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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Kotex menstrual pad ad, U.S.A., 1926
Ads early in the 20th century could be wordy, as we see below in one
for Kotex in March 1926. It was typical in that aspect as well as in the
beautiful illustration that accompanies it; the first photo ever used in
a menstrual hygiene ad was in a 1928 Kotex ad showing the photographer Lee Miller before she had started her career.
The early Kotex was expensive, about five cents a pad - today, that's
maybe 40 cents - and the ad carefully acknowledges that it's designed for
a moneyed class of women ("Almost 80% of all women in the better walks
of life . . . ."). Other women washed their rags, even as some do today. The ad promotes the advantages of Kotex
over this time-honored method.
The ad also discusses the Kotex vending machine,
still anchored in many women's public toilets
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