Does the kimomo foot pad really work or is it just a hoax?!
Question: Does the kimomo foot pad really work or is it just a hoax!?
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Answers:
It's crap!. Toxins and metals are dealt with and excreted from your body by your kidneys and liver!. Not your feet!.Www@Answer-Health@Com
Whenever you see any remedy which claims to cure multiple unrelated conditions, and especially one which claims it is completely benign and you just sleep your illness away, is likely to be a scam!.
Our scientific knowledge of the human body tells us that while some small amount of toxins are removed from the body with sweat, most are cleared through the liver and kidneys!. No appreciable amount of toxins could pass through the bottom of you foot!. Also just the anatomy and physiology of the body would tell us that as there are no major vessels in the soles of the foot, there is no root for "all" of the toxins to be removed through the capillary beds into the skin of the foot!.
ABC did a special report on these and here is part of their report:
The Kinoki ads' claim that we're brimming with things like heavy metals, toxins and parasites scares people!. "20/20" asked NMS Labs, a national laboratory in Willow Grove, Pa!., that performs toxicology testing, to analyze the used Kinoki and Avon pads from eight of our group to see what we could find on the pads!.
The lab tested for a lot of things, including heavy metals like arsenic and mercury and 23 solvents, including benzene, tolulene and styrene and found none of these on the used pads!.
"I feel like it's a scam," said Sweeney!. "It's just the moisture in your feet that are darkening the pad!."
Bingo!. There's no evidence that it's toxins!. When I dropped distilled water on the pad, it turns dark in seconds!.
The major part of the scam is that they generally get people through the website or telemarketers to order the monthly billing option, knowing that even if they provide no benefit it will take usually 4-6 months for people to get around to canceling the order, this will net them around $80, plus the customer pays the shipping!. Also, they usually sell other health products which will enhance the effect, thus more money!.
Usually when people are interested in a detox type product, they also look at their diet, often exercise more, and frequently take vitamin and mineral supplements, which generally makes the person healthier and they will feel better in spite of the pads!.Www@Answer-Health@Com
Our scientific knowledge of the human body tells us that while some small amount of toxins are removed from the body with sweat, most are cleared through the liver and kidneys!. No appreciable amount of toxins could pass through the bottom of you foot!. Also just the anatomy and physiology of the body would tell us that as there are no major vessels in the soles of the foot, there is no root for "all" of the toxins to be removed through the capillary beds into the skin of the foot!.
ABC did a special report on these and here is part of their report:
The Kinoki ads' claim that we're brimming with things like heavy metals, toxins and parasites scares people!. "20/20" asked NMS Labs, a national laboratory in Willow Grove, Pa!., that performs toxicology testing, to analyze the used Kinoki and Avon pads from eight of our group to see what we could find on the pads!.
The lab tested for a lot of things, including heavy metals like arsenic and mercury and 23 solvents, including benzene, tolulene and styrene and found none of these on the used pads!.
"I feel like it's a scam," said Sweeney!. "It's just the moisture in your feet that are darkening the pad!."
Bingo!. There's no evidence that it's toxins!. When I dropped distilled water on the pad, it turns dark in seconds!.
The major part of the scam is that they generally get people through the website or telemarketers to order the monthly billing option, knowing that even if they provide no benefit it will take usually 4-6 months for people to get around to canceling the order, this will net them around $80, plus the customer pays the shipping!. Also, they usually sell other health products which will enhance the effect, thus more money!.
Usually when people are interested in a detox type product, they also look at their diet, often exercise more, and frequently take vitamin and mineral supplements, which generally makes the person healthier and they will feel better in spite of the pads!.Www@Answer-Health@Com
Saw a special on that! They voted HOAX! It has a chemical on the pad, that is very smelly!.!.!.and the odor permeates your sheets and your room - and hard to get rid of! No proof of it doing anything! That's what I saw on the TV, anyway!.!.!.kjlWww@Answer-Health@Com
Hoax!. There's no research they work, and any black coloring you see is activated charcoal from the pad, wetted down by your foot sweat!.Www@Answer-Health@Com