So when I see a negative article/blog post about Nerium come up a couple times I usually craft a response.
Having a haughty, arrogant, fresh faced skin care “professional” write an article about Nerium when they don’t actually know anything about it is not unusual. When a “seasoned” journalist like Mike Taylor Sr. Editor at Newswire publishes it without fact checking it is sad. I guess being a “best selling author” is more important to him than journalistic integrity. Then again today “news” is just another word for cheap entertainment.
First a quick interview with my friend Emilia who has been an aesthetician for more than 40 years.
Her before and After:
I’m happy to publish any response in the comments from Mike Taylor or Rachel Sauer.
http://westernbusinessjournal.com/licensed-esthetician-blasts-nerium-ad-secret-toxic-ingredient/
My Response:
“Condemnation without investigation is the height of arrogance!”
The most telling sentence in the whole “rant” is the last one:…”Anyone who thinks that what I do as an Esthetician is anything similar to what they do as a Nerium Consultant is a fool.”
I’m sure the fact that as a skincare novice I can get better results using one simple bottle on every customer than she is getting with her approach is not something she is willing to accept.
Arrogance has a stunningly consistent ability to close the mind off to any new information. Miss Sauer has clearly only done her investigation in an effort to prove her prejudice. In fact “investigation” may be a generous description. Really she has just parroted someone elses prejudiced web page and called it due diligence. If she had actually been interested in the truth she may have done several things:
1) Actually put the product on her skin to see what happens. Duh!
2) Watched Nerium’s own video on safety www.neriumsafety.com which would have informed her that there are actually 2 types of Oleander. The Yellow Oleander which her mother warned her about and Nerium Oleader which has never had any fatalities. That 300 bottles could be consumed by a 10kg infant without any toxicity, etc etc.
3) Had she actually done some investigation she would have found that the NAE-8 extract is actually the world’s first plant to plant PATENTED extraction process not some basic proprietary blend. Leading one Sr VP of a mulit-billion dollar pharmaceutical company to say that the dermal application alone of NAE-8 is worth more than all of his product pipeline combined. (sorry said VP of course not willing to put his name to that quote of course)
4) Had she done some actual investigation she would have found out that NAE-8 works by immuno-modulation. Turning on proper immune function. NOT by increasing inflammation which two hack doctor’s claim on their site. http://youtu.be/nWMOP2wdyy0 IN fact if you read her article far from doing hours and hours of research as she claimed she has just parroted these two imbeciles who are selling their own product ($150/bottle)
5) Had she done her own research she would have found that the quote used to claim NAE-8 causes inflammation is taken out of context. One sentence says cancer cells were destroyed the next sentence says that healthy cells where left intact. For some reason the two hack doctors left the second part out. You see this type of response is what is supposed to happen when your immune system turns on.
6) Had she done some actual research she would have found that oligosacharides (the functional components in Aloe and Nerium Oleander) regulate the inflammatory process not increase it. And that pharmaceutical companies are spending 100’s of millions of dollars in an attempt to synthesize these amazing sugars. Basic biochemistry is not required to be an aesthetician I guess. Which it really shouldn’t.
http://www.ccrc.uga.edu/~mao/xyloglc/Xtext.htm
Furthermore, Neruim oleander (order Gentianales) produces an XXXG-type xyloglucan that contains arabinosyl, galactosyl, and fucosyl residues.
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2763764/ (the official government opinion)
- Anti-inflammatory action: Aloe vera inhibits the cyclooxygenase pathway and reduces prostaglandin E2 production from arachidonic acid. Recently, the novel anti-inflammatory compound called C-glucosyl chromone was isolated from gel extracts.8
7) Had she done some actual research she would have found out that the US Government has now classified NAE-8 as a patented anti-oxidant. I will make the assumption that she knows that an anti-oxidant’s role is to reduce inflammation not increase it.
8) Had she done her own research she would have seen the piles of impressive research that www.neriumbiotech.com is doing.
9) Since she used the supposed failure of a cancer research trial to prove that NAE-8 doesn’t work on wrinkles I would assume that the skincare products that she personally uses have succeeded in their clinical trials for cancer. ?!?!?
