Chuckles — The Facial Vaginal cum Baby Wash

One thing you learn from marketing class is the fact that the same product may be sold in different market niches, but care will be taken to make them seem different because of the consumers’ perceived sensibilities.

Years ago, a company released here in the Philippines, which, I believe, the first vaginal wash. In due course, another version was introduced, but this time it’s a baby wash.

I wanted to find out what’s the difference between the two so I bought the baby wash version. From the texture and scent, I couldn’t discern any difference, so the two products became interchangeable to me. Price wasn’t a factor then because both were priced equally. I just got what was available on the shelf.

And, since at the time, the non-soap facial washes were not really available, I figured what would be good enough for a baby’s skin would be good enough for the face. So the product became an all over body wash to me, face included.

One time, after a show, a male actor asked me if he could have some facial wash to remove his makeup, which I readily did.

When he came back, there was a tinge of horror on his face as he said, “I read here that it’s a vaginal wash.”

I tried to comfort him by attempting to tell him my theory.

Seeing that it wasn’t working, I tried to soothe him by lying, “I just used the container. I opened it up and put some facial wash in.”

Years later, I was telling this story to another male actor who also happened to be an employee of the company who produced the vaginal and baby washes. And, guess what? He confirmed my theory! Yehey!

Presently, the two products are priced differently, with the baby wash priced significantly higher than the vaginal wash. As a consumer, you might want to just get the vaginal wash, the lower priced one, for your baby since they’re the same anyway. (Clue: The product name starts with the letter L and rhymes with seed. )

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