Archive for the 'Personal Hygiene' Category

April 22nd, 2005

Ban Floral Fusion Antiperspirant/Deodorant

Posted to Personal Hygiene

It’s not good when a stick of deodorant…

…looks and smells like a can of pesticide.

Ban Floral Fusion deodorant smells exactly like some variety of Raid pesticide that I once used in the past. Which shows that such seemingly-untestable properties such as scent comparisons should be considered during usability testing.

Note: pictures […]

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April 22nd, 2005

Public Toilets

Posted to Personal Hygiene, Plumbing, Hard to Change

We have all grown so accustomed to public toilets (I’m referring to the western-style toilets here) that we don’t notice a major usability flaw: sitting on the toilet seat is unsanitary.

Essentially, public toilet seats are seats that you shouldn’t sit on.

In some places, mainly the west coast, toilet seat covers […]

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April 19th, 2005

DenTek Temparin Precision

Posted to Personal Hygiene

The DenTek Temparin Precision is a penlike device for dispensing temporary filling material into teeth. You are supposed to remove the tip and then click the handle to dispense the temporary filling paste into a cavity. Then, you are supposed to replace the cap and use it to compact the paste into the […]

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