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Thu 06 Jun 2010Women's beauty products cost more - survey
WOMEN ARE paying up to three times the price paid by men for essentially the same beauty products, a survey by the Consumers' Association of Ireland (CAI) has revealed.
A pack of 10 twin-blade disposable razors for men costs €1.65 in Boots, for example, while the same product for women costs €2.99 for just five razors - a difference of over 260 per cent. In Tesco, own-brand razors for men cost €1.05 for 10, for women the cost is the same but for just five razors.
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