diff --git a/addons/procurement/procurement.py b/addons/procurement/procurement.py
index 3d5e166b082..159c4983063 100644
--- a/addons/procurement/procurement.py
+++ b/addons/procurement/procurement.py
@@ -644,7 +644,7 @@ stock_warehouse_orderpoint()
 class product_template(osv.osv):
     _inherit="product.template"
     _columns = {
-        'type': fields.selection([('product','Stockable Product'),('consu', 'Consumable'),('service','Service')], 'Product Type', required=True, help="Will change the way procurements are processed. Consumable are product where you don't manage stock."),
+        'type': fields.selection([('product','Stockable Product'),('consu', 'Consumable'),('service','Service')], 'Product Type', required=True, help="Will change the way procurements are processed. Consumable are product where you don't manage stock, a service is a non-material product provided by a company or an individual."),
         'procure_method': fields.selection([('make_to_stock','Make to Stock'),('make_to_order','Make to Order')], 'Procurement Method', required=True, help="'Make to Stock': When needed, take from the stock or wait until re-supplying. 'Make to Order': When needed, purchase or produce for the procurement request."),
         'supply_method': fields.selection([('produce','Manufacture'),('buy','Buy')], 'Supply Method', required=True, help="Produce will generate production order or tasks, according to the product type. Buy will trigger purchase orders when requested."),
     }
diff --git a/addons/product/product.py b/addons/product/product.py
index 42f7d003079..5ee1701532c 100644
--- a/addons/product/product.py
+++ b/addons/product/product.py
@@ -280,7 +280,7 @@ class product_template(osv.osv):
         'description': fields.text('Description',translate=True),
         'description_purchase': fields.text('Purchase Description',translate=True),
         'description_sale': fields.text('Sale Description',translate=True),
-        'type': fields.selection([('consu', 'Consumable'),('service','Service')], 'Product Type', required=True, help="Will change the way procurements are processed. Consumable are product where you don't manage stock."),
+        'type': fields.selection([('consu', 'Consumable'),('service','Service')], 'Product Type', required=True, help="Consumable are product where you don't manage stock, a service is a non-material product provided by a company or an individual."),
         'produce_delay': fields.float('Manufacturing Lead Time', help="Average delay in days to produce this product. This is only for the production order and, if it is a multi-level bill of material, it's only for the level of this product. Different lead times will be summed for all levels and purchase orders."),
         'rental': fields.boolean('Can be Rent'),
         'categ_id': fields.many2one('product.category','Category', required=True, change_default=True, domain="[('type','=','normal')]" ,help="Select category for the current product"),