Comments on: Vintage Lysol Douching Advertisement Corner

By: Diana

Diana — Fri, 15 Jan 2010 20:20:43 +0000

I am 63 yrs old. When I told the girls that I work with that my mother told me when I go married to use Lysol as a douche, they couldn't believe it. So, I came online to show them and here were the ads! They still have their jaws on the floor!

By: StephanJade

StephanJade — Wed, 21 Oct 2009 18:43:52 +0000

Nice blog as for me. It would be great to read something more about that topic.

By: mhellman

mhellman — Wed, 07 Oct 2009 16:56:14 +0000

What isn't said (and *couldn't* be said) in these ads was that 'germs' were euphemisms for sperms: that Lysol could be used as an after-sex spermicide... but it was ineffective at that task, too.

By: LD

LD — Mon, 31 Aug 2009 02:36:02 +0000

I was just speaking with a friend on that said she used Lysol for medicine and douched. I SCREAMED OUT laughing but then looked on the interenet and there was. Lysol for fememine hygiene. And she still does...

By: Douche Accessories Time Forgot - The Sexist - Washington City Paper

Douche Accessories Time Forgot - The Sexist - Washington City Paper — Mon, 17 Aug 2009 17:15:50 +0000

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Last Week’s Most Popular Blog Posts - The Sexist - Washington City Paper — Fri, 15 May 2009 21:00:09 +0000

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By: Did 1900’s Dudes Like Vaginas That Smelled Like Disenfectant? - The Sexist - Washington City Paper

Thu, 14 May 2009 21:04:43 +0000

[...] perusing these turn-of-the-century Lysol douching ads, I was left with so many questions—and so few pre-World War One vagina-odor-controlling [...]

By: Rob Bettmann

Rob Bettmann — Thu, 14 May 2009 19:48:33 +0000

That is some scariness... I used an old tobacco advertisement in a piece a while ago about European laws regulating use of theater critics words in theater advertising: http://dcblog43.com/?p=102

By: Coleman

Coleman — Thu, 14 May 2009 16:45:32 +0000

These chicks are hot.

By: Amanda Hess

Amanda Hess — Thu, 14 May 2009 16:41:54 +0000

haha. "only a poison can restore your femininity"

By: Tricia Olszewski

Tricia Olszewski — Thu, 14 May 2009 16:04:14 +0000

This totally made my morning.

By: Shaker Caitiecat

Shaker Caitiecat — Thu, 14 May 2009 16:03:46 +0000

"Don't experiment - don't be mislead by false theories - make no mistake - only a poison can kill germs." Gee, way to make me want to put your product in my body, dudes. Tell me more about how I should use poison internally!