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[Researcher]

Ok, so I heard back from the GD labs in Cali and they say they are in no way associated with the GD labs in Utah. But that's all they said. nothing else about that lab good or bad. that's all I could find out. I wouldn't buy a product if I didn't know where it came from, and obviously GD Labs in Utah doesn't exist.
BE CAREFUL GUYS!

There are a number of things that just do not feel right to me.

I searched the US trademarks and found no TM for bruunhause or biodermazen as promoted. No record of GD labs, no record or GD Labs, Inc with the Utah Secretary of State (Althoguh they may be incorporated in another state (but still should be registered)), no results in search on "Source Acne Theory" which is claimed to be currently accepted by dermatologists (and that was through AAD and UTSW Medical School). I also did research of one of the letters of recommendations from a Stephanie J, FL who posted:

"I’m a dermatologist. I don’t have acne, but I still use Bruunhause as a skin supplement. Anyone who knows anything about free radical skin damage should be using this everyday.

Stephanie J, FL."

The Florida Medical board licenses shows two Stephanie J's. Neither are Dermatologists.

Interesting


If these hold out, there appears to be FTC violations. Possibly even FDA as well in that claims are made relating to treating acne.

If you feel that this is a scam or that you have been ripped off file complaints with ebay, the FDA, FTC and the states attorney general's office of the state they are in. Although complaints may be answered by a manufacturer that it is just a single consumer, a number of complaints show a pattern and gets them to investigate.

Print a copy of all promotions and statements of the company or a seller.
Demand that a signed return receipt reguest be added to an order and when it arrives write down the return address on the card. (this helps in tracking).

And remember the saying, "If it sounds too good to be true, it probably is."

[Arron North]

SIDENOTE: If you have never tried fasting to get rid of your acne then you should give it a try. I did it for 4 days (NOTHING but water) and honestly, its the best my face has looked since i started getting acne when i was 12. But the catch is: not eating is extrememly hard.

Also is extremely dangerous since that is 4 of the supposed 7 days you can go on living without food.

Thats bullshit, an average human can go just over 4 weeks without eating
(Paris hilton is the exception.. shes been going for just over 25 years.)
Get your facts right before you start poking holes in other peoples skin regimes.

[Arron North]

I signed up mainly because i was planning on getting laser acne surgery, but then found acnexus, i searched for an acne treatment and found one of the fake acnexus websites that said it was the number one skincare thing or whatever, ordered some, then did my research (which was really naive of me) and found that it wasnt as heard of as "liporexin" or whatever the company's called would have us believe. This product is a Blaitant scam, i read from someone that it leaves behind a residue? i found that too. i wouldnt have noticed if it hadnt been said already though, i only used it for about a week, because its made by dirty thieving bastards pardon my french. and this thread is clearly full of them trying to sell us this product. iy didnt really do anything on my skin, and i doubt it will on yours. fortunately this forum comes up on search engines when you type in acnexus, so hopefully people will come here before they get to the acnexus website.

[user78]

Hi. I just purchased a bottle of acnexus last week. I'm in my late 20's and have had severe acne since I was 12. The only thing that ever worked for me was accutane but I had to stop using it. I was using Proactiv for a while since it is working wonders for my cousin, but after a few days of using it, my face would burn and become flaky and then I would have to stop for a few days and then resume. I guess this was defeating the purpose, so I stopped. I decided to try acnexus out of desperation. This is my fifth day using it and everything seems to be fine. I noticed after the first day that blackheads were coming to the surface of my skin. By the second day, my face wasn't half as red as it normally is. Another major thing I noticed was that I am no longer getting whiteheads (I used to wake up with at least one or two on my face each morning). I know the websites don't look that legit, but for the price (and if your desperate like me) I don't think it would hurt to give it a try. I'll post again next week to let you know if I have had any changes.

[hopelesslyhopeful]

I have had acne since i was 12 and now i'm in my early 20s. I am hardly ever sick and usually with just a mild cough or sore throat. There was this time when I had the flu for a couple of days back in highschool. When it was over I noticed that my skin was pretty much cleared up. Back then my acne isn't as bad as it is now. I wonder why that happened? I haven't been sick since so I don't know if the two are related or not. Does this have to do with the not eating and just drinking water thing?

Oh, and the address where you send back the package? There's lighting store there "Brite Nites, Inc." (dean@britenites.com if anyone wants to know). That's the only thing there from what I can find on the internet. Oh and IAF.net sucks.

[hopelesslyhopeful]

I just found this. http://www.ripoffreport.com/reports/0/245/RipOff0245808.htm
In my opinion Acnexus is a scam. Just read all of the posts about the sketchy nature of this company and be warned. A company that sells legitimate merchandise (not scams) would NOT have ANY sort of these complaints and incongruities.

DO NOT BUY ACNEXUS. DON'T FALL INTO THE TRAP.

[haveacigar91]

as expected, acnexus does nothing, it's just a bunch of scammers jumping on the acne treatment band wagon. hopefully someone will get these guys at "GD Labs" found out and make them pay for scamming people like this. we can only hope.

[twO_NGO]

okay..after two weeks of using it...its done NOTHING good. on the second day of using, i've had FIVE new pimples. not cool. it sucks, i've been scammed. we've ALL been scammed. the only good it did was supposedly made my skin feel all smooth. but i have a theory, i think its our fingers thats smooth, not our face. because of the beads in acnexus it makes our hands/fingertips really soft. i work at a nail salon and whenever im doing a pedicure, i have to use this thing called "sea salt scrub" and its supposed to exfoliate and soften the feet with its