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Savannahmann

(3,891 posts)
Sat Nov 22, 2014, 02:29 PM Nov 2014

I give up. Tech company striving to make women smell like peaches.

And by women, I mean the Vagina. Yes, I wish I was making this up. Apparently a biotech company has come up with a probiotic that destroys yeast, and have named it after the "side effect" of making the Vagina smell like a peach. The "Sweet Peach" probiotic has apparently been getting some bad press this week. Gee, I wonder why?

Don’t look now, ladies, but your vagina is getting disrupted. As if this week didn’t have enough Uber-style Silicon Valley dirtbags for you (every week has one too many), a couple of startup bros went and outlined their vision for Sweet Peach, a probiotic supplement that lets women “bio-hack” their vaginas to make them smell like ripe peaches.

If you are a woman, you might wonder which problem this is really solving. If you are a woman and have heretofore eschewed the douchebag industrial complex, you might, in fact, be perfectly happy with your healthy vagina’s natural smell and have never felt the slightest urge to have the scent of fuzzy fruits waft up from your lady garden. And you almost certainly would wonder why two guys have such firm ideas of how your vagina should smell.


I don't know where to begin, or end with this insanity. What is with the world today? I mean, the photoshopped body sculpted insane search for perfection has gotten out of hand. Now this. This abomination. This pathetic search for perverse perfection has gotten out of hand.



Guys, it's a vagina. I know you've probably not seen too many, or possibly any in a romantic setting. However, it doesn't need your help. I'll be damned if I want a world in which we expect women to flavor the vagina to suit the tastes of the partner. "Gee honey, tonight why don't we try Tequila Sunrise?" She smiles. "Sorry, I already set it up for Blueberry Surprise. Oh, I ordered the new flavor, I think you'll like it. Hawaiian Sunset."

Yes, this is ridiculous. Yes, this is insulting. And yes, I'm pretty annoyed about it.
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I give up. Tech company striving to make women smell like peaches. (Original Post) Savannahmann Nov 2014 OP
It's trying to sell to a market that doesn't exist Scootaloo Nov 2014 #1
Why peaches? Why not cinnamon, Quantess Nov 2014 #2
Yeah, those things are gross Warpy Nov 2014 #3
The smell of warm, cheap perfume with an undertone of menstrual sauce... Quantess Nov 2014 #4
Perfumed tampons? Please, tell me you're joking. Arkansas Granny Nov 2014 #15
Yep, scented tampons. xmas74 Nov 2014 #22
I am going back to memories of the '80s Quantess Nov 2014 #23
They still have them. bravenak Nov 2014 #27
Can't stop myself n2doc Nov 2014 #5
I knew that was coming. nt awoke_in_2003 Nov 2014 #6
Not sure I see the problem with this, not by itself. AverageJoe90 Nov 2014 #7
It's ideal for women who are too lazy for normal hygiene. Quantess Nov 2014 #28
Well, YMMV I suppose. AverageJoe90 Nov 2014 #29
It's hilarious and stupid. Quantess Nov 2014 #31
Slice an unripe peach and stuff a piece up there, or cut in half and wear it in your undies! uppityperson Nov 2014 #8
"The Douchebag Industrial Complex" at work Cal Carpenter Nov 2014 #9
You're obviously a paid shill for EPIC. Nuclear Unicorn Nov 2014 #10
I've always wanted my penis to smell like popcorn. Rex Nov 2014 #11
Don't tell me you did the hole in the bottom of the box trick ProudToBeBlueInRhody Nov 2014 #16
Horrible, I forgot there was popcorn and butter still in it. Rex Nov 2014 #17
Gross. nt cyberswede Nov 2014 #12
Pretty sure that male versions are also in the offing: petronius Nov 2014 #13
Eggs? No eggs, just bacon.nt Erich Bloodaxe BSN Nov 2014 #26
The article is wrong and has been amended. Revanchist Nov 2014 #14
A lie can travel halfway around the world before the truth can its boots on n/t Kurska Nov 2014 #19
It's going to smell like steamed organic broccoli Quantess Nov 2014 #25
Oh the irony LittleBlue Nov 2014 #34
I know I'm gonna reget this, but U4ikLefty Nov 2014 #18
Fuzzy on the outside. Juicy on the inside. BKH70041 Nov 2014 #20
I love how the article says all these things, and then a footnote at the end says that they're all chrisa Nov 2014 #21
I look at more as being misled by the two men Revanchist Nov 2014 #24
You do have a point there, I suppose. AverageJoe90 Nov 2014 #32
Soap and water work just fine. Manifestor_of_Light Nov 2014 #30
This message was self-deleted by its author LittleBlue Nov 2014 #33
OMG L0oniX Nov 2014 #35

