One of the most startling examples is Lysol, marketed as a feminine hygiene product from the 1920s to the 1960s. Advertised as a “gentle and trustworthy” aid, ...

America has always been a wild place, but the fact that Lysol was once advertised as a feminine hygiene product just might take the cake in today’s installment of U.S. history that makes no ...

Lysol was used as a disinfectant during the cholera and flu epidemics before it was promoted as a feminine hygiene product. This ad tells women, Another vintage Lysol ad.

So the Lysol ads hinted at an additional benefit for their feminine hygiene product: contraception. Of course, not only did Lysol fail to prevent pregnancy, it was incredibly dangerous down there ...