Boots to act after Courier questions sex-themed make-up.

CONSUMER: some of the ,ames for cosmetics that could be bought by childre, were sexually explicit

A high-street store says changes will be made after The Courier revealed it stocks make-up featuring sexually themed names.

Boots is selling the Obsession Obsessive eye shadow palette for just £12 but critics said the use of explicit names could normalise “inappropriate” behaviour among teenage girls.

Some of the 24 colours of eye shadow contained in the palette have been given sexually explicit names, although these do not appear on the outside of the packaging.

They include “safeword”, “foreplay”, “homewrecker” and “Milf”, a sexually explicit acronym.

Other names used in the set included “Sugar Daddy”, “Get Freaky”, “Dealer” and “Wasted”.

The accompanying range of lipsticks, which cost £5 each, includes names like “Booty Call” and “dominatrix”. Although other types of make-up have used suggestive or explicit names, such as the blusher “Orgasm”, it is not usually sold at pocket money prices – or hidden on the inside of the packaging.

A concerned father contacted The Courier about the make-up after buying the eye shadow for his teenage daughter.

He only discovered the names used for the different shades when the palette was opened.

Conservative North-East Scotland MSP Bill Bowman said the “overly sexualised” names used risked “normalising inappropriate behaviour among teenagers”. And the Edinburghbased charity Zero Tolerance said the company was either seeking publicity or had “chosen to contribute to the barrage of sexist marketing faced by women and girls.”

The make-up is manufactured by Revolution London for Boots.

A spokeswoman for Boots said they would change the names used in future Obsession eye shadow palettes following the public outcry. She said: “Obsession is a new brand. “While we were experimenting with our personality, we know we haven’t always got things quite right and some of our shade names need work.

“This is something we’re addressing and fixing as a priority as new products launch and we will not repeat these shades’ names, in future.

“We really appreciate this feedback and please be assured we’re working hard to put this right”.

Overly sexualised names used risked normalising inappropriate behaviour among teenagers. bill Bowman, Msp

Make up with inappropriate names, including ‘Milf’ and ‘Homewrecker’ have generated negative feedback.