For the Lady, a Lysol Douche

<p>Today's True Weird Stuff - For the Lady, a Lysol Douche</p>

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<div>Today, you use Lysol to clean the kitchen or disinfect the bathroom. But for decades, it was marketed to American women for something far more intimate. Behind vintage ads promising &ldquo;feminine hygiene&rdquo; and marital happiness was a coded message about birth control at a time when contraception was restricted or illegal. Women were encouraged to douche with Lysol, even as its caustic ingredients caused burns, serious injuries, and death.</div>

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