Shower Gel

[Dymetrie]

Is it just me or does blue shower gel always have a generic 'blue' fragrance?

Is it some kind of psychological thing which sets blue apart from the other colours of gel because there's no automatic olfactory association with the colour?

Red = Strawberry/raspberry
Green = Mint/apple
Yellow = Lemon
Orange = Well... Orange
Cream/white = Vanilla
Purple = Lavender

Or do the people that make shower gels try to fragrance it with something other than 'generic blue' scents but it gets overpowered by the lack of association?

Discuss.

[Belmit]

And while we're at it, why are raspberry flavour Slush Puppies blue?

[Haly]

Originally Posted by Belmit

And while we're at it, why are raspberry flavour Slush Puppies blue?

So that your tongue turns a lovely shade of blue

[semi-pro waster]

Originally Posted by Belmit

And while we're at it, why are raspberry flavour Slush Puppies blue?

Because it's the best flavour and the rest get rubbish colours to go with them - ok so it's probably circular logic but who cares? Or that red/pink was already taken by the strawberry flavour if you want to be a bit more sensible about it.

I'd never really thought about the blue smell but the Norwegian Sea Salt & Kelp blue Original Source was rather nice - I say was because on checking the website it appears they've stopped making it, the bunch of gits. That always happens when I like a shower gel or deodorant.

[Mohinder]

Originally Posted by Belmit

And while we're at it, why are raspberry flavour Slush Puppies blue?

This is a quote from another forum about why Blue Raspberry exists, as far as sweets go:

Originally Posted by Sonthert

Blue Raspberry is just a variant of raspberry, dyed blue.

Its because there were standard flavors in candy and fruit beverages, like Slush Puppies. One flavor per color. Red is used for strawberry or cherry and pink is used for watermelon or strawberry, so raspberry is kind of left out in the cold. Blueberry wasn't traditionally used, so nothing blue really exists for blue, so raspberry got shifted into the blue category. Notice some companies put bubble gum in the blue category, too.

[Muban]

I thought they always tried to persuade us the blue shower gel has some sort of sea/ocean connotation. However, I wouldn't wan't shower gel that smelled of sea, it doesn't smell anywhere near as nice as generic 'blue'. I always think blue smells of 'fresh' (fresh what I dunno!).

Not that it matters my favourite shower gel is Basil and Lemon so mine is a sort of greeny yellow and not blue

[Kitten]

Originally Posted by Muban

I thought they always tried to persuade us the blue shower gel has some sort of sea/ocean connotation. However, I wouldn't wan't shower gel that smelled of sea, it doesn't smell anywhere near as nice as generic 'blue'. I always think blue smells of 'fresh' (fresh what I dunno!).

Agreed. Usually named in some 'Marine fresh' type format. It's the same with cleaners - the blue ones are always supposed to be marine of some sort.

[Justsomebloke]

Water + Imperial leather + shampoo = Shower.
What is this Mystical (Translate that as Gayer than a Gay badger from Gaysville) shower gel stuffz of which you speak.

[Feek]

Originally Posted by Justsomebloke

Water + Imperial leather + shampoo = Shower.
What is this Mystical (Translate that as Gayer than a Gay badger from Gaysville) shower gel stuffz of which you speak.

I'm in agreement with the manly one.

[Pheebs]

Green stuff I always associate with Badedas, which I heart!