The turn-of-the-century Lysol douche: For those married women whose genitalia doesn’t naturally reek of bleach like it used to. These early-1900s ads, courtesy of flickr user mrbill, explain the ...

Here's the deal: Back in the early 1900's before it became known as a disinfectant, Lysol was marketed as a douche, aka a feminine ... This terribly language in the ad: Other Lysol ads often ...

Lysol manufacturer Lehn & Fink once marketed its antiseptic disinfectant as a vaginal douche, according to vintage advertisements from the early to mid-20th century. Women, the ads suggest ...

and some of the most often passed around old ads are these ones about women using “‘Lysol’ brand disinfectant” for “feminine hygiene.” The ad had women claiming, “I use Lysol always ...

The most popular brand of douche was Lysol—an antiseptic soap whose pre ... with highly suspect results weren’t bad enough, the ads promoted a level of misogyny and female insecurity both ...

Trifle talks to a 79-year-old woman, Bette, who says that she and her other “married gal” friends all douched with Lysol to prevent pregnancy – and stopped after she, three of her friends ...

For decades, Lysol ... douche, maintaining it was the only surefire way to keep the female parts clean and the husband happy. “She was a Jewel of a Wife … with just one flaw,” read one 1930s ad.

The approval of the pill in 1960 marked a revolutionary moment for women and sex, but before that contraception was an issue steeped in mystery and a string of dubious and exotically-named ...

Lysol manufacturer Lehn & Fink once marketed its antiseptic disinfectant as a vaginal douche, according to vintage advertisements from the early to mid-20th century. Women, the ads suggest, were ...