Will Your Animal Magnetism Coax Your Stretch Marks Into Leaving?

Those who have spent late nights in front of the television set know the infomercials that come on at the oddest hours of the night; filled with seemingly useful gadgets and optimistic claims and promises, these infomercials sell anything from creams to lotions, rotisseries to tire irons, and even magnets! It is the latter that is making the rounds on the ‘Net and even late night television with the claim that stretch marks and other skin blemishes may be pushed away with something as simple as a magnet.

Sold as attractive bracelets, magnets have long since been known to golfers and other athletes for their purported ability in decreasing pain brought on by repetitive movements and muscle strain, while magnetic pads applied to the back are supposed to soothe even the most tightly knotted muscle tissues and fibers. Yet time and again, the sellers of such bracelets and pads are incapable of explaining exactly how the magnetism is supposed to affect the patient; in addition to the foregoing, most studies done by those peddling this product have been known to be flawed from the very beginning, thus truly calling into question the veracity of any claims based on said studies.

Given the fact that infomercials, fairs, and of course the Internet provide tireless media for the sale of this product, it is not surprising that sooner or later the cosmetics industry would also enter the fray. As a matter of fact, stretch marks are in the cross hairs of those who would want to see magnets being taken to the next level, and thus there are suddenly sites cropping up with sell magnetic pads, supposedly magnetized creams, and even magnetized water that all is supposed to help those with stretch marks to see a lessening of the effect. The claims are quite often deeply rooted in pseudoscience:

One manufacturer of magnetic strips to be applied to thighs and buttocks claims that the iron which is part and parcel of the blood reacts to the magnetic influence, and thus a person wearing a magnetic strip in an area affected with stretch marks will soon see a lessening of the visibility, simply because increased blood flow will provide increased oxygen to the area, which in turn will stimulate the production of collagen. The latter, of course, is responsible for the creation of healthy skin. In truth, the iron that is contained in blood is ionized and therefore will not respond to the magnets at all.

Manufacturers of magnetized waters for cleansing and lotions for salving the affected areas purport that once again blood and other bodily fluids containing iron will be affected by the magnetizing properties. In truth, there are no bodily fluids that exhibit ferromagnetic properties. Even if this were not the case, the fact that water is non-magnetic, a bit of theory that is taught in most major high schools, as are several compounds used as base materials for creams and lotions, should give pause to anyone ready to part with hard earned money for a bottle of such a tincture.

While it is sad that so much questionable quackery has sprung up around the removal of stretch mark, the fact that your animal magnetism cannot coax your stretch marks into leaving is a scientific fact.

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