10) Had she done some actual research she would have found that Nerium founder Jeff Olson had the prestigious ST&T research facility do clinical trials on the product using research parameters that exceed any product she is currently using in her practice. http://youtu.be/6M5I2_ZMIz4
11) Had she actually done some research and not been so arrogant maybe she would have talked to skin care professionals with VASTLY more experience than she has (how old is this girl anyway) with actual experience using the product. One friend has 40 years experience as an aesthetician, another formulates skin care products for doctors, another has 26 years experience with many awards two her name, another gentleman who owns 78 medical spas, and a husband and wife team with a successful career selling lasers, botox, injectables, and medical grade skincare to doctors. Sadly arrogance is often the curse of youth.
12) Had she done her own research she would have attended a meeting and found a group of happy loving caring sharing people who care more about other people’s success with the product than their own paycheck. (Not that I am sounding very loving and caring at the moment…)
13) Had she thought for her self she might have wondered why the company could sell $100 million their first year and $300 million their second year with a product that actually doesn’t work. Especially if they set expectations very high, beg everyone to take before and after pictures, give a money back guarantee and give away $42 million dollars worth of product for free to be used as samples.
14) Had she she actually been open minded she would have wondered why more and more celebrities are endorsing the product for free. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J88r5tSiSCg
15) I wonder what she thinks of all of these highly qualified Doctors who have joined our medical advisory board and attached their reputation to Nerium?http://www.neriumblog.net/real-results/introducing-neriums-scientific-advisory-board/
Etc. Etc. Etc.
“All truth passes through three stages. First, it is ridiculed. Second, it is violently opposed. Third, it is accepted as being self-evident.”
Arthur Schopenhauer
Rant Over
Steven Keller
Just a normal guy who thoroughly investigates before forming an opinion
steventothemax@gmail.com
Helping People in Unique and Effective Ways 
Incredible! Love it Steven!! I’m so thankful you’re on our team!
Wow?! As a fellow aesthetician, that was more than harsh. We are VERY big on education and product knowledge as well as results. As there is no miracle product, Nerium came out as a lion with a claim to fame to have unrealistic results, which is always a red flag. Any MLM marketing company such as Arbonne, Mary Kay, well you get my point being you are so versed in the world of skincare can only legally put in a certain amount of “active” ingredients. So you see, her argument outside looking in from our perspective would be very well justified. Pharm companies like Skinceuticals, Obagi etc., are only at the disposal of physicians for a reason, because of their rate of efficacy and say it with me now, “active” ingredients. While I appreciate your journalistic approach to research and defend Nerium, I think you owe that aesthetician an apology. We take a lot of pride in what we do and are hardly recognized for our efforts.
I get the feeling you didnt do anymore actual research than Miss Sauer. Reread the post a few times. If you would like to address any of the actual points I brought up let me know. Sorry you feel so underappreciated. Many Nerium AD customers have used ALL the products you mentioned and like Nerium better. In fact some of my personal customers cry when they talk about their Nerium results.
You make me laugh Steve, thanks for the Friday funny. I firmly do not believe you even wrote that article. Furthermore, you are apologizing to the wrong aesthetician. I never said I felt under appreciated. If the Nerium clients are crying over the results it is merely because they are crying over the ridiculous amount of money they spent. And I will leave it at that. You know squat about skin, but anytime you want to hash it out , feel free to call me. I could talk for hours about ingredients and biochemistry.
You realize that accusing me of not even writing the article makes you sound like a crazy person.
You didn’t say underappreciated you said : “We take a lot of pride in what we do and are hardly recognized for our efforts.”
Not to sound like a broken record but if you actually went through what I wrote and linked you would find out that my business partner went from skeptic to Nerium fan after her husband (15 years in medical aesthetic sales) walked into a DR’s office to sell him a medical grade skincare line and had the DR inform him that Nerium was his skincare line.
Also you would have seen me call myself a “novice” in regard to skincare. I’m not a novice in the science behind how the active ingredient works.
If you would like to take just one of the many point’s I brought up and use your superior intellect and wit to skewer me then feel free.
Here is a picture of my friend Pam https://steventothemax.wordpress.com/2014/03/17/why-is-ray-liotta-suing-nerium-international/photo-3/ she was going to get a facelift (average cost $10,000). After 6 weeks of Nerium she decided she didn’t need one anymore. I’m sure she is so upset about how much Nerium is costing her.
So why Ray Liotta is suing Nerium?
So glad you asked.
Here is your answer:
https://steventothemax.wordpress.com/2014/03/17/why-is-ray-liotta-suing-nerium-international/
There is no such thing as a “one size fits all” in skin care. That’s why I hate Nerium. And yes, I’m also an esthetician, and know that all MLM products are full of binders and fillers and are not active. I’ll stick with my Skin Ceuticals where I can back up the products by scientific studies.
