These are not the techniques of a company I would choose to do business with. At best, they are designed to influence a search engine and I take them as a marker for other questionable business practices. I will post this caveat, or a variation thereof, any time anybody attempts to establish bonafides for her company or its products.

vlhb002 

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Regards, 
vlhb002

http://www.fraud.org/internet/inttip/pyramtip.htm
Similar Tips from the National Fraud Information Center 
http://www.vandruff.com/mlm.html
A pretty good independently written article (sounds like a reformed  Amway distributor) -- with a number of interesting links, including  our old nemesis Dr. Steven Barrett of Quackwatch: 
http://www.quackwatch.com/01QuackeryRelatedTopics/mlm.html
And finally, the Old Quackwatcher Himself:

vlhb002

http://www.ftc.gov/bcp/conline/pubs/alerts/lotionalrt.htm

FTC Consumer Alert
Lotions and Potions:  The Bottom Line About Multilevel Marketing Plans

Cosmetics making therapeutic claims that they may affect the structure or function of the body are regulated as drugs and cosmetics and must meet the labeling requirements for both. One way you can tell if you're dealing with such a product is if the first entry in the ingredient list says "Active Ingredient." (The active ingredient is the chemical that makes the product effective, and it must be safe for its intended use.) However, active ingredients are not legally required to be identified by this term. The law does require the active ingredient(s) to be listed first, followed by a list of all inactive cosmetic ingredients. 

Examples of products that are both cosmetics and drugs are shampoos that treat dandruff, fluoride toothpastes to prevent dental decay, and sunscreens and sunblocking cosmetics, including foundations that contain sunscreens. (See "Dodging the Rays" in the July-August 1993 FDA Consumer.) [ A reference elsewhere on the page also includes "hormone creams"]

A product with a drug and cosmetic classification must be scientifically proven safe and effective for its therapeutic claims before it is marketed. If the product is not, FDA considers it to be a misbranded drug and can take regulatory action. 

It is my impression that the above is not being complied with. Tishy

http://www.mca.gov.uk/ourwork/licensingmeds/whatis/whatis.htm
What is a medicine?
A medicine is defined in European legislation (Article 1 or  Directive 65/65 EEC) as:

"Any substance or combination of substances presented for treating or preventing disease in human beings or animals".

"Any substance or combination of substances which may be administered to human beings or animals with a view to making a diagnosis or to restoring, correcting or modifying physiological functions in human beings or animals is likewise considered a medicinal product".

Most human medicines are clearly identifiable as such and are subject to EC marketing    authorisation procedures. However, there are some products where it is not so easy to distinguish   a medicine from, for example, cosmetics or food supplements. These are known as "borderline   products".... <snip>

....should any of the above contain a pharmacologically active substance or make medicinal claims (claims to treat or prevent disease, or to interfere with the normal operation of a physiological function of the human body) are [to be] regarded as medicinal).

This an extract from an actual asm post in response to a specific salesperson's quoting from Dr Preston's online booklet.

Dr. Preston might be free and clear. Why? Because in his booklet at the very beginning, he has a *disclaimer* distancing himself from the opinions of the very people that he is quoting. Very clever. But if he does not stand behind the statements in his own booklet, why on earth should anyone else believe it? 

I will repeat again though that it was indiscriminate comments by salespeople in Canada that resulted in AIM progesterone cream voluntarily being withdrawn from the market in Canada.

I received a Sears' Mature Outlook newsletter in the mail today (Volume 5, Issue 4) that mentioned the progesterone creme withdrawal and the reason, "It's use without a doctor's approval could lead to complications" stated Health Canada's Bruce Wozny. I've also read about this in my community newspaper. Health Canada obviously feels the issue is important enough to keep at it to get the message out.

On the weekend on looking in the back of Leslie Keaton's book, I found out that the Pro Gest creme in Britain that was being distributed by Higher Nature Ltd. was taken from the market after two months and is now available only through a physician by a patient exemption from the drug control regulations. (or some such procedure, I am of course not familiar with British regulations )

Why would that be, [salesperson]? Perhaps you should find out before quoting any more information from Preston's booklet.

Meanwhile in the US the media is starting to light into the sleazy MLM supplement claims. Elizabeth Hiser, the Nutrition Editor for Eating Well magazine has a piece in the January/February issue on this (p. 48) Too bad that your creme is a cosmetic and so will not be covered under the up and coming supplement labeling laws in the US.

Kathryn