Quantess

(27,630 posts)
2. Why peaches? Why not cinnamon,
Sat Nov 22, 2014, 03:02 PM
Nov 2014

or root beer? It makes no sense.

Besides, there are already body sprays on the maket, for those too lazy to bathe or without access to a shower.

I always thought the perfumed tampons smelled gross, and I felt embarrassed if I had to loan a perfumed tampon from a friend, because I was afraid people would smell cheap perfume wafting from my vajayjay.

Warpy

(111,292 posts)
3. Yeah, those things are gross
Sat Nov 22, 2014, 03:27 PM
Nov 2014

I had to borrow one and it broke my ladybits out horribly--swollen, sore and itching all at once. I think they use the same stench they put into toilet paper, something else that breaks my pink bits out. I always had to stop and buy a roll of Scott plain on my way to visit my folks. Smelling vaguely like fish when it was time for a change was tolerable. Smelling vaguely like fish thrown into a gardenia patch was not.

Quantess

(27,630 posts)
4. The smell of warm, cheap perfume with an undertone of menstrual sauce...
Sat Nov 22, 2014, 04:11 PM
Nov 2014

Wow, I gave myself a mild pang of nausea just thinking about it.

Likewise, a giant stinky dump only smells about 100 times worse when someone sprays perfumed "air freshener" in the joint.

Any case, healthy and regularly washed vaginas don't stink.

But I could be talked into "smoky BBQ" scent. (Just kidding)

Arkansas Granny

(31,521 posts)
15. Perfumed tampons? Please, tell me you're joking.
Sat Nov 22, 2014, 09:55 PM
Nov 2014

I haven't purchased them for several years, myself, so I guess I'm behind the times.

xmas74

(29,674 posts)
22. Yep, scented tampons.
Sat Nov 22, 2014, 10:43 PM
Nov 2014

I remember them being around when I was a teen but I was always told by my doctor to never use them.

Tampax and Kotex had them. Sometimes they call them scented, sometimes deodorant. Either way I was told that they sometimes break the insides out in hives and that it was best to avoid them.

Quantess

(27,630 posts)
23. I am going back to memories of the '80s
Sat Nov 22, 2014, 11:19 PM
Nov 2014

I doubt perfumed tampons exist in ths century, but you never know! Sounds like a trend that never dies.
How about "maple bacon"?

 

AverageJoe90

(10,745 posts)
7. Not sure I see the problem with this, not by itself.
Sat Nov 22, 2014, 09:36 PM
Nov 2014

Honestly, for all we know, these guys could be genuinely trying to offer a service that they think will make women happy(yes, even if it was branched off from another project).....and, no doubt, some women, at least, would definitely appreciate it(with that said, however, I could care less; whatever women want to do with their vaginas is their right, and theirs alone. :hi .

With that said, however, there are indeed some valid concerns regarding it's potential abuse; there are, sadly, men out there who would, no doubt, use this as a tool of outright control.

Quantess

(27,630 posts)
28. It's ideal for women who are too lazy for normal hygiene.
Sun Nov 23, 2014, 12:08 AM
Nov 2014

But yes, if they can make my vagina smell like smoky BBQ with a bacon undertone? Now we're talking.

