Investigating the influence of colour, weight, and fragrance intensity on the perception of liquid bath soap: An experimental study

Food Quality and Preference

Volumn 31, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 56-64

  Gatti, Elia ^a   Bordegoni, Monica ^a   Spence, Charles ^b  

^a POLITECNICO DI MILANO   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Multisensory design; Multisensory integration; Packaging; Skincare products

Indexed keywords

EID: 84883699821     PISSN: 09503293     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.foodqual.2013.08.004     Document Type: Article

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