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I call this the "Men's Soap Principle". Men's soap is no different than regular soap, but the fact that brands call it Men's, make's it applicable - and therefo

• iancackett 13y ago
  That's fantastic! Never thought of that, and yet this very week, I was laughing at my purchase of "Men's" shower gel. Great example.
• enraged_camel 13y ago
  Note however that this doesn't apply to everything. For example, Men's Multivitamins have different amounts of vitamins and minerals in them and there are legitimate reasons for the differences. Same thing with women's shampoos. While there isn't anything that prevents men from using them, they are usually optimized for the types of products (esp. coloring) women typically use in their hair.