Caffeinated suds
Mornings are rough: you smell bad, you're tired, and you've got 15 minutes til your carpool arrives. Shower or coffee — which one? OK, you can see where this is going. Someone's thought up Soap Shock, in an aha! moment of let's lather our bodies with caffeine. They say this is the world's first caffeinated soap, with 200 milligrams of caffeine per sudsing, and 12 servings per bar. This probably beats the burnt office coffee or popping no-doze all day, but we think we'll skip the shower fix and take our lattes dry.
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Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
Jason N. @ Dec 19th 2005 1:57AM
I really don't think this would work, but I peeped around the net and found some sites that discuss this product and products like it that helped me confirm my opinion.
http://www.erowid.org/ask/ask.cgi?ID=3010
http://www.madsci.org/posts/archives/1083980438.Gb.r.html
http://www.guardian.co.uk/life/thisweek/story/0,12977,1093631,00.html
However the action shot is good for a laugh...
http://www.thinkgeek.com/caffeine/accessories/5a65/action/
Jamie Kenyon @ Dec 19th 2005 1:57AM
http://www.ocia.net/reviews/soap/soap.shtml
Is this the first?
Shower Shock was certainly down the line
Elchin @ Dec 19th 2005 1:57AM
the reports say that sure maybe the dose you get is less then a small cup of coffee and yes maybe its just a placebo efect...but I've used the soap and it smells delicious and it did provide a boost to wake me up, so one way or another it works...and it makes you feel good inside
Rat @ Dec 19th 2005 1:57AM
I got some of this for Christmas last year and wasn't too impressed. I didn't notice any type of caffene effect, and it sure doesn't lather very well either. If anything, it just made me feel a bit tingly.
Cool novelty item, but I really didn't see what the big deal was.
Grendel @ Dec 19th 2005 1:57AM
A lot of anti-aging creams use the same concept. The caffeine is supposed to stimulate blood flow to the skin, smooth wrinkles and help create a more youthfull appearance.