Another weirdo brand name

All you skin-whitening junkies LISTEN UP! There are 5 skin-whitening products that have been banned by the Food and Drug Administration for having unsafe amounts of mercury, one from Japan, four from Taiwan. You can check the brand names here.

One of those banned products caught my attention:

Beauty Girl Olive and Sheep Essence

I don’t know what this product is made of, really, but the label gives the impression that maybe it’s made of real sheep? Sheep and olives puréed in a blender? People actually put that stuff on their faces?

I guess people will go to great lengths just to become pale, uh I mean, lighter.

Oh, by the way, the simple trick of using Photoshop to lighten a face (like they did on the box label) is a real cheapo technique to show how a product works (?). I made one in less than 60 seconds:

Pepsodent’s new TV commercial needs a squirt of honesty

Which one strengthens your pearly whites - adequate calcium intake from the food you eat (even without calcium in your toothpaste), or calcium from your toothpaste (but with a calcium-deficient diet)?

Pepsodent has a new commercial, and draws the critique of one blog, a critique I happen to agree with. Truth in advertising is always a good thing for consumers.

The critique I speak of can be found by clicking on this link:

http://consumers-who-monitor.blogspot.com/2010/08/new-pepsodent-tv-ad-sneaky-and.html

Consider this an extension of the critique on said blog, okay?

Pepsodent cannot lead consumers to believe

Recent ADA statement confirms mayo isn’t as healthful as advertised

Incredible! As soon as I published by previous post Calling Mayonnaise “Healthy” Is Quite A Stretch these automatically generated links showed up below the article:

So I clicked on the second one and found a rather recent take on the health pitch made by mayonnaise makers saying their products are made with healthy oils so they must be good for you. The article is entitled A more healthful mayonnaise? Maybe from The Washington Post dated July 15, 2010, written by columnist Jennifer LaRue Huget for the Eat, Drink, and Be Healthy column.

Calling Mayonnaise “Healthy” Is Quite A Stretch

I had to do some digging as I recall there was a brand of mayonnaise (trust me, it’s not an all-out war on mayonnaise; just being frank about it) that advertised in recent years with a casual health pitch.

Between junkfood and a fully loaded sandwich, the healthier choice seems clear off the bat, but when they advertise like this it’s a different story –