Baths, Showers and Other Cleansing Methods
Tongue-Mounted Toothbrush
Adel Elseri and Said Fayad hope that the tongue-mounted toothbrush, which is their invention, will make them rich. You slip the device over your tongue and scrub away. Apparently it's one-time use only. Check out their facebook page for more info. [edmonton journal]
Posted By: Alex - Sun Mar 17, 2013 -
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Category: Inventions, Baths, Showers and Other Cleansing Methods
The Fire Treatment
Would you set yourself on fire for beauty? According to The Inquisitr, the Fire Treatment (aka Huǒ liáo) is the hot new thing in China:
Posted By: Alex - Fri Mar 08, 2013 -
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Category: Beauty, Ugliness and Other Aesthetic Issues, Baths, Showers and Other Cleansing Methods
Soap-Pooping Pigeons
GeoBeatsNews reports on an experimental London-based project to feed pigeons a special diet that'll make them poop soap. That way, instead of dirtying the city as they fly around, they'll clean it.The video makes it sound like this is an official government-sponsored project. But as far as I can tell, it's an art project called "Pigeon D'Or" by Cohen Van Balen. That is, it's probably not really happening. Van Balen offers this description of the project:
Posted By: Alex - Tue Jan 22, 2013 -
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Category: Animals, Art, Baths, Showers and Other Cleansing Methods, Excrement
Marvel Whirling Spray
Marvel Whirling Spray was a feminine hygiene product marketed in the early 20th century. It stopped being made and fell into obscurity for 100 years until the early 21st century, when it earned a place in comic-book history.
Alan Moore included a reprint of one of the Marvel Whirling Spray ads in an issue of The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen (Vol. 1, #5). An executive at DC (publishers of the comic) saw the ad and became worried that their rival, Marvel Comics, would take offense — even though Marvel Whirling Spray was a real product that existed before Marvel Comics. So he ordered the entire print run destroyed. The few copies that survived are now considered rare collector's items. More details at recalledcomics.com.
Posted By: Alex - Sat Jan 19, 2013 -
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Category: Hygiene, Baths, Showers and Other Cleansing Methods, Products, 1900s
Wolverine Soap
Even before a certain blade-wielding comicbook character pre-empted the name of "Wolverine," could it possibly have been a good idea to name your product after a vicious, pint-sized killer beast?
"Wolverine Soap--it will rip the dirt off your skin, and your skin with it!"
No wonder the pitchman in the ad below is working so hard to find sales reps.
Posted By: Paul - Fri Sep 21, 2012 -
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Category: Animals, Business, Advertising, Products, Death, Destruction, Hygiene, Baths, Showers and Other Cleansing Methods, 1920s
Brush your teeth with soap?
Toothpastes containing glycerine—which most do—are very sticky, requiring over 20 rinses to remove it from tooth surfaces. Glycerine-containing toothpastes leave a residual film, preventing the teeth from proper re-enamelization. Soap, on the other hand, is removed with two rinses.
Maybe he's onto something. I have no idea. But for now I think I'll stick with toothpaste.
Posted By: Alex - Thu Sep 13, 2012 -
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Category: Hygiene, Baths, Showers and Other Cleansing Methods
Uncle Sam Toiletries
I suppose if the USA could fall for hokum like Crocodile Dundee, then Aussies could fall for this line of "American" products.
Posted By: Paul - Fri Aug 10, 2012 -
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Category: Business, Advertising, Products, Stereotypes and Cliches, Baths, Showers and Other Cleansing Methods, Hair Styling, 1970s, Australia
Whiz Soap
Perhaps you recall the commercials with Madge the Manicurist, where she recommended Palmolive soap for its skin-softening qualities.
Well, Madge had nothing on a campaign from early in the century, for Whiz Soap, which informed customers that they could use Whiz to clean, oh, filthy farm equipment, and then use the same stuff for their personal bathing.
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There seem to be lots of antique Whiz containers around for sale, if you want to commemorate this product in your home.
Original ad here.
Posted By: Paul - Sun Jul 01, 2012 -
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Category: Body, Business, Advertising, Products, Baths, Showers and Other Cleansing Methods, 1910s
Post-Poo Drops
Available from Aesop chemists. Only for use after "vigorous activity has occurred in the bathroom." I guess that's a euphemism for 'after you've taken a large and smelly dump.'
Posted By: Alex - Fri May 18, 2012 -
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Category: Bathrooms, Scatology, Products, Baths, Showers and Other Cleansing Methods, Body Fluids, Excrement
The Super Suds Experiment
In 1947, Colgate-Palmolive conducted a test to prove that just one package of Super Suds detergent could fill two trucks full of suds. Because who wouldn't want a kitchen full of suds!
Posted By: Alex - Mon Feb 06, 2012 -
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Category: Advertising, Baths, Showers and Other Cleansing Methods
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