Visit the odor page.
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 pills ad, 1952 (Australia)
- Pristeen genital spray ad, 1969 (U.S.A.) -
Spalt pain tablets, 1936 (Germany) - Vionell genital spray ad, 1970, with Cheryl Tiegs (Germany)
- Zonite douche liquid ad, 1928 (U.S.A.)
The Perils of Vaginal Douching (essay by Luci
Capo Rome) - the odor page
 
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THE MUSEUM OF MENSTRUATION AND WOMEN'S HEALTH
"Vulvar Deodorant System," page 1 (pp. 2,
3) (U.S. patent 3, 948, 257 - April 6, 1976)
Companies have devised many ways to deodorize a woman's vulva and
vagina, including sprays, douches, pad powder, washes (see links in the
column at left and at the bottom of this page) and deodorant pads and tampons.
The patent below, for a device probably never manufactured, describes a
little weight designed to both deodorize and remind a woman to remove her
tampon (the "flower," number 23 on the patent drawing below; flowers
have a long association with menstruation - see it used in an ad
for a menstrual cup - although I'm sure that was unknown to the inventor).
Here the writer explains why he - yes, a man devised this, just as men seem
to invent most of women's "hygienic" devices, start museums of
menstruation, etc. - invented the "system."
Read the first part of the patent for a description of other deodorizing
methods.
The word "system" sure is overused in America, and this
is one of the silliest examples I know.
I copied this patent at the Patent and Trademark Office in the Washington,
D.C., area; previous visitors wrote on it.
Read 1930s criticism of odor-killer and
contraceptive fluids Zonite and Lysol.
Visit the odor page.
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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 pills ad, 1952 (Australia)
- Pristeen genital spray ad, 1969 (U.S.A.) -
Spalt pain tablets, 1936 (Germany) - Vionell genital spray ad, 1970, with Cheryl Tiegs (Germany)
- Zonite douche liquid ad, 1928 (U.S.A.)
The Perils of Vaginal Douching (essay by Luci
Capo Rome) - the odor page
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