 

AverageJoe90

(10,745 posts)
29. Well, YMMV I suppose.
Sun Nov 23, 2014, 12:56 AM
Nov 2014

As I said, though, I guess it doesn't matter, as long as those women who do decide to use it, for whatever reason, aren't being forced to, or, I'd like to add, don't suffer any serious negative health effects.....

uppityperson

(115,677 posts)
8. Slice an unripe peach and stuff a piece up there, or cut in half and wear it in your undies!
Sat Nov 22, 2014, 09:36 PM
Nov 2014

wtf is this about about, wtf, wtf.

Cal Carpenter

(4,959 posts)
9. "The Douchebag Industrial Complex" at work
Sat Nov 22, 2014, 09:39 PM
Nov 2014

I didn't come up with that - saw it on Facebook in response to this news. Made me LOL there so I thought I'd share it.

 

Rex

(65,616 posts)
17. Horrible, I forgot there was popcorn and butter still in it.
Sat Nov 22, 2014, 10:27 PM
Nov 2014

I don't normally scream in pain and run out of a theater sans pants, but when I do - it's because 'movie butter' is liquid for a reason.

Revanchist

(1,375 posts)
14. The article is wrong and has been amended.
Sat Nov 22, 2014, 09:52 PM
Nov 2014

The owner of the company, a woman, got in contact with the reporter and set the story straight.

The sole founder and CEO of Sweet Peach Probiotics is a 20-year-old woman named Audrey Hutchinson. A former college student at Bard, where she studied on a full-ride Distinguished Scientist Scholarship, she describes herself as an "ultrafeminist" who dropped out to pursue her vision of helping women manage their reproductive health without the need for doctors or clinics. "I don't think women should have vaginas that smell like peaches or anything like that," she says.

[SNIP]

For the record, that's not how Sweet Peach will work. According to Hutchinson, a user will take a sample of her vaginal microbiome and send it in for analysis. After determining the makeup of her microbiome -- in effect, taking a census of the microorganisms that reside in her vagina -- the company will supply a personalized regimen of probiotic supplements designed to promote optimal health. By making sure desirable microbes flourish in their proper balance, the supplements will help ensure that bad ones, like the ones that cause yeast infections, can't get a toehold.

The name alludes not to any quality of the product but to the way peaches have been used as a symbol of the vagina in literature for hundreds of years.

"I'm obviously sort of appalled that it's been misconstrued like this because it was never the point of my company," she says. "I don't want to apologize for [Austen], but at the same time I want to apologize to every woman in the world who's heard about this and wants my head on a stake."


Sounds like it was the case of a guy talking out of his ass.

chrisa

(4,524 posts)
21. I love how the article says all these things, and then a footnote at the end says that they're all
Sat Nov 22, 2014, 10:41 PM
Nov 2014

wrong. It's basically like putting in size 72 font "Here is my opinion!" and then in size 12 font "But don't trust it, because everything I typed is bs! Shhh..."

Revanchist

(1,375 posts)
24. I look at more as being misled by the two men
Sat Nov 22, 2014, 11:34 PM
Nov 2014

who, for all intents and purposes, had no right to present this information (incorrectly at that) to the public before the owner of the company was ready to make it known.

Also, the redaction/correction notice should have been placed below the title, not at the end of the story.

 

AverageJoe90

(10,745 posts)
32. You do have a point there, I suppose.
Sun Nov 23, 2014, 05:22 PM
Nov 2014

There are indeed some valid legal/ethical concerns that could be addressed: Best outcome I could think of, is the two sides can try to work out some sort of deal, that maybe these two guys can still make this spin-off product, but as long as they give *plenty* of credit to the formula's original creator, amongst other things.

 

Manifestor_of_Light

(21,046 posts)
30. Soap and water work just fine.
Sun Nov 23, 2014, 12:57 AM
Nov 2014

My mother used to douche with Lysol, believe it or not. It was advertised as germ killing. However, back then they didn't know the diff between normal vaginal flora and bad buggies (like yeast, which take over when antibiotics kill the good buggies).


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