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Liquid Oxygen Skin Cream
New Scientist has flagged a product whose promoters are guilty of making a few misleading claims. It's Neaclear facial cream, and it's advertised as containing a "powerful combination of liquid oxygen, vitamins C & E, sage, chamomile, seaweed and rosemary, coconut oil, sweet almond oil and hydroquinone." The company even boasts that they're the first company "to combine stabilised liquid oxygen into all of its products." New Scientist notes that "We have certainly never heard of a skin cream that contains liquid oxygen, the temperature of which is normally somewhere below -183 °C."Posted By: Alex | Date: Thu Sep 08, 2005 | Permalink |
Total Comments: 15
Category: Advertising, Health/Medicine
Category: Advertising, Health/Medicine
Listed in chronological order. Newest comments at the end.
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Alex, Alex, Alex. The answer is so simple that I'm surprised you can't see it. The inventors of Neaclear facial cream are using LifeWave patches to allow oxygen to remain liquid at room temperature. Those little adhesive pieces of plastic can do ANYTHING!
Posted by Cranky Media Guy on Fri Sep 09, 2005 at 12:41 AM
Liquid oxygen in the form of H2O. Its so obvious.
Posted by Jorge on Fri Sep 09, 2005 at 06:04 AM
Lifewave! I should have known it.
Posted by Alex in San Diego on Fri Sep 09, 2005 at 06:12 AM
I also think they should rename their product "Nuclear facial cream, with liquid oxygen." They would see an explosion in sales.
Posted by Alex in San Diego on Fri Sep 09, 2005 at 06:17 AM
Quantum Nuclear facial cream, now with liquid oxygen.
Posted by Zoe on Fri Sep 09, 2005 at 06:50 AM
Since liquid oxygen is usually -183 degrees C, they could even change the name to Cold Fusion facial cream.
Posted by Nat on Fri Sep 09, 2005 at 06:58 AM
For better performance add some liquid titanium from your bracelet. http://www.museumofhoaxes.com/hoax/forums/viewthread/139/
Posted by Captain Al in Alberta, Canada on Fri Sep 09, 2005 at 08:50 AM
does it freeze the face to prevent wrinkles?
Posted by trotsky in Australia on Fri Sep 09, 2005 at 09:59 PM
All,
Thank you for your comments. Our intention is never to mislead the public since we are an ethical company. We were never contacted by newscientist.com to discuss our products or to answer their questions. We are still awaiting a response from their attorneys for their slanderous comments.
Even though we are a physician-strength skin care company, our claims are significantly less than other cosmeceuticals companies. Please feel free to check out the following web link where you will find the our science page updated:
http://www.neaclear.com/ourscience.htm
neaclear products have all undergone rigorous safety, efficacy, stability and hypoallergenicity studies. neaclear is currently conducting numerous randomized, prospective and double-blind clinical trials to further validate our products.
Unfortunately, we cannot discuss with you the oxygenation process. We understand your comments concerning liquid oxygen, and that is why the process took us over 1 ½ years to finalize. Please realize the oxygen concentration in our skin care products is not a large amount, definitely less than 5%. On the FAQ section, you will find the following question:
Is there really liquid oxygen in neaclear® & neaclearPlus products?
neaclear® and neaclearPlus skin care products all have oxygen in them. the oxygenation is a special 4 step process that enables us to place oxygen into a stable liquid form. liquid oxygen normally exists only at the extremely low temperature of -183 degrees Celsius under normal atmospheric pressure. liquid oxygen in it's purest form is highly combustible and basically "rocket fuel". NO, we do not have rocket fuel (pure liquid oxygen) in our products. please realize the oxygen concentration in our skin care products is not a large amount, definitely less than 5%. again, we always recommend not placing these products close to any sources of fire or anything flammable (a good piece of advice with any skin care products).
Again, thank you for your comments. We take them all very seriously as we continue our growth.
Best Regards,
Pete
Posted by Peter Pappas in Park Ridge, IL on Mon Sep 12, 2005 at 12:06 PM
Thank you for your comments. Our intention is never to mislead the public since we are an ethical company. We were never contacted by newscientist.com to discuss our products or to answer their questions. We are still awaiting a response from their attorneys for their slanderous comments.
