http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HeadOn Their commercials give me such a headache maybe I'll actually try some. .
They purposely don't say what it does in the commercial because it doesn't do anything. If they did make a claim, such as it supposedly being a pain killer, they would get sued for making a false claim. So they simply say 'apply to the forehead' and make no claims. .
i wonder how they think it has a chance of working... what are the ingredients? I'm thinking maybe menthol...
It's not menthol. There's nothing in it. It's just wax. They don't make any claims about what it should do because it doesn't do anything. .
that just seems very.... stupid. I mean, what the hell? A bunch of guys in suits in a marketing meeting sitting around... "Ok, what should we make?" ::idiot speaks up:: "oooh! Oooh! Pick me! Pick me!" "Sigh, fine. what is it??" "ok, ok, ok, its like wax, that you rub on your forehead... and its supposed to get rid of headaches!!" "How does that even do anything?" "um...."
So, I've used it, and it's worked for me. It's not really a wax, it's kind of like the solid gel deodorant sticks, and It IS mentholated, or camphored at least, and it opens up constricted blood vessels in your forhead which, in case of sinus headaches, is the main cause of the headache. Granted, it doesnt work REAL well for other types of headaches (tension, migraines, etc.) but it DOES work, at least for me, on sinus headaches
They list menthol but as an inactive ingredient. The ingredients they list as active are in concentrations of one part per million and one part per trillion. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HeadOn "Chemical analysis has shown that the product consists almost entirely of wax. The two ingredients listed as "active", white bryony (a type of vine) and potassium dichromate (a known carcinogen), are diluted to 1 ppt and 1 ppm respectively.[9] This amount of dilution is so great that the product has been described as a placebo[10]; with skeptic James Randi calling it a "major medical swindle"[9]. Each 0.2-ounce stick contains a “12X” concentration of white bryony. Seymour Diamond, director of the Diamond Headache Clinic in Chicago and the inpatient headache unit at St. Joseph Hospital, has been quoted as saying "I see nothing in this product that has any validity whatsoever."[11] Consumer Reports states that no clinical-trial data involving HeadOn have been presented, and that "any apparent efficacy may be the result of the placebo effect."[10] However, the package does list menthol as an inactive ingredient. Correspondence has been published with a statement from HeadOn Customer Service that "It works through the nerves."[12] Miralus Healthcare claims that HeadOn is safe, so that "it can be used by anyone and as often as needed. There are no dosage restrictions or health risks associated with its use."[13] There are three variants of HeadOn — Extra Strength Headache Pain Reliever,[14] Extra Strength Sinus Headache Relief,[15] and Migraine Pain Reliever.[16]" .
If menthol opens up the sinuses, it can be bought for a lot less money than Head On, which is running about $8 for a small stick in my area. .
