[Everything doTERRA] Re: tightening serum

Hi there,

I've done a little reading and though I'm not a chemist, I did take a lot of chemistry classes in both high school and college, so at least the reading made sense. I will also cite my source of information which I note that the other guy posting the negative comments did not, but here is his source: http://www.ourvanity.com/in-detail/top-5-disguised-libido-killers/. Also note that in the quote he posts that the wording refers to "perfluorooctane sulfonate" which is NOT the ingredient in the tightening serum.

Now for the rest of the story:

First of all the ingredient listed in the tightening serum is called: Perifluorodecalin.

It is a member of the family of chemicals knows as perifluorocarbons, but, and this "but" is really important, it does not have the same properties as "regular" perifluorocarbons. Rather, it does not contain any carbon and therefore does not deplete the ozone layer.

Quoting from the peer-reviewed academic journal article cited below: "perfluorodecalin (C10F18) is a colorless, odorless, non-toxic, non-flammable, thermally stable, non-ozonedepleting, and heavy compound (high density and  viscosity) with high volatility, low surface tension, high gas solubility, and very low solubility in water. Currently, it is primarily and increasingly used as a blood substitute (Lowe, 2008). In addition, it can be used as a contrast agent in a variety of diagnostic imaging techniques (e.g., ultrasound image) (Hall  et al., 2000), temporary  intraoperative vitreous substitutes in vitreoretinal surgery (ophthalmology) (Heimann  et al., 2008), cosmetic and ointment additive for repairing burned skin and wound surface (Oxynoid  et al., 1994), liquid ventilation used in the drug delivery (Kraft, 2001), carrier of glassified microspheres that contain  vaccines (Coghlan, 2004), reaction medium in organic and organometallic syntheses (Hibbert  et al., 1997; Sandford, 2003), volatile surfactant used for gas modification of lubricants and in optics and liquid lasers (Stoilov, 1998), and tracer gas in the environmental quality modeling in the ocean, and groundwater (Watson et al., 1987; Deeds et al., 1999)."

See: http://aaqr.org/VOL11_No7_December2011/12_AAQR-10-12-TA-0106_903-907.pdf, see p. 1, right column.

Ignore all the citations in the paragraph that refer to specific studies that have been done in the areas of research and medicine mentioned in the paragraph.

That said, this compound is commonly used in medicine (detached retina surgery, etc.), and many other health uses, including skin care.

Probably much more than you wanted to know, but it was interesting for me to learn more about it! I love the tightening serum!!!

Liz

On Monday, February 25, 2013 7:56:51 AM UTC-8, geri neita wrote:

I noticed that Amazon had a negative review on doTERRA tightening serum. I'm pasting it below. Just wondered if anyone has more info on this?

Geri

uh, the the list of ingredients states that it contains; " Proprietary Perflurocarbon", which-believe it or not-is considered a "greenhouse gas"...Additionally, there are some unfavorable side effects to this stuff when used on the skin, behold!
" If you are a fan of so called oxygen cosmetics, then you are challenged with a choice between favorite beauty aids and passionate sexual life. Wonder what can be the reason of such an unpleasant oxygen cosmetics impact. The thing is that oxygen cosmetics contains perfluorocarbon or PCF that in its turn leads to premature menopause. Also perfluorocarbon or more exactly its derivative, perfluorooctane sulfonate, causes the decrease of estradiol generation that leads to libido lowering."

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