Thread: Soap segregation

Originally Posted by syrenn

Pink Tax .... this is about pink taxing women.

Manufacturers don't want low costing soaps marketed to men next to the higher priced soaps targeted for women.

Just dropping a link:

Personal care products

Gendered price disparities in personal care products are more apparent than in personal care services and across other industries. By and large, the price disparities in personal care products are notably higher than in other industries and cost women around 13 percent more than men. This disparity is especially significant considering women purchase these products more regularly than men. Prices for hair products, followed by razors, cost the most for women - typically costing women almost 50 percent more than men.

Wikipedia - Gender-based price discrimination in the United States

Originally Posted by syrenn

Pink Tax .... this is about pink taxing women.


Manufactures dont want low costing soaps marketed to men next to the higher priced soaps targeted for women.

Dead on. It's amazing how much women will pay for stuff.

Originally Posted by Robert Urbanek

A while back I was in a Safeway grocery store, looking for a pack of Irish Spring in the bar soap section. I could find none. I saw an employee nearby who was restocking shelves. I asked her if they had stopped selling the soap. No, she replied, but the soap would now be found next to the men’s deodorants. I knew Irish Spring was “stronger” than other soaps, but I never thought it was for the exclusive use of males.

Given the PC move toward a genderless society, I was surprised at this new soap segregation. Perhaps the female soaps needed a safe space where they could be protected from being harassed or dominated by male soaps.

Hands down the dumbest thread I've ever seen on this forum.

I'm actually ashamed to be the same species as you right now.

Originally Posted by syrenn

Pink Tax .... this is about pink taxing women.


Manufactures dont want low costing soaps marketed to men next to the higher priced soaps targeted for women.

I agree and let's not get started on wrinkle cream... I have seen some more than 100.00 for a tiny jar.