Reviface from Sant' Angelica    Cellasene clone or scam? Letter of complaint Revifacetm pill advertisement Chatelaine Magazine Page 105 February 2002 I believe that the recent Revifacetm advertisement in Chatelaine Magazine and the Purity Life web site make unsubstantiated claims. If it contains restricted substances in Canada, it may be dangerous to the public's health. I call on the distributor to substantiate the content of the product and to supply the public with evidence that it has been cleared by Health Canada for sale in this country. I call on Chatelaine Magazine to investigate the claims made by any advertiser, but particularly one made by diet pills. It is clear to me that Chatelaine took this advertisement in good faith, and may not know that there could be potential problems. If they took this ad just to make money, perhaps the public needs to know exactly what happened. Here is the text of the advertisement: It takes more than creme to repair your skin Wrinkles reflect more than the outer surface of your face. They indicate a breakdown of several types of tissue within your skin. So no creme or moisturizer on the outside can repair the underlying cause. But RevFace taken by mouth, reaches your wrinkles from the inside Revifacetm is clinically proven to increase skin thickness, elasticity and moisture, while smoothing out wrinkles and restoring a natural, more youthful colour, See for yourself. 40, 50, 60 and above can look smoother and younger Revifacetm Oral Anti-Wrinkle Capsules Sant'ANGELICA Available at Shoppers Drug Mart and Fine Natural Product Stores. Revifacetm vs. Cellasene is there really any difference? The company's web site is www.Reviface.ca The web site fails to identify the people who did the so-called "scientific research". It does not provide detailed information as to the contents of the pills. Nor does is mention anything about potential side effects, or if the pills can be taken by pregnant women. Their web site has a few pictures of women who have allegedly used the pills. It does not say where they are from. They did provide pictures of skin cross sections, which I assume are ultrasound scans. The article says that they are "3-D pictures". What part of the anatomy were these skin specimens taken from? The Revifacetm web site claims that the pills have positive results 100% percent of the time. That is preposterous. Five cities where laboratories were located were mentioned, but no doctors, or clinics were identified. Not even the names of the labs were given. I wonder why? The studies were short term. Only pictures 60 days from start to finish were displayed. This is the Italian web site that compared Revifacetm's active ingredients with a product called CELLULASE. Now isn't that the Italian's name for Cellasene? This is the previous site translated. Again, no substantiation of the claims were made. This is a description from a web site known as LATERLIFE.COM. Maureen Green describes the claims made by the inventor of the product, Dr. Gianfranco Merizzi who heads a company called Medestea Internazionale. Isn't that the same company that brought us Cellasene. Well, I'll be damned!! Does this company have a license to import their products into Canada or the United States? What's really in this stuff? The ingredients were clearly listed on this site as: "The active ingredient in Revifacetm, revelastase, is based on a collection of ingredients: lycopene, vitamin E, fish oils, phospholipids, borage oil, marine extracts, grapeseed bioflavanoids, gingko biloba, and centella asiatica." This last ingredient "centella asiatica" is really gotu kola, and has been described here: www.herbweb.com/herbage/A109.htm www.herbmed.org/herbs/centella.htm U.S. Pharmacist I don't see any dermatological use for this product described here. It can actually cause skin irritation, drowsiness, and itching. Why would this be included in any compound that is used to treat wrinkles? This can also interact with diabetic medications, and statin drugs. It is not recommended to take gotu kola for more than 6 weeks. This is the Health Canada Therapeutics Products page that puts this herb into Category F - Par II CENTELLA ASIATICA extract and its active principles Synonyms: Includes hydrocotyle, hydrocotyle asiatica, Indian pennywort, herba centella, Indian water navelwort, marsh penny, white rot, gotu kola. Regulatory authority: