So, as I continued to read wikipedia, I learned more about cresol.
Cresol is a primary component of Lysol. Lysol is a popular disinfectant and deoderizer that was incidentally used by my best pal Holly to decontaminate ME on more than one occasion in the past two years accompanied by threats of death (her death, by my bare hands).
Reasons (according to wikipedia) why Lysol should NOT be used on humans:
"Effects observed in people include irritation and burning of skin, eyes, mouth, and throat; abdominal pain and vomiting; heart damage; anemia; liver and kidney damage; facial paralysis; coma; and death."
GOOD to KNOW. Then, reading further, I came across the following external link:
"Lysol advertisements advocating use as a douche, from 1928 and 1948."
WHAT!!! Apparently, Lysol was an extremely popular vaginal douche in the 30s and 40s as well as a CONTRACEPTIVE. Reading that made me cringe and cross my legs. One 89-year-old woman was surprised to read on a website about all of the health problems and at least a dozen deaths associated with the use of Lysol as a contraceptive:
I'm going on 89 years YOUNG . . . LOL . . . and was very amused by the Lysol douche ad. I don't know if I'm "still the girl my husband married" as I have pretty bad osteoarthritis (could it have been the Lysol?), but I used Lysol as a douche and contraceptive ever since I married at age 17!! I had two children, both sons who turned out very well, in spite of the Lysol!! LOL
It's rather funny as I used it every day for many, many years because back in the early days, we didn't have the "Pill" and Lysol was used after "the act" to prevent unwanted pregnancies by just about every lady I knew, including my mother and grandmother who had just ONE child each.
Holy Hell! Also, that an 89-year-old Canadian woman uses "LOL".
Check out the following ad.
Read the complete article here. Oh, horror of horrors.
Well, my mama told me, my papa told me too
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As a future gynecologist I think I can safely offer the following advice: don't put anything in your vagina you wouldn't also put in your mouth. Oh, and yearly pelvic exams with paps are a must.
And for God's sake, don't douche!
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