Baths, Showers and Other Cleansing Methods
Hand Sanitizer Holster
Paula Russo was recently granted patent #10653232 for a "hand sanitizer holster," which seems like a timely invention for the age of covid, although she must have begun the patent process long before covid-19 was known.
Posted By: Alex - Sun Jun 07, 2020 -
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Category: Hygiene, Baths, Showers and Other Cleansing Methods, Inventions, Patents
Velvet-Lined Bathtub
Back in 1936, interior decorators predicted a popular future for velvet-lined bathtubs.I can only imagine they would have been a nightmare to clean.
Pottsville Republican and Herald - Dec 4, 1936
Emery County Progress - Nov 27, 1936
Update: Thanks to our knowledgeable readers, Floormaster Squeeze and KDP, for pointing out that Steve Martin had a line in one of his routines about buying a fur-lined sink. I found the clip on YouTube (audio only, unfortunately). The fur-lined sink reference occurs less than a minute in.
Posted By: Alex - Fri Sep 13, 2019 -
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Category: Bathrooms, Baths, Showers and Other Cleansing Methods, 1930s
Follies of the Madmen #384
How the heck did that tub get out there, and how's that naked gal going to get home?
And without plumbing, will she fill it, pail by pail, with seawater?
Inquiring minds want to know!
Original ad here.
Posted By: Paul - Tue Sep 18, 2018 -
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Category: Business, Advertising, Nature, Baths, Showers and Other Cleansing Methods, 1950s
iPhone-holding shower curtain
For those who can't bear to be without their phone for even a few minutes.It has 17 pockets. So you could have a wall of phones in your shower, if you wanted.
Available from Amazon for $24.95.
Posted By: Alex - Tue Jun 19, 2018 -
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Category: Technology, Baths, Showers and Other Cleansing Methods
Touch of Yogurt Shampoo
Test-marketed in 1979 and soon abandoned. I think the decision to promote it alongside yogurt makers and yogurt cookbooks couldn't have helped, because it made you wonder, am I supposed to eat it or put it in my hair?More info here.
Springfield News Leader - Sep 19, 1979
St. Louis Post-Dispatch - Mar 26, 1980
Posted By: Alex - Sun Mar 11, 2018 -
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Category: Food, Baths, Showers and Other Cleansing Methods, 1970s, Hair and Hairstyling
Follies of the Madmen #347
Wait for the radioactive soap traces.
Posted By: Paul - Mon Jan 15, 2018 -
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Category: Business, Advertising, Products, Baths, Showers and Other Cleansing Methods, 1950s
Tirza’s Wine Bath
The original Tirza was not always available, and so Mary Hood often substituted.
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Posted By: Paul - Tue Dec 19, 2017 -
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Category: Entertainment, Innuendo, Double Entendres, Symbolism, Nudge-Nudge-Wink-Wink and Subliminal Messages, Public Indecency, Sex Symbols, Baths, Showers and Other Cleansing Methods, 1940s
Hair Care During Nuclear Attack
Prompted by the recent threats from North Korea, Guam's Office of Civil Defense recently issued guidelines on what people should do in the event of a nuclear emergency. It included the advice that you should wash your hair with shampoo or soap. However, you shouldn't use conditioner "because it will bind radioactive material to your hair."Interesting and potentially useful to know.
More info: Guam Civil Defense Fact Sheet, npr.org
Posted By: Alex - Wed Aug 16, 2017 -
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Category: Atomic Power and Other Nuclear Matters, Baths, Showers and Other Cleansing Methods, Hair and Hairstyling
Numbered Towels for Hygiene
Somehow this reminds me of the set of seven panties with the days of the week embroidered on them.I could not find such a product still commercially available, but I did find a DIY version.
Original ad here.
Posted By: Paul - Fri Apr 14, 2017 -
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Category: Domestic, Hygiene, Baths, Showers and Other Cleansing Methods, 1960s
Death by Deodorant
As bizarre as it may sound to die from overuse of deodorant, this isn't the first time it's happened. If I had a kid, I don't think I'd let them use the spray stuff. It's toxic. I'd tell them to use solid deodorant, because that kind can't kill you.
Some of the other cases:
1998: 16-year-old Jonathan Capewell from Oldham. He was "a normal, healthy teenager who was not indulging in any form of substance abuse. He was simply overcome by excessive use of anti-perspirants."
2008: 12-year-old Daniel Hurley was "always putting gel on his hair and spraying deodorant." He was found collapsed in a bathroom after having sprayed "copious" amounts of Lynx Vice spray.
2015: 16-year-old Thomas Townsend of Kent was found collapsed, surrounded by 42 cans of deodorant. His mother said, "He would not take showers but would stand there with a deodorant and spray half the can on him."
Posted By: Alex - Thu Mar 30, 2017 -
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Category: Death, Hygiene, Baths, Showers and Other Cleansing Methods
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