Even though we are a physician-strength skin care company, our claims are significantly less than other cosmeceuticals companies. Please feel free to check out the following web link where you will find the our science page updated:
http://www.neaclear.com/ourscience.htm
neaclear products have all undergone rigorous safety, efficacy, stability and hypoallergenicity studies. neaclear is currently conducting numerous randomized, prospective and double-blind clinical trials to further validate our products.
Unfortunately, we cannot discuss with you the oxygenation process. We understand your comments concerning liquid oxygen, and that is why the process took us over 1 ½ years to finalize. Please realize the oxygen concentration in our skin care products is not a large amount, definitely less than 5%. On the FAQ section, you will find the following question:
Is there really liquid oxygen in neaclear® & neaclearPlus products?
neaclear® and neaclearPlus skin care products all have oxygen in them. the oxygenation is a special 4 step process that enables us to place oxygen into a stable liquid form. liquid oxygen normally exists only at the extremely low temperature of -183 degrees Celsius under normal atmospheric pressure. liquid oxygen in it's purest form is highly combustible and basically "rocket fuel". NO, we do not have rocket fuel (pure liquid oxygen) in our products. please realize the oxygen concentration in our skin care products is not a large amount, definitely less than 5%. again, we always recommend not placing these products close to any sources of fire or anything flammable (a good piece of advice with any skin care products).
Again, thank you for your comments. We take them all very seriously as we continue our growth.
Best Regards,
Pete
"...our claims are significantly less than other cosmeceuticals companies. "
"Cosmeceuticals"?
Hee hee hee hee hee.
Posted by Big Gary, strangling with uncontrollable laughter in Dallas, Texas on Tue Sep 13, 2005 at 03:07 PM
"Cosmeceuticals"?
Hee hee hee hee hee.
If you could put 5% "liquid oxygen" in a skin cream (which, of course, you can't-- not at normal temperatures, anyway), why would it be good for your skin?
My skin is constantly immersed in a mixture containing about 20% gaseous oxygen, and I haven't noticed anything extraordinary happening to it.
Posted by Big Gary, strangling with uncontrollable laughter in Dallas, Texas on Tue Sep 13, 2005 at 03:11 PM
My skin is constantly immersed in a mixture containing about 20% gaseous oxygen, and I haven't noticed anything extraordinary happening to it.
Most of the cosmeceutical companies that dominate this industry include Loreal, Neutrogena, Procter & Gamble etc. Please feel free to check out their claims. Physician-strength companies like Obagi, Laroche Posay, Skinceuticals and neaclear are redefining this industry with their data.
We do not lay claim to originating this term, but it has been around for a while and is commonly used. I googled the term cosmeceutical and hope you might find the time to check the results at the following link:
http://www.google.com/search?sourceid=navclient&ie=UTF-8&rls=GGLD,GGLD:2004-
47,GGLD:en&q=Cosmeceutical
Have a nice day and please let me know if there is anything else I can do to help you or we as a company can do better.
Best Regards,
Pete
Posted by Pete Pappas in Park Ridge, IL on Wed Sep 14, 2005 at 07:43 AM
We do not lay claim to originating this term, but it has been around for a while and is commonly used. I googled the term cosmeceutical and hope you might find the time to check the results at the following link:
http://www.google.com/search?sourceid=navclient&ie=UTF-8&rls=GGLD,GGLD:2004-
47,GGLD:en&q=Cosmeceutical
Have a nice day and please let me know if there is anything else I can do to help you or we as a company can do better.
Best Regards,
Pete
Jolen came up with Jolen Creme Bleach a product for women safe to use and can lighten excess dark hair and skin.
Posted by yash on Thu Aug 02, 2007 at 04:46 AM
So, does anyone else see Neaclear and think Nuclear? Neaclear-Nuclear... Try pronouncing Neaclear diffirent.
Posted by Steven on Sat Nov 08, 2008 at 05:35 PM
I apriciate your conversation...
I am a manufacturer and distributor of the skin care range namely DERMACOS in Pakistan...
I am also surprise to know that we can use the LOX in cosmetics / skin care manufacturing...
Please advice us how dose you do that... i think its quite impossible..
Regards
Irshan Ahmed
Posted by Irshan Ahme in Karachi, Pakistan on Wed Apr 29, 2009 at 10:05 AM
I am a manufacturer and distributor of the skin care range namely DERMACOS in Pakistan...
I am also surprise to know that we can use the LOX in cosmetics / skin care manufacturing...
Please advice us how dose you do that... i think its quite impossible..
Regards
Irshan Ahmed
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