Chiropractors receive a lot of flak, and it is consistently well deserved. And there is no shortage of dumb ideas to criticize. One such idea is the idea, formulated by Wichita-based chiropractor Daniel Dopps, CEO and President at Mensez Technologies, isthe “Mensez” adhesive “lipstick”, a “persohal hygiene product” intended to replace tampons and pads. The stick is “a natural patented compound of amino acids and oil in a lipstick applicator that is applied to the labia minora and causes them to cling together in a manner strong enough to retain menstrual fluid in the vestibule above the labia minora where the vaginal opening and urethra exit;” and the “compound is instantly washed away with urine”. Well, as opposed to Dopps, you may have some idea why such a product has not been developed before (like basic chemistry and risk of infections). Actually, Dopps has some ideas about that, too: “[Y]ou as a woman should have come up with a better solution than diapers and plugs, but you didn’t. Reason being women are focused on and distracted by your period 25% of the time, making them far less productive than they could be. Women tend to be far more creative than men, but their periods that [sic] stifle them and play with their heads.”
Part of the motivation for developing the product also seems to stem from his rejection of the difference between a urethra and a vagina – “we’re using the vagina like a bladder just like tampons do,” says Dopps. Though he received some criticism, Dopps dismissed his critics as being lesbians– though he also emphasized that he was in no way bigoted against the LGBT community: “My receptionist is lesbian”, said Dopps. So there.
Diagnosis: There’s been some years, and we’ve at least still to see Dopps’s product hit the stores. He’s probably still a chiropractor with weird ideas, though. Just stay away.
Hat-tip: Kavin Senapathy @ forbes