The
Washington Post article by Kerry Laurman on cryotherapy is important for the
cosmetic industry as many spas with cryotherapy are claiming that it reduces signs
of aging, increases collagen production, improve skin condition and reduce
cellulite.
Cryotherapy
is being promoted by increasing number of spas as a new ice age which is freezing
treatment turned piping-hot health trend . Among the claims, article adds, NYC
Cryo in New York promises that cryotherapy leads to “quicker surgical recovery
time.” Thrive CryStudio in Rockville, Md., claims it “alleviates
symptoms from joint disorders, rheumatoid diseases, fibromyalgia, psoriasis and
migraines.” Atlanta’s Cryo Elite Therapy said it “has been proven to
improve peak levels of performance.” Omaha’s Ice Out CryoSpa boasts
“alleviation of depression, anxiety, fatigue, insomnia.”
From
the stand point of skin care, the cryotherapy claim that it reduces signs of
aging, increases collagen production, improve skin condition and reduce
cellulite is difficult to accept.
Firstly,
there’s no solid scientific evidence to back any of it up. And the FDA has warned spas to stop making such
claims.
Secondly,
there has been very little research on cryotherapy. Therefore, the claims being
made by spas remain unverifiable. Most
of the customers who have availed of this therapy make general claim, in the
most unscientific of terms, that they feel energized by the treatment.
Having
studied for years the structure and complexity of human skin and the natural formulations
that can keep it bright, full of elasticity and in radiating shape, HerballyRadiant would not endorse the promises made by cryotherapy spas. There is no such quick fix in the matter of
skin disorders that can be dealt with more effectively by a combination of
natural ingredients and right blend of Essential Oils.
FDA
has, therefore, rightly warned against making such claims by cryotherapy spas,
and recently released letters it sent to two California cryotherapy businesses
advising them that the health claims they were making about cryotherapy “may be
considered false and misleading.” Deborah Kotz, an FDA spokeswoman, said that,
beyond warning letters and recalls, the FDA can take “further enforcement
action to protect public health including conducting and coordinating criminal
investigations.”