Hygiene
Ivory Snow Equal Time for Fetishists
Disregard the false caption claiming this is a Charmin commercial. Only Ivory Snow is responsible. They can add this to their claim to have used Marilyn Chambers as "the Ivory Snow Girl."
Posted By: Paul - Fri Sep 30, 2022 -
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Category: Hygiene, Advertising, Fetishes, 1970s
Bill Cosby, on the Right Side of the Law
Posted By: Paul - Thu Sep 15, 2022 -
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Category: Hygiene, Police and Other Law Enforcement, Advertising, Children, 1970s, Comedians
Knee-Cleaning Foam
They should sell this stuff at home improvement stores, because whenever I do a DIY project I somehow always end up with filthy knees.Available from Japan Trend Shop.
via Book of Joe
Posted By: Alex - Mon Aug 29, 2022 -
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Category: Hygiene, Baths, Showers and Other Cleansing Methods, Skin and Skin Conditions
Personal Cleanliness
NOTE: stereotypical African cannibal imagery at end of film.
Posted By: Paul - Sat Aug 20, 2022 -
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Category: Hygiene, Military, Stereotypes and Cliches, 1940s
Burma Blockade Deodorant
Nothing like naming your product so that it sounds like a military operation, then touting it with a stereotyped "Oriental" gal.Of course, we'd have to relaunch this as "Myanmar Blockade" today.
Bonus video: the same gal touting the more famous Burma Shave.
Posted By: Paul - Fri Aug 12, 2022 -
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Category: Ethnic Groupings, Hygiene, Stereotypes and Cliches, Advertising, 1960s, Asia
Breast Douche
When a simple washcloth just won't do.Full patent is here.
Posted By: Paul - Thu Aug 11, 2022 -
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Category: Body, Hygiene, Patents, 1910s
Angry Boy
Posted By: Paul - Wed Aug 10, 2022 -
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Category: Family, Children, Hygiene, PSA’s, 1950s, Mental Health and Insanity
Josiah Oldfield, the Fruitarian Hospital and Kissing
Fruitarianism is a kind of vegetarian practice which today seems very strict. But 100 years ago, when Josiah Oldfield practiced it, there was more variety allowed in the diet.Oldfield advocated for fruitarianism, putting him at odds with the Vegetarian Society.[16] He was a member of the Fruitarian Society, whose members lived on "the produce of harvest field, garden, forest and orchard, with milk, butter, cheese, eggs and honey".[6] His own "fruitarianism" was close to ovo-lacto vegetarianism. He was not a vegan: he recommended a daily diet of dandelion leaves, eggs, grapes, honey, lettuce, milk, salad, and watercress.
In any case, Oldfield founded several hospitals whose healing methods involved this diet. See the video below for more details. I have no idea of their success rate.
However, he found time to theorize about other things besides diet, such as the art of kissing. I apologize for the illegibility of the snapshot. Here's a sample or two of the text.
Newpaper source: Omaha Sunday Bee-News (Omaha, Nebraska) 30 Aug 1931, Sun Page 41
Posted By: Paul - Mon Aug 01, 2022 -
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Category: Hospitals, Hygiene, Nineteenth Century, Twentieth Century, Love & Romance
Sexy TV Showering
Surprised this passed the censorship of the times, as it's just one step away from having the (presumed, but never explicitly stated) husband and wife sharing the same shower stall.
Posted By: Paul - Fri Jul 29, 2022 -
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Category: Food, Hygiene, Sexuality, Public Indecency, Husbands, Wives, 1970s
Follies of the Madmen #538
Posted By: Paul - Thu Jul 28, 2022 -
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Category: Hygiene, Advertising, Surrealism, 1950s
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