Bluz Cluz Smells A Bogus Claim:
Someone posted about this Clarins product which supposedly protects your skin from electromagnetic effects from cellphones and computers. Is this something that we should be concerned about? Seems like it’s dressed-up toner. Would love your insight.
The Left Brain Laments Bad Science:
It’s so refreshing to hear a little skepticism. This has got to be one of the most ridiculous new products I’ve heard about in a long time.
You are correct, this does appear to be a typical toner. While I couldn’t find a complete ingredient list, I was amused to read about their “Magnetic Defense Complex with Thermus Chermophilus and Rhodiola Rosea, two powerful plant extracts which reinforce the skin’s natural barrier and provide biological protection against electromagnetic waves.” Puh-lease! This can’t possibly work. To block electromagnetic fields you would need some kind of metal or insulator. This is just ridiculous.
Even if these ingredients DID absorb EM radiation, you’d have to smear them ALL over your body before they would protect you. And finally, even if these ingredients DID work and even if you DID apply the product all over your body, there is absolutely no demonstrated negative effect on skin due to the electromagnetic fields created by cellphones or computers.
So, The Beauty Brains say save your money and don’t sweat the “scary” electromagnetic fields.
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INteresting point you have it there…
Great blog!
Thanks Anne. You’re making the beauty brains blush.
Don’t cell phones work in the radio wavelengths? That means that to block it, you’d need a layer of material on your skin of, oh, 100mm to 1m thick. Which is hilarious, when you picture it!
who are these ‘beauty gurus’ that say computer radiation has no effect on skin? the reality is anything with a display screen puts out harmful light that causes photo aging of the skin , emf is not the only way electronics damage the body
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