FDR Schedule F , Part II In 1995 Health Canada circulated Order 1063, that included centella asiatica on a list of herbal products that were either restricted or not acceptable in ORAL use products. So why is this product, that supposedly contains this ingredient in the European designed concoction allowed into this country? If if does contains gotu kola or centella asiatica, shouldn't Mr. Chapman tell us? Shouldn't the Natural Health Product Directorate say something to the Canadian public? Health Canada therapeutic herbal policy in .pdf Health Canada therapeutic herbal policy in .html file The Laterlife.com site claims that the product was tested in the U.S. and Europe "as is required for the launch of “cosmeceuticals”. I wonder if Ms. Green can provide us with any substantiation of those claims that cosmeceuticals must be tested in the U.S.? Every site I went to said that claims made for this product were not approved by the FDA. Who is telling the truth here? If Cellasene is being investigated for making similar claims as Revifacetm, why should the public trust in anything they have to say? This page makes unsubstantiated claims that the product: "Contributes fundamental substances for keeping cellular membranes in good condition Provides nutrients that play an important role in skin structure and quality. Influences both the epidermis and the dermis throughout the body. Provides skin nourishment from within helping to delay the skin ageing processes at a deeper level. Results are most noticeable where skin is most exposed to external factors." "Revifacetm™ and diet Today’s diet, due to our lifestyle, may often be less than complete in providing the body, including the skin, with the nutrients it needs. A supplement to help safeguards levels of important nutrients may therefore, prove useful. RevifacetmTM is a unique, patent pending, food supplement containing natural marine extracts and specially chosen plant extracts." This is the same types of claims made by Cellasene, another Italian invention that is being investigated by the FTC in the U.S. That too contains amazing bio-marine extracts. Both the Cellasene and Revifacetm claims are deceptive and should be grounds for action and investigation by Health Canada. These products are taken internally. It is not a cream, lotion, or solution. They are not cosmetics. Revifacetm is not registered with Health Canada's DPD database. Nor is Cellasene for that matter. Revifacetm.CA is the web site that that promotes this product. It is controlled by David Chapman of Purity Life. They also distribute Cellasene in Canada. This is the CellaseneCanada.com registration. You can see that Purity Life is the distributor for this product as well. The Revifacetm site itself does not provide the company's address, or phone numbers. Why does a company that is a major health food and supplement distributor in Canada not want the public to know who they are, and what other products they distribute? Their registration can however be found here: - Note here that there is a Michael Chapman who is the registered agent here. Are David and Michael brothers, or are they the same person? This registration says that Revifacetm is an Italian face cream, it doesn't mention the Revicace pill. Domain Whois Information Whois Information for Revifacetm.CA. 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(293) Domain Number: 253772 Registrant Number: 253772 Subdomain: Revifacetm.ca Renewal-Date: 2002/03/09 Date-Received: Date-Approved: 2001/03/09 Date-Modified: 2001/06/28 Organization: Michael Chapman Description: Italian Anti-wrinkle Cream Admin Contact ID: 279832 Admin-Name: Michael Chapman Admin-Title: Admin-Postal: 6 Commerce Crescent Acton ON L7J 2X3 Canada Admin-Phone: 519-853-3511 xt 211 Admin-Fax: Admin-Mailbox: mchapman@puritylife.com Tech Contact ID: 279832 Tech-Name: Michael Chapman Tech-Title: Tech-Postal: 6 Commerce Crescent Acton ON L7J 2X3 Canada Tech-Phone: 519-853-3511 xt 211 Tech-Fax: Tech-Mailbox: mchapman@puritylife.com NS1-Hostname: dns.aztec-net.com NS1-Netaddress: 216.185.72.3 NS2-Hostname: ns.aztec-net.com NS2-Netaddress: 216.185.72.4 Cellasene Reports Cellasene Gets a Bumpy Ride Cellasene Comes to Canada Cellasene Odds 'n' Ends Cellulite Product Warnings Internet Resources Rexall Sundown and Related Companies Cellasene Trials Quackwatch Cellasene coverage Is Cellasene a scam- vote on it