So let me get this straight.. What you are saying is: “I am closed minded and proud of it.I already know everything in existence and nothing new will ever be discovered since I last received my education.”
Open minded people/skeptical people would say something like this: “my education and experience tells me that one products doesn’t fit every skin type and often MLM products are pure hype and very little substance. Show me how your product is different.”
Daysha, It’s probably a good thing that you are not a knowledgeable Nerium AD Brand Partner because 1. the word “Hate” is not in our vocabulary. 2. As an esthetician, and no offense to my friends who are estheticians, you have very little medical or scientific background. There is a reason why you dont have MD, PhD after your name. 3. I used SkinCeuticals products for many years with no REAL results. My cost for the 3 Nerium products I purchase monthly costs me $158. I was spending $511 per month on SkinCeuticals, using 6 products with no results. Thank you Nerium for changing my life as well as reducing clutter on my bathroom sink.
Right on, Steve. When people talk negatively about something they have not researched, it’s usually related to money. It’s ashame that she ruined her credibility. Same goes for the crazy comments of these people below. Shows that they are not up on their science. Too bad Nerium is scaring all of these blind specialists. We’re coming and you can’t stop this train!
Sounds like a lot of anger from the competition. If you don’t like Nerium, don’t buy it or sell it. No one twisted my arm to buy it. I have seen limited results (actually debatable) but my mother and cousin have seen incredible results. Buyer beware always but the evidence is clear.
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I’m not interested in negative back and forth here, but as a scientist I’m the one people often want to talk to estheticians, doctors, etc. I have estheticians, medical doctors, and other skin care professionals as partners in Nerium. Often with decades of experience with the other products mentioned. Just a couple of points, the company doesn’t claim “one size fits all”. They have been able to formulate the products to have a very broad appeal because of the unique active ingredient. In the skin care industry, I can count on only two hands the actual number of active ingredients used for the past several decades. Mostly companies play games to generate various formulations meant to be tailored to appeal to different segments of their market. Many times it’s more marketing than real science.
The other point I’d like to make is the following statement isn’t true,
“Pharm companies like Skinceuticals, Obagi etc., are only at the disposal of physicians for a reason, because of their rate of efficacy and say it with me now, “active” ingredients.”. — … These are what is often called “medical grade”, a rather meaningless marketing term in my view. The REAL reason is the products have high enough concentrations of their active ingredients that harsh side-effects become much more likely and therefore a doctor’s supervision is advisable. These higher concentrations often require a doctor’s prescription in some cases because of the high concentrations of single compounds (eg. forms of retinoic acid, hydroquinone, alpha hydroxy acids). NeriumAD operates under a different approach that has been popular in research if not on the retail counter so far. That is rather than one molecule, you have a class of related molecules that work synergistically to give the desired outcome. In NeriumAD’s case it is actually two extracts working synergistically. It’s active ingredient is a family of molecules that together is the number one ingredient in the bottle. In other words it’s as high concentration as possible for the maximum rate of efficacy. At the same time it’s affordable (synthesis of some of these molecules have been done. I’ve found where you can get one for $1500 per gram. not really marketable).
Personally, the original blog post Steven is responding to was for me very easy to dismiss. The few references it gave were silly or just simply irrelevant indicating no serious research or understanding. It was obviously just one persons rant. No product can be for everyone. I didn’t think it really warranted any response. Just move on. I can understand Steven’s response here but not sure it’s productive. After all, while NAE-8 after years of testing is known to be safe and effective, how it actually works is still an area of active research. Take a moment to consider that while retinoic acid it’s various forms was discovered in the 1940’s, the mechanisms by which it works began to be understood only in the 1980’s and are still debated. Here we are dealing with not just one simple molecule. In science, when a discovery is made, usually explanations come much later.
p.s. to be clear, I agree with Steven that the inflammation idea is just nonsense.
So, this MAGICAL active ingredient has the ability to selectively pick cells and only kill off the “bad” ones? That’s amazing, I would really like to know more about this. You do know, when they treat cancer they kill ALL cells, same as with antibiotics, kill all bacteria. This chemical does not have a brain, it cannot determine what is good and what is bad, it just kills all.
Please stop making yourself look like an idiot trying to defend yourself about something this company hasn’t even explained to you completely.
I’m sure this reporter doesn’t want to try this product and refuses to put it on their face because they have done the research and read about it and no one in their right mind would put a poison on their face that has the possibility of making it into the blood stream via cuts or mucous membranes.
