A.) - Spalt
pain tablets, 1936 (Germany) - Sterizol douche liquid
ad, 1926 (U.S.A.) - Vionell
genital spray ad, 1970, with Cheryl Tiegs
(Germany) - Zonite
douche ad, 1928 (U.S.A.)
Vaginal hygiene in
The Intimate Side of a
Woman's Life, by Leona W. Chalmers
(1937, Pioneer Publications, Inc., Radio City,
New York), with photo of American bulb syringe
from the 1960s or 1970s.
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THE MUSEUM OF MENSTRUATION AND WOMEN'S
HEALTH
Tampax vs. diapers: Tampax
menstrual tampon ads, 1989 &
1990, U.S.A.
"I hate pads -
they're like wearing diapers."
"No, the tampon can't get lost.
All you can lose are those
diapers."
One thing many women hate about
menstrual pads is that they seem like
diapers - they are diapers
(and were made of diaper
cloth early in America),
something babies, incontinents and old
people also wear. And that contributes
to their hatred of menstruation
itself. An Italian magazine even pictured
this.
One of the advantages of the tampon
is no diaper, which Tampax
touts in these ads. The top ad is part
of the series that includes "Are they hard
to put in?" and "Are you sure
I'll still be a virgin?"
Tampax gave more technical advice
in its 1950s Bulletins
and Dr. Dickinson discussed the
advantages of tampons over pads in
his 1945 report.
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Read the small text here.
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Below:
See the German
version of this ad ("Can a
tampon get lost in the body?" in
translation, 1989, seemingly part of
the same ad campaign.)
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