Reebok’s Scented Bra: A Breathmint For Breasts
Hi Beauty Brains community!
Sarah Bellum here with another new product commentary. A few weeks ago the new Reebok Pulse Scented Bra Top was all over beauty blogs like That’s Fit and FitSugar. But the Right Brain thought this idea was worth of my comments too.
In case you missed it, this work out top actually releases a peppermint fragrance as you sweat. It’s certainly an interesting concept but totally gimmicky. I’ll leave to the Left Brain to explain how the peppermint fragrance will eventually leach out of the polymeric fabric mesh and this top will end up as just another bright orange sports bra. And the Right Brain can chime in on the increased potential for skin irritation from essential oils. Me, I just want to make fun of the product description:
- Quickly moves moisture off your skin
- Knitted seamless cups
- Ribbing and mesh design enhances breathability (Ribbed for MY pleasure.)
- Knit-in design detailing adds interest (Great, just what I need. Another reason for that creepy guy on the Stairmaster to gawk at my chest.)
- Content: 95% PLAYDRY Nylon/5% Spandex (Playdry?)
- Colors: Orange (Orange? Pink I could understand, but it only comes in Orange?? It would have been nice if they would have at least tried to coordinate the color with the scent!)
I think I’ll stick with my Versatec sports top.
BTW, this product made me think of the post we did in April ‘07 on the Top 10 Titilating Tidbits About Bras. I still spray Diet Coke out of my nostrils every time I read the one about the guy who crashed his car to avoid a flying bra.
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Cate Says:
What a strange idea. I run 3 days a week and I think peppermint scent emitting from my chest would really bother me. I’m not trying to impress anyone when I run. I’m up at 5:30am and really not seeing anyone in the half hour that I am out there. How bizarre.
Left Brain Says:
Actually, there is some “science” behind this idea. In an article published in the Journal of Sport & Exercise Psychology, (Vol 23(2), Jun 2001. pp. 156-160) researchers showed that the administration of peppermint odor during exercise “resulted in increases in running speed, hand grip strength, and number of push-ups, but had no effect on skill related tasks such as basketball free-throw shots.”
Now, I don’t have a lot of faith in the rigor required to publish in that journal but at least some experts thought the study was compelling.
Anne Says:
Dear Brain,
I think the peppermint has some sexual innuedo to it. I have read some place that the smell turns men on.
TailFeather Says:
[throws up hands, walks away shaking head and rolling eyes]
Susan Says:
I can see it now - The Yankee Candle and Sports Bra Company, with coordinating sets for the fall - Gingerbread, Pumpkin Pie, Snickerdoodle, Hot Apple Cider, Autumn Breeze…
Left Brain Says:
Doesn’t everything turn men on?
Actually, there is some science that indicates the smell of Pumpkin Pie is the best odor for getting a guy going.
At least that’s what the scientists at the Smell & Taste Institute in Chicago say.
TailFeather Says:
“Left Brain Says:
Doesn’t everything turn men on?”
Precisely.