Feminine Hygiene

By team-ramrod
  • The Start

    The Start

    Early 1920’s Kimberly-=Clark utilized left over surgical wound dressings after WWI ended to create Kotex
  • Menstrual Cup

    Menstrual Cup

    1930’s First Menstrual Cup Patented
  • Vaginal Cleaner

    Vaginal Cleaner

    1930’s – 1960 Lysol disinfectant used as a contraceptive, vaginal and household cleaner
  • Tampax

    Tampax

    1933 Tampax founded
  • Birth Control

    Birth Control

    1960 Birth control approved by FDA (leading us into the sexual revolution of the 1960’s
  • Pads

    Pads

    1969 Stayfree Mini-pads on the market; the first sanitary napkins with an adhesive strip
  • Deodorant tampon

    Deodorant tampon

    1971 Playtex introduced the first deodorant tampon
  • Period

    Period

    1985 Courtney Cox commercial for Tampax airs; the first time “period” was said on national television
  • Cleaning Wipes

    Cleaning Wipes

    2007 Always Clean launched; individually wrapped vaginal cleaning wipes