Dermatologists No Longer Recommending DOVE products

In response to the highly offensive Dove ads we are gathering signatures of Dermatologists who will no longer recommend Dove products. Amongst the many aspects of the ad that were concerning, many of my colleagues were even more appalled; specifically, because Dove benefits from our dermatologist recommendations to help push their product. Many of us have been very lucrative to Dove’s bottom line. Patients routinely ask for dry, sensitive skin care advice, and for many of us, Dove, is on our list of go-to recommended skin-care lines. Studies show that dermatologists recommended over-the counter moisturizers over 15 million times in a 9 year study period, which is more than any other specialty. Therefore, as dermatologists, we are highly disturbed that a company who has profited off of our free advertising could produce such an offensive ad.