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| Kinoki Detox Foot Pads |
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Review
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Kinoki Detox Foot Pads
As seen on TV, Kinoki Detox Foot Pads are devices designed to detoxify the body. This process may relieve the body from the toxins that have built up over time as a result of unhealthy dietary practices and environmental pollutants.
The patches are easy to use – one simply affixes them to the bottom of the foot – and are supposed to be safe and 100% natural. According to the product website, users will experience enhanced energy levels and improved health and wellness. The product website also mentions a 30-day money back guarantee. This is potentially useful information, but the site does not indicate for how long a consumer should undergo foot pad treatment. Perhaps the effects take longer than 30 days, perhaps they wear off before 30 days. It would be useful to know the length of the intended detox regimen.
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| Ingredient At A Glance |
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The product website does not include an ingredients list or label. This is a major oversight on the part of the company. However, other as-seen-on-TV websites do list the ingredients: Wood Vinegar, Bamboo Vinegar, Chitosan, Dokudami, Loquat Leaf, Vitamin C, Vegetable Fiber, Tourmaline, and Dextrin.
Wood Vinegar is what it sounds like: a dark liquid produced by distilling wood. It has become popular in detox supplements, and in products offering pain relieve. It may also function to sterilize and promote healing in minor wounds.
Bamboo Vinegar is said to function as a disinfectant and may even relieve skin irritations.
Chitosan, a polysaccharide derived from the shells of shrimp and other crustaceans, is included in dietary supplements supposedly in order to attract fat. Modified Chitosan is sometimes claimed to absorb three to six times its weight in fat and oils, but its ability to attract and absorb fat, thus getting rid of it for the body, is unsubstantiated. According to one website, one might only expect thirty calories per day to be eliminated by Chitosan from the diet
Dokudami, in Japanese, Korean, and Chinese medicines, is considered a sort of panacea. It may have antibacterial and antimicrobial effects and is known for its function as a diuretic and mild laxative.
Loquat Leaf may function as an expectorant and help to dissolve phlegm. It is thought to promote secretion of body fluids and eliminate thirst.
Tourmaline is a crystal silicate mineral that is compounded with aluminum, iron, magnesium, sodium, lithium, or potassium. A brief investigation reveals most Tourmaline information to be about its role as a gemstone. However, according to various foot patch product descriptions, Tourmaline, when put under pressure, will generate an electrical charge. This charge “exerts a cleansing and liberating energy” upon the nervous system, clearing and stabilizing it.
Pregnant or nursing women and those taking medication already should consult a physician before undergoing any detoxification regimen.
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| Website In Focus |
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Buykinoki.com is, in the end, rather disappointing, as the company did not take time to disclose ingredients to consumers. This is a misstep, and may mean looking elsewhere for detox foot pad solutions.
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| Cost |
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Kinoki Detox Foot Pads cost $19.99 on Buykinoki.com. This apparently includes a two-week supply (14 pads), a monthly shipment of 10 pads (with $12.95 shipping and handling), and a free set of detox eye patches. Quite a deal, if the product indeed works.
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| Positives |
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All natural.
Affordably priced.
Easy to use.
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| Negatives |
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Poor product website.
Unconvincing presentation.
No mention of organic ingredients.
No mention of length of regimen.
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| Final Thoughts |
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As detox foot pads go, Kinoki offers a product remarkably similar to other foot pads. Given the detox foot pad phenomenon, it remains up to the consumer to sort through the products for the best one. Unfortunately, Kinoki seems identical to a handful of others, and so the consumer is left scratching her head.
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Reader's Poll Top Choice: |
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of: Tue Jan 06th, 2009 |
CleansePatch®:
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This detox foot patch called the Cleanse Patch® is the most effective detox product we have ever seen. It is an all natural patch you wear on your foot that effectively and immediately extracts heavy metals and other forms of toxins from your system while you sleep. In fact, you will see and feel the difference in just one night. You will see the morning after you wear the first patch that it has turned completely dark, as it is now filled with harmful toxins that were extracted from your body. Starting on the first day it will pull out of your body: Nicotine, Fluoride, Aluminum, Smog, Lead, Asbestos, Parasites, Chlorine, Formaldehyde, Arsenic and much more. People that use it immediately feel increased energy and vitality, reduced stress and anxiety, improved immune system, enhanced mental focus and concentration, improved circulation, un-interrupted sleep, relief from headaches and migraines, and relief from pain and aches. Cleanse Patch uses a very high concentration process on the main ingredients and only needs to be used for 5 days as opposed to other products that need 4-6 weeks
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