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Fri May 04, 2007 5:44 am  |
I got this email from PSF..I didn't put in a request..I assume they sent it out to everyone who's bought from the site. For those who didn't get it, here it is:
Thank you for your email. I can completely understand your concern about
this recent
information on DMAE. As soon as we read the excerpt from the abstract, we
purchased the
entire article from the British Journal of Dermatology. Our team of
scientists &
formulators have read the entire article & have discussed it together in
depth. They
have come to the conclusion that this abstract has some serious flaws in
the way it
was executed & they feel that the manner in which the data was assimilated &
reported was very misleading to the lay-reader.
Firstly, this is an abstract - not a study. There are numerous
peer-reviewed, double
blind, placebo-controlled studies that show that DMAE is not only safe for
topical
application, but that it is actually beneficial on a cellular level.
Secondly, there
are obvious discrepancies in the methodology used for this research - the
method in
which the solution was prepared and applied into the rabbit skin is not
commensurate
with how DMAE preparations are applied topically in the cosmetic industry.
We were totally prepared to remove this product from our line if our team
felt that
there was a reasonable level of concern after examining the full scope of the
research presented in this article. They feel that this one abstract was
poorly
executed & that unsubstantiated assumptions were made in regard to the
reason for
the cellular vacuolization. Just because the vacuoles swelled, it does not
mean that
it was due to cytotoxicity. There are numerous reasons why cells can swell
& then
return to their normal size. They are making weak connections between two
possibly
unrelated actions, and assuming that it will result in cell death. It is like
assuming that all abdominal pains are caused by appendicitis. They went
into this
research with a very specific hypothesis that they were looking to
support. And our
team feels that even though this research was executed in a manner that
was weighted
to support that claim, their conclusions still are not sound or convincing.
Our DMAE Gel is a lower price-point item & to be honest is not one of our
best sellers. So if we
felt that there was any danger involved with its continued use, we would
immediately
discontinue this item & replace it with another face firming gel with
alternative
ingredients. However, after taking the research into account, our
scientists do not
feel that there is any need for concern at this time. They would, however,
like to
see more research done on this subject. They hope that future research
done in this
area will incorporate better methodology & that the data analysis will be
assimilated &reported
in a more careful & scientifically sound manner. |
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