Zhonghong.com, March 24th. A few days ago, Procter & Gamble published an article on its public account titled “Women’s foot odor is 5 times that of men? If you don’t believe me, smell it! ” and caused heated discussion among netizens. In the article, P&G swept away people’s common impressions of men’s and women’s hygiene, listed five so-called “truths”, and “popularized” the evidence of female foot odor to consumers.
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Why do women’s feet smell 5 times more than men’s? Procter & Gamble pointed out in the article, “Women’s foot sweat glands are actually five times that of men, and because of long-term wearing of long boots, high heels, Baotou shoes, etc., the breathability of the feet is very poor, creating favorable conditions for the growth of bacteria. In order to look good, some Women don’t wear socks, so they can’t absorb the sweat from their feet in time, so they turn their shoes into a sauna! Therefore, ‘sweating and airtightness lead to the crazy growth of bacteria on women’s feet’, compared to men’s feet, the bacteria growth rate is 400 %, and the growth rate of bacteria on women’s feet is as high as 2300%.”
In the article, P&G not only compared the foot hygiene problems between men and women, but also mentioned that the hygiene problems of women’s thymus, underwear, hair, etc. are even worse. on the feet. Many netizens said that seeing such content is very uncomfortable.
Because of publishing such uncomfortable content and promoting products under the guise of so-called “science popularization”, P&G was on the hot search and became the target of public criticism. Some netizens criticized Procter & Gamble, “In order to bring goods, I dare to tell any lies.” “Put a hat on the whole gender.” “I’m ‘selling anxiety’ again, harvesting IQ tax.”
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Regarding the above false remarks, our reporter noticed that the “Procter & Gamble China” account posted a message to apologize for the matter. In its apology message, it said, “We solemnly apologize for the inappropriate content of a recent article on the P&G member center account for disrespecting women. P&G has always advocated the values of equality, tolerance and respect. We have deleted this article and seriously Rectify the operation of this account. We will definitely reflect deeply and prevent similar situations from happening again.”
[Source: Zhonghong.com official account]