This is the worst possible way to defend your product and the only reason people put other’s down when defending something is when they don’t have good evidence to back up their side, they resort to anger and hate.
Perhaps you should have actually read my response.
I don’t need the company to explain anything to me because I have been educating people (including doctors) on the mechanism of action that this product uses since 1996. NAE-8 (the main ingredient) simply does it better than anything else I have ever seen.
The product does not magically know anything. It simply provides the building blocks for accurate cellular communication which in turn modulates the immune system. Your immune system does magically know how to differentiate between cancer cells and healthy cells. If it didn’t you would be dead.
Pharmaceutical companies are spending 100’s of millions of dollars on synthetic sugars to sugar load and sugar code drugs to make them act like “smart bombs” instead of carpet bombing like traditional chemo does.
If you actually want to educate yourself instead of making uninformed comments you can look up: glycosylation, glyco-conjugation, glycoproteins, mannose, etc etc.
There is this magical thing called GOOGLE. In 60 seconds I found this article http://www.currentscience.ac.in/Downloads/article_id_080_11_1387_1396_0.pdf
“the only reason people put other’s down when defending something is when they don’t have good evidence to back up their side, they resort to anger and hate.” Excellent point. Between the two of us which one is providing evidence and which one is resorting to name calling?
Both Aloe and Nerium Oleader have these essential building blocks for cellular communication.
Hi Sarah, I’ve put it on my face with much skepticism, and I had zero adverse side effects, including my face being melted off. I used it on one half of my face and not the other for a more scientific test and the one side was described as “smoother” and “softer” by friends that I blinded and asked to touch my face after 1 week. I did a similar experiment with the Day cream to the same results.
Here’s a video of North America’s leading toxicologists discussing the safety of the product. They discuss that it is indeed not toxic for humans. In the description you’ll find links to the research materials they’ve published and the accolades they’ve received. One compares it to Botox: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IqXokWWGthU
As a scientist myself, though of the mathematical variety, I have to agree with kbsamuri. The links she references are asinine at best. As far as TruthinAging, that lady is a laugh riot. In a video on her YouTube channel a woman that makes one of the products she sells tells her that Apple stem cells work to improve skin complexion, wrinkles, etc… then proceeds to admit that they have zero evidence of that claim and have no idea if adding Apple stem cells does any good at all, but instead of calling her out on it the lady goes along with it and calls it one of her favorite products: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xQqWtNvl8G8#t=454
To further this point she claims she was given the idea by acclaimed stem cell researcher Dr. Coleman. According to PubMed records there is no such person that has authored research on using stem cells of any kind or skincare: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/?term=((stem+cell)+AND+coleman%5BAuthor+-+Last%5D)+AND+skin+care
The BareFacedTruth website is not mentioned by her but does come up often, this site is ran by disgraced Dr. John David Sanderson. He surrendered his medical license in 1993 after having inappropriate sexual relationships with a female patient where he also acted in an unethical manner by giving her relationship advice in the capacity of a therapist (source: The Medical Board of California). His company “Cellese” sells a product called AnteAge which claims to use MSC stem cells. First off no scientific evidence exists that MSC stem cells can be preserved in a dry good product like a skin creme OR that they would improve complexion, wrinkles, skin tone, discoloration, or fine lines. The only evidence that exists states that MSC stem cells appear to recruit more macrophages to enhance the healing time of Cutaneous Wounds, this area is still being researched still but so far only show autologous stem cells that work in this manner (that is to say they must come from the person applying them). Finally MSC stem cells come from bone marrow and the only way to get them right now would be a painful harvesting process. This process is used for leukemia and lymphoma patients with other people volunteering their bone marrow, so Dr. John and his team would have to try and purchase left overs from this process or interfere with cancer patients medical treatments in order to obtain fresh MSCs. Of course since there is no proven science you could get things like a Nose growing on the side of your face: http://www.wired.co.uk/news/archive/2014-07/08/nose-grows-on-spinal-cord
Be wary, almost all of the negative stuff out there on the Nerium product comes from people with a Conflict of Interest, that is to say they are immediately biased already. Dr. John and TruthinAging.com both sell competitor products that are based on unproven science yet they seem to successful argue that Nerium’s is not based on science, when in fact they appear to have done far more work than anyone else in terms of Scientific research. I did this research for my aging mother and opted to get her the Nerium AD day and night over the other products.
Thanks for your input.
