Versatile Purchase: 5 Household Items That Can Be Gender Neutral

Society and television have taken many of our beloved products and compartmentalized them to fit either one gender or the other. If you're looking to introduce a more gender neutral theme to your household, consider purchasing these versatile items.

1. Parenting Gear

Although parenting used to be seen as a predominantly female household role, these days of modern social progression have proven that either parent in the household can provide loving and adequate childcare. Taking this equality of gender roles into consideration, many manufacturers and producers of parenting gear have begun to design their products accordingly. Many of the essential parenting gear items, such as a nice backpack diaper bag, a baby carrier, a stroller, or even a burping blanket, are commonly constructed of unisex fabric designs, colors, and with adjustable sizes. This allows for easy marketing of the products and provides ease of access to the necessary parenting gear required without having to sacrifice personal style.

2. Shampoos & Conditioners

The luxurious feeling of a scalp full of soapy suds as a sweet aroma wafts through the steam of a bath or shower is a guilty pleasure for many people. Whether you wish to start your morning off feeling clean and smelling good or you want to wash off the dirt and sweat of the day, nothing compares to the wonderful sensation of giving your hair and scalp a deep shampooing with a fragrant set of hair soaps. While this can often be seen as a strictly feminine experience, it most certainly isn't the case.

In fact, it's becoming more popular for men to show just as much care and attention to their hair as women do. All shampoos and conditioners are created to be used by people of both genders regardless of the scent. But, if heavy scents aren't appealing to you, consider purchasing a shampoo and conditioner set that have no added fragrances to achieve a natural clean.

3. Shaving Cream

Although corporations would have you believe that men and women need their own separate types of shaving cream, this is simply a way for them to create fancy colored cans of colored shaving creams that are twice as expensive as normal shaving creams. While the addition of vitamins and nutrients for the skin is an added bonus that can be found in most types of female-oriented shaving creams, these nutrients aren't necessary. Any type of shaving cream will be created with the same essential ingredients and perform the same essential task of lubricating your skin to prevent burns and damages from your razor. Any person of any gender can use any type of shaving regardless of the color, style, or targeted marketing demographic.

4. Audio Equipment

Music and videos have become a dominant portion of our daily entertainment. We partake in these simple delights during our work hours, our leisure hours, our exercise hours, and even our dining hours. To ensure that our insatiable consumption of media doesn't disturb others around us, we usually plug in a set of personal headphones or earbuds. These specific types of audio equipment are sold in various colors and designs which are targeted towards specific genders. However, don't allow your purchasing power to be manipulated by colors. Headphones and earbuds will provide the same noise cancellation and audio boost regardless of their color.

5. Lip Balm

Lip balm has gotten many makeovers in recent years. It's become a lip gloss, a chapstick, and a lipstick combined into one. These chapsticks, while valuable to a certain demographic of people, serve less function to the other half of the population. Instead, reach for a lip balm or lip salve that will serve multiple functions including moisturizing, UV protection, and the healing of dry, cracked lips. These products are designed to be gender neutral so that people of both sexes can benefit from their wide range of benefits.


While this list may showcase a variety of versatile objects for both men and women, this is by no means a comprehensive list. There is a wide range of objects that are incredibly gender versatile that would make great additions to your household.