See Kotex's first successful
tampon, Fibs; early Kotex tampon attempts;
and an early Tampax.
Procter & Gamble tampons from the 1970s: Trust,
Rely.
 
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Daints menstrual tampons
(1930s? U.S.A.)
Menstruation is often not the daintiest condition, which explains the
efforts of the menstrual products industry to make it sound so (see the
Daintette menstrual cup and many ads
using the word). Letting other people detect your period through odor or
appearance (thus Secret) is a major
social stumble - or flat-on-your-face fall. Thus the name of this tampon.
The "Woman of Charm" on the box is not a good example since the
odor-containing vase of a dress would conceal both a large
1930s menstrual pad and its smell, at least for a while - but I suppose
she shows that a woman in a fancy dress is willing to use the company's
tampon.
Daints probably came about in the 1930s if the text is to be believed
(as usual with most early tampons, there are no patent numbers; Tampax was
an exception). The instructions
include "Before the development of Daints, internal protection was
sometimes incomplete and greater in cost. Today Daints gives you complete
internal protection for complete period at less cost than ordinary napkins."
The first sentence seems to say other tampons existed but were sometimes
inadequate; the second seems to compare itself with menstrual pads unless
it's using napkins in the sense of internal sanitary
napkins that text on early tampon boxes and in ads often used.
Procter & Gamble kindly donated the boxes and contents as part
of a gift of scores of menstrual products.
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