When most young women in American begin college as a freshman they are given a lecture about how to protect themselves from date rape. While most of these tips include environmental awareness and not leaving drinks unattended, a new British company has come up with a way to guarantee you won’t become a victim of tampered cocktails. Cosmetics company 2 Love My Lips has created a iine of lip glosses which include a card within the packaging that detects GHB and ketamine (two of the most commonly used drink sedatives), “so women can test their drinks for date rape drugs”. However, the gloss isn’t 100% foolproof- the tester doesn’t work with drinks that contain certain fruit juices, lactose, oily liqueurs, or tonic water. In addition, it doesn’t detect the presence of Rohypnol (roofies).
[via Bellasugar]
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“However, the gloss isn’t 100% foolproof- the tester doesn’t work with drinks that contain certain fruit juices, lactose, oily liqueurs, or tonic water. In addition, it doesn’t detect the presence of Rohypnol (roofies).”
So it doesn’t work with 1) most of the drinks that women drink and 2) with one of the most common drugs used for the situation.
In fact, it looks like it’s designed for men who use lipgloss and want to ensure someone hasn’t spiked their beer. Perhaps for younger men who enjoy cross-dressing and frequent cougar bars?
Definitely an example of “even though it doesn’t work, we can use it on our packaging.”
Fail.
October 13th, 2009 at 6:52 am
This post is an example of a horribly written article that doesn’t have any substance. I agree with @professorstrategy, this isn’t an “innovative” or “idea-generated” product. Just another sub-par product that should definitely go in the rubbish can.
One last thing, please read everything out loud when publishing something. It helps out with grammar and structure. Oh, and you’re welcome.
October 13th, 2009 at 12:51 pm
Also I thought people used spell check, especially writers. (Cosmetics company 2 Love My Lips has created a iine of lip glosses…)
October 13th, 2009 at 5:05 pm