04-07-2011, 21:04
Well BA,
It struck me that the ingredients list specifies the aloe as aloe barbadensis. Ingredients lists of European cosmetics usually say aloe vera. That's the stuff that's grown in huge plantations on Cuba. I don't know whether barbadensis is really something different.
European Union ingredients list are required to have ingredients listed in order of content, so the one on top is usually water, and some of the expensive, essential ingredients are down below. It looks like this list is set up in that order, too.
I also found the one publication on aloe barbadensis and adult onset diabetes. One cause of adult onset diabetes is insulin resistance, and insulin resistance is one cause of abdominal fat and high waist to hip ratio. Not many herbs fight insulin resistance. Goat's rue is galactagogue (stimulates prolactin secretion), and also helps against insulin resistance. This is why I bought goat's rue for a massage oil. Maybe the Breast Actives people had a similar idea.
An insulin spike is also the reason why eating simple carbs increases free testosterone and can trigger acne breakouts:
http://www.breastnexus.com/showthread.php?tid=8387&pid=28858&highlight=Insulin+spike#pid28858
I guess being insulin resistant would only make it worse.
In principle, having a herb that increases insulin sensitivity in a massage cream can do two things: slim your waist and keep free testosterone down. I'm not sure how strong the first effect is, but it can't hurt to wipe your hands on your tummy after the massage
It struck me that the ingredients list specifies the aloe as aloe barbadensis. Ingredients lists of European cosmetics usually say aloe vera. That's the stuff that's grown in huge plantations on Cuba. I don't know whether barbadensis is really something different.
European Union ingredients list are required to have ingredients listed in order of content, so the one on top is usually water, and some of the expensive, essential ingredients are down below. It looks like this list is set up in that order, too.
I also found the one publication on aloe barbadensis and adult onset diabetes. One cause of adult onset diabetes is insulin resistance, and insulin resistance is one cause of abdominal fat and high waist to hip ratio. Not many herbs fight insulin resistance. Goat's rue is galactagogue (stimulates prolactin secretion), and also helps against insulin resistance. This is why I bought goat's rue for a massage oil. Maybe the Breast Actives people had a similar idea.
An insulin spike is also the reason why eating simple carbs increases free testosterone and can trigger acne breakouts:
http://www.breastnexus.com/showthread.php?tid=8387&pid=28858&highlight=Insulin+spike#pid28858
I guess being insulin resistant would only make it worse.
In principle, having a herb that increases insulin sensitivity in a massage cream can do two things: slim your waist and keep free testosterone down. I'm not sure how strong the first effect is, but it can't hurt to wipe your hands on your tummy after the massage