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If you're not getting ahead in your career, it's probably because your crotch stinks. More »
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Jen Phillips of Mother Jones writes that she recently got a press kit for Linger, an "internal feminine flavoring." Nudges Phillips: "think of it as an Altoid for your lady parts." Yikes! Well, Phillips did some investigating: More »
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We'd probably go with, "follow your instincts," but asking your doctor about Zonite and wearing a see-thru nightie are options, too. [Vintage_Ads] More »
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You may have seen the commercial at left on late night TV. Apparently European women have discovered a brand new way to get rid of "unpleasant" lady odors, and it involves using a metal douche. More »
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Meet Charlotte Roche, Germany's Erica Jong for the aughts. The former TV presenter's new novel, Wetlands, is causing causing quite the hubbub in Germany for its frank discussion of scatology and anatomy from the mouth of its 18-year-old narrator, Helen Memel. Roche, a self-proclaimed feminist, was inspired to write Wetlands when perusing the douche aisle of her local store, according to the New York Times. She was struck by the number of products telling women that their natural odors and growths were enemies, meant to be eliminated and perfumed. “[Wetlands] is not feminist in a political sense, but instead feminism of the body, that has to do with anxiety and repression and the fear that you stink, and this for me is clearly feminist, that one builds confidence with your own body," Roche told the Times. "Ever since I could think, I've had hemorrhoids," Wetlands begins with an, erm, blast. More »
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A group of Texas students was surveyed by the Journal of Adolescent Health about douching, and I for one, am SHOCKED at the number of young women still surfing the Massengill wave. 55% of students reported douching at least once, while 30% douched monthly and 20% douched weekly. More disturbing is the fact that 22% of girls surveyed thought douching would help prevent sexually transmitted infections. Don't these ladies know that douching is not recommended by most health care professionals? [Our Bodies, Our Blog] More »
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Check out the ad for this product sold in the '70s called Finesse. Essentially, it's a Water Pik for vaginas, to be used as a douche. It also comes with a mini-bidet attachment for external cleaning that has other uses. "Many mothers find it useful with their young children." Ew! We're so glad our moms didn't bathe us with their coochie cleaners when we were little. (Click image to view full version.) [Vintage Ads] More »
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