Cream-colored cardboard box for Wampole's Vaginal Cones. This product, created by pharmacist Henry K. Wampole, was designed as an antiseptic that both cleaned and deodorized the vagina. It also aimed to treat infections such as gonorrhea and trichomoniasis, and it may have had potential contraceptive properties by inhibiting sperm. The primary ingredient in these cones was sodium borate, a substance that is still in use today and more commonly known as "20 Mule Team Borax." Earlier versions incorporated picric acid, a chemical used in artillery shells during World War I. Unfortunately, the use of these cones increased the risk of sexually transmitted infections (STIs) by irritating the vagina and cervix, thereby exposing blood vessels to germs.