See German and Dutch booklets for pubescent girls. - See the riveting ad for the German Carefree panty pads of 1990 and the colorful Carefree panty pad for American teens. See German and Dutch booklets for pubescent girls.
See early tampoms Dale, Wix and B-ettes and a bunch of other earlier ones.
See San-Nap-Pak sanitary napkin ads from 1932 and 1945 and Ads for teenagers. See the roughly contemporary Cashay tampon, box, instructions. (Procter & Gamble donation, 2001), and
Dale (U.S.A., 1930s?-1940s?) Tampons, box, instructions. (Procter & Gamble donation, 2001)
And, of course, the first Tampax AND - special for you! - the American fax tampon, from the early 1930s, which also came in bags.
See a Modess True or False? ad in The American Girl magazine, January 1947, and actress Carol Lynley in "How Shall I Tell My Daughter" booklet ad (1955) - Modess . . . . because ads (many dates).
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Ad for Carefree pantiliner (Slip-Einlagen), Mädchen magazine (1983, Dr. Carl Hahn GmbH, Germany)

See the first ad for an introduction.

My translation:

[Headline]
Carefree girls feel secure. Also on the days between periods [a pun in German]

[Small text]
Sometimes between periods natural secretions flow from the vagina. That's due to the sex hormones, which haven't settled into a routine. So daily cleanliness is especially important for all girls. Carefree Pantiliners keep the intimate area dry and clean. Then you can play sports and move freely. Carefree Pantiliners are especially thin and soft. One doesn't feel them at all. The double adhesive strips hold the liner perfectly and it doesn't slip. They make certain that Carefree girls feel secure and fresh every day. There's also Carefree Pantiliners with a skin-friendly deodorant. Carefree Pantiliners: The hygienic panty protection for every day.

The ad measures 8 x 10 5/8" (20.5 x 27.1 cm).

END: Carefree ad #2, Carefree ad #1 - SEE a later German Carefree ad - an American Carefree ad -
an ad for
Carefree tampons - See San-Nap-Pak sanitary napkin ads from 1932 and 1945 and Ads for teenagers.
See the roughly contemporary Dale tampon, and very early Tampax and fax.
See German and Dutch booklets for pubescent girls.

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