After reading this….I must add I was a skeptic too, being a medical esthetician for 15 years. After trying it for one month,my complexion improved like it has never done so before. I’m now into my 6th month and am blown away by the results. It’s only fair to share my honest opinion with you and all my clients who have asked me what I’ve been doing to my skin.
Thank you and thank you Nerium for creating a product that requires no down time and results that have never been achieved like they have up until now. Message me for my own before and after, if interested.
I think Nerium is a bunch of baloney. Why would you even get into with these wonderful aestheticians if your product works? You sound more defensive each time you defend your product.
What works is good skin care, good eating, no smoking, a lot of sleep, exercise and sometimes good genes. This product plumps the skin and the immune system take a little beating, and once you stop using it, you go back to your wrinkles you had before.
For people that are as charming as their clients, this product works. For people that ask too many questions, this product fails.
So let me guess. You hate MLM enough to read articles on a product you dont like and comment on it, you haven’t actually tried the product, and you certainly haven’t read the article at all. If I’m wrong let me know.
Exactly what I thought.
As a professional, I understand skepticism with a newer product, truly I do.
There are so very many mlms out there that are not fair and are focused solely on pumping people up, feeding upon their dreams to make a buck, and are concerned only with selling as fast as possible before people catch on and chuck the product in the “useless product drawer” that every person has in their home. And then they are stuck trying to wrestle themselves out of a commitment to get said worthless product to stop coming each month.
I get it.
Guys, this is so different.
All I can say is if you are skeptical, just try the product. Try it in secret, document your skin with your own up close photos every day if you like. Don’t tell people you’re using it. Form your own opinion from your own direct experience.
People can talk about their feelings and suppositions until the cows come home but have no direct experience themselves.
If you still hate it, great. That’s ok. No one will burn you at the stake. You are allowed to not like something.
But what if you don’t hate it? What if it really does do what it says?
All I can say is Medicine is an evolving science.
There will always be new things coming. We owe it to our clients to be open to the possibility that a newer something will be better than a traditional something.
And the only way to know for real is to try it ourselves.
Lots of love to everyone and be blessed in touching others lives today. Let’s focus on the positive and live happy
Well said. Condemnation without investigation is the height of ignorance.
This is in response to Sarah above that states, “So, this MAGICAL active ingredient has the ability to selectively pick cells and only kill off the “bad” ones? That’s amazing, I would really like to know more about this. You do know, when they treat cancer they kill ALL cells, same as with antibiotics, kill all bacteria. This chemical does not have a brain, it cannot determine what is good and what is bad, it just kills all.”
Does she realize what an uneducated statement she is making? If chemo kills all cells, wouldn’t it kill the patient? Also, why do we have different types of antibiotics? Some are broad spectrum (hence kill off many types of bacteria), some are not broad spectrum. She clearly didn’t read any of the science behind the product easily found at http://www.neriumbiotech.com/research.htm or she wasn’t intelligent enough to understand the science. There are several natural products that harm cancer cells but keep healthy cells intact. All you have to do is Google selective cytotoxicity: https://www.google.com/webhp?sourceid=chrome-instant&ion=1&espv=2&ie=UTF-8#q=selective%20cytotoxicity. I could go into more in depth detail about all the above, but there is no need to.
Many estheticians are threatened by Nerium results as it cuts into their profits. Not everyone will love Nerium, that is ok. However, the ones bashing it with uneducated opinions are going to look foolish because there is too much science behind this product. That is why my husband whom has a bio-medical engineering degree from the University of Pennsylvania and a Cardiac Anesthesiology degree from University of Pittsburgh and finished his residency at Johns Hopkins University loves this product. He loves the science behind this product and loves his results.
Oh goodness! I am sorry this is a debate. However Steve, do you believe everything on the Internet that is written? Celebrities can acknowledge that they use the product all they want……. But they sometimes can be not the sharpest tool in shed!
I personally have had to repair damaged done by this product! Clients who received it as a gift or kept hearing about it. Acne is number one, followed by extreme dry skin.
So your research means nothing to me. Most of these doctors like the concept on paper and reward with “kudo” remarks….. Not realizing maybe these wonderful ingredients don’t work well together.
Your just an angry elf….. Get over it……
Thanks so much for taking the time to get on the internet to find a blog about a product you don’t like and leave a comment. I accept your apology for making this into a debate (sarcastic elf speaking).
Everything you have said it actually correct. You simply lack the correct context.
