Calling Dr Perricone ....

Dr Perricone MD has a range of beauty products that are sold on QVC.
The presenters rave about them (yes, you Jill Franks).
Over 60 products in the range are classed as "Cosmeceuticals". Not all of these are sold on QVC.

The term cosmeceutical may be assumed by many to refer to a cosmetic product that does more than perform the purely cosmetic functions of cleansing, beautifying, promoting attractiveness or temporarily altering the appearance. It is, after all, a portmanteau of the words “cosmetic" and “pharmaceutical." However, it is crucial for manufacturers, importers and distributors of products being marketed as cosmeceuticals in the United States to understand FDA’s very clear position on the term cosmeceuticals—namely, that this word has no meaning under the law, and that any product that purports to do more than function solely as a cosmetic is actually a drug and will be regulated as such.

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http://www.insidecosmeceuticals.com...ceutical-an-overview-of-fda-s-regulation.aspx

Maybe, QVC is going to have to look at how they market this beauty line.

In fairness, it is not just Dr Perricone who makes wild claims

The following are examples of regulatory action taken by FDA against companies marketing products as cosmetics, which FDA found to actually be illegal drug products under the law due to the claims being made:

Warning Letter issued April 18, 2011, against the manufacturer of an eyelash and eyebrow serum product, citing several drug claims, including: “designed to lengthen and thicken lashes in 30 days"; “induced a significant increase in the length of eyelashes"; “helps accelerate the length of the hair shaft, while promoting fuller, thicker, and healthier looking brows"; and “effectively renews and regenerates skin cells."5
Warning Letter issued March 1, 2011, against the marketer of a wrinkle serum product, citing several drug claims, including: “reduce expression lines & deep furrows"; “decrease wrinkle volume [and] density"; and “increase skin firmness."6
Warning Letter issued March 29, 2007, against the marketer of a topical skin product, citing several drug claims, including: “good for reestablishing new collagen growth … helps keep the skin from sagging"; “protects skin against harm caused by exposure to sunlight"; “helps skin to produce new skin cells and rejuvenate damaged cells"; and “a strong weapon against thinning … slow growing and depleted hair."7

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What will Alison SAY?
I wait with baited breath

I thought that Dr Denese products were dropped by QVC for similar reasons, the pseudo-medical claims. Although Dr Denese also pulled their dedicated UK website around the same time but will deliver to the UK from their US site (this may have changed since as it's not a range I've paid much attention to). I was surprised when QVC then launched the Perricone range. It seems like quackery to me!

Jude xx

I totally agree. They go on and on reminding people that "don't forgot Dr Perricone is a medical doctor".

I wonder if it's Revitalash that the quote refers to? I know many rave about it on here but they are going way too far in their sales pitch by constantly saying that it was made to help the sick wife of the developer of the product, without actually naming the disease she had.

I will say it is Revitalash they are talking about. Hey why not sent a copy to QVC customer service.:happy: love to see their faces. They keep going on about a doctor inventing for his wife who lost her lashes from cancer treatment.

Yes Dr.Denese did get the boot over false claims. The rules must be different over in the US what you can claim on air as she still sells and has TSVs. Though dirty tricks have been reported from her. She is making claims that any of her products found in TJMaxx(their TKMaxx) are in fact fakes. Anyone who buys kits and then sells the bits they don't want on ebay get their auction pulled for selling fake goods.

A bit off topic but Dr Nich has a new line out now called Super. It's available in Boots (Manchester one anyway).

http://www.getsuper.co.uk/super-skincare.html

Somewhere in my loft I have a huge pot of Dr Denese facial exfoliator and battery-operated brush (like a poor man's clarisonic)...I won't bother trying to ebay it (mainly because it's over 5 years old) so when i unearth it I'll use it as a body scrub! (thanks for the ebay tip). The sell-off of her UK website was amazing...some "high end" creams less than a tenner and others less than a fiver; so I'm not surprised many ended up on ebay. I tried the spf day cream which was very nice and a neck treatment (also nice enough) but no better than many others I've tried because over the counter face gunk can't work below the skin'd surface, whatever Andrew Bagley says about his yoof molicule! They're all guilty of leading the buyer to conclude their products work at a deeper level than any others but if they did they'd be classed as medicines here too. The use of the doctor title in the range's name suggests effective serious skincare even if it's a simple oil and water emulsion in the pot.

Jude xx

Nothing would tempt me to buy the Perricone range. For one thing, it is completely out of my price range. Secondly what has it done for JF? She claims to use the range all the time, but her skin is very lined and gaunt looking. All the other presenters have nicer skin, with maybe the exception of Ann Dawson, She is hardly a good advert for the range.

Hi,

I have to admit the cold plasma did "fill in" my wrinkles quite a bit.

