72 Ads From The Past That Would Be Banned Today

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“Please don’t let me be locked out from you!” – Lysol, Incorporated

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In this incredibly sexist ad, Lysol portrayed women as full of doubt, inhibitions, and ignorance, shut out by her husband because she neglected to “safeguard her dainty allure” by using Lysol—now a known brand of cleaning and disinfecting products. Just the thought of a woman washing her intimate area with an all-purpose cleaner that has corrosive chemicals is enough to make anyone cringe.

Although in the 1920s, Lysol was marketed as a feminine hygiene product used in douching to prevent infections and vaginal odor. The product and procedure were also used in birth control, although we know today that douching is not a healthy or reliable way to prevent pregnancies.

Lysol’s ad suggested that women should question themselves when married love starts to cool—and use a concentrated germ-killer to stay desirable.