I don’t base my opinion of the product on a celebrity endorsement nor on any research. 18 years of experience has taught me that the only thing that really matters is real world application. Last month my business did $515,000 in volume. That is about 6,500 very happy people using the product. It is also based on many friends who are experts with real world experience with the product. One friend who has been an aesthetician for 40 years and another husband and wife team with 15 years experience in medical aesthetic sales. The very fact that I have to state this is a clear indication that you never actually read what I wrote. You simply realized you didn’t agree with my opinion and wanted to tell me I was wrong.
If a glass is 98% full and I say the glass is full you could call me a liar technically you would be correct. But if you said the glass was empty I would question your grasp of reality. I have plenty of people whose skin breaks out using Nerium. In fact if someone has adult cystic acne I tell them it will get worse instead of better initially. This could happen 3 times over a 90 day period as their skin heals. The people who stick through the process are overjoyed with the results. Also I have plenty of people who complain about dry skin. Almost always they weren’t using enough water, or sometimes not using any water at all(read the instructions). People who stick with it report a dramatic improvement in their dry skin. My own mother in law is so happy she doesn’t have to purchase a special moisturizer anymore to make it through the winter.
I also have a few people whose skin simply never adjusts to the product. It is a very small percent and most beauty products have a much higher rate.
Last year Nerium did $400,000,000 in sales. We set people’s expectations VERY high, beg/bribe/demand them to document their own results, give them a 30 days money back guarantee, and give the distributors $40,000,000 in FREE product to sample out to people. And you somehow think we did this with a product that doesn’t consistently work?
Perhaps I’m not the person who needs to get over it.
I see absolutely no mention in this article of the chemicals which are the most dangerous from the Nerium Oleander plant: Cardio Glycosides.
Cardio glycosides cause cardiac arrest. The process by which this occurs is that the glycosides bond to the cell walls of all human tissue, but their effect is especially devastating to the heart cells. When they do so, they prevent the cell from being able to remove sodium from the cytoplasm, but salt can still enter the cell. Therefore, over time, the cell becomes sodium-toxic and convulses to try to force the sodium out by mechanical pressure in hopes of saving its life. The net result is a contraction of the cell, which causes a shrinking of the heart. The more active the cell is, the quicker this process occurs. Thus, heart cells are particularly susceptible because they are *always* active. Other muscle cells also suffer from this. And, infact, every cell of the body suffers from this stress, but not as much as muscle cells.
Skin cells are no different from this process. And, infact, when applied to skin cells, we see the same reaction: The skins cells, due to suffering the stress of being unable to remove salt from their cytoplasm, being to contract. When they contract, it causes the skin to tighten, thus giving the “beautifying appearance” of the skin.
But beware…this appearance is being caused by the constant stress of your skin cells, and *NOT* because they are becoming healthier.
The theoretical conclusion of this process of continually placing your skin cells under pressure (especially since such a process will cause the cells to contract and release continually…thus causing your skin to loose elasticity over time) is that your skin will, in the long term, suffer from accelerated aging from such cardio glycoside use.
This statement has not been tested nor proven, but merely reveals what *might* be the cell-level mechanics that cause the beautifying appearance of this product.
This theory was first put out when Nerium was a young fast growing company. When people are leaving one company for another the first company will often come up with ridiculous stories about the competitions products. Now that Nerium will be 4 years old this summer it doesn’t hold water. My friends who have been using it for 3 1/2 years are looking better and better and better.
The main thing to understand is that our product not full of Oleander. It has an extract from Nerium Oleander called NAE-8. Nerium Aloe Extract. It has all the benefits of Aloe Vera plus benefits of the functional sugars in Nerium Oleander.
They use an extract from Aloe to extract something out of the Nerium Oleander plant. Whole leaf Alo contains heavy salts called anthroquinines. Eat it and you will get diarrhea. Use the extract and you digestion can have stunning improvement.
The only reason we have a beauty product is that Nerium Biotech was doing phase one safety studies on NAE-8 and they were specifically looking for any signs of cardio glycosides. As they slathered more and more topical product on the study participants they found NO detectable amounts of cardiac glycosides in the blood. None, Zero Zip.
The study participants started asking for more wrinkle cream. Initially the researchers ignored this request until they realized they had discovered a breakthrough anti aging product.
If you want to know how the product actually works look into glycosylation, glyconjugation, etc.
This extract improves the ability for the skin cells to communicate: feed me, fix me, defend me, repair me.
I spend a decent am ount of time telling people to delete before and after pictures of serious clinical skin issues improving with this product, and telling people they can’t talk about the product improving their XYZ condition because we are a beauty company not a drug company.