However, it smells so dreadful (fish) I am put off buying it again.

Cheers,
Karen

Bensmum said:

A bit off topic but Dr Nich has a new line out now called Super. It's available in Boots (Manchester one anyway).

http://www.getsuper.co.uk/super-skincare.html

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Yes it's been in my Boots Superstore from last year

I've yet to see anyone buying though

Dr Nick reminds me of Dr Bob (Veterinarian Hospital) or possibly Dr Phil. It sounds v American the use of a first name rather than a surname, and somehow undermines their credibility.

Jude xx

Very like Clinique and their white coats, making it look medical professional. I read a book about Estee Lauder(her son founded Clinique) and this was the idea from the start. People feel safe seeing a white coat and think the sa is more professional than another counter.

donna255 said:

Very like Clinique and their white coats, making it look medical professional. I read a book about Estee Lauder(her son founded Clinique) and this was the idea from the start. People feel safe seeing a white coat and think the sa is more professional than another counter.

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One of my elder neighbour cleans his car with long rubber gloves and a white coat.:wonder:

Dr Nick Lowe who is a medical Consultant Dermatologist has a very good range of skincare available, reasonably priced too, and it's often on offer at Boots.

So far, manufacturers have not been required to prove the safety of a cosmetic ingredient before releasing it to the public. Neither are they required to prove the ingredient(s) or the complete formula is effective. Some of the most touted ingredients actually provide no benefits at all, because they cannot penetrate through the skin's surface. Collagen, elastin and hyaluronic acid are prime examples. You cannot increase the amount of collagen in the skin by applying it directly. You cannot promote the growth of elastic fibres by applying collagen and elastin. The molecules of the structural proteins are too large to penetrate.
As 'The Resident Beauty Specialist' with donkey's years of experience, Alison Young would know this yet she still allows her guests to make outrageous claims and actively endorses them.

The anti aging industry is booming and so are the claims they make. The American Academy of Anti-Ageing Medicine holds conferences that attract thousands of people, all promoting their lines. Some critics of the organisation have said it has inculcated the idea that getting old is a treatable condition and that there are "cures" for getting old. This is where we start getting into cosmecutical territory. Many anti wrinkle creams contain chemicals that irritate the skin cells in order to make them swell up. Like water on parched earth, this gives the illusion of being wrinkle free, but these chemicals can really irritate as can certain essential oils & fragrances that are described as "natural".

Not all ingredients are bad of course. Collagen, elastin and hyaluronic acid are viewed as not dangerous, just ineffective.

http://janicepink.hubpages.com/hub/Anti-aging-Wrinkle-Creams-and-Dangerous-Ingredients

Kitee said:

Dr Nick Lowe who is a medical Consultant Dermatologist has a very good range of skincare available, reasonably priced too, and it's often on offer at Boots.

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His book from a few years ago "Away with Wrinkles: a top dermatologist's secrets for a younger face" is well worth reading. He recommends some incredibly cheap high street products that would give AY a coronary. Whether he still recommends them now he's got his own range, I don't know. I quote Dr Nick (2005): "Don't waste your money on expensive products..."

I bought his book the Wrinkle Cure from amazon (he s written loads it seems) im using products with same ingredients that I have found by trawling the net, ebay is a great source, and taking the multi vitamins he suggested, skin eternal is a great range and has similar ingredients for a fraction of the price, I ll let you know if any of it works, so far the DMAE serum is working wonders on my sagging face so watch this space lol..... I think Ive learnt a lot from Le Q as regards beauty and just use all that to hunt out better / cheaper products to use..

rainbowj63 said:

I bought his book the Wrinkle Cure from amazon (he s written loads it seems) im using products with same ingredients that I have found by trawling the net, ebay is a great source, and taking the multi vitamins he suggested, skin eternal is a great range and has similar ingredients for a fraction of the price, I ll let you know if any of it works, so far the DMAE serum is working wonders on my sagging face so watch this space lol..... I think Ive learnt a lot from Le Q as regards beauty and just use all that to hunt out better / cheaper products to use..

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Dr Nick Lowe recommends Retin-A for wrinkles but it is only available on private prescription in the UK. If you or any friends are holidaying in India you can pick up Johnson & Johnson's Retino-A cream at any chemist for about £1.50 per tube without a prescription. I bring back a year's supply each visit. Great stuff ... and tretinoin (generic name) is one of the few things that all dermatologists say REALLY works on wrinkles and imperfections - unlike the pipe dreams that most of the QVC skin products contain....

Just had a look he has written quite a lot. Out of interest Rainbowj63 would you mind sharing what supplements you take. Am going to order the book as I am fascinated by anything related to beauty. Plus there is no way I am going under the knife having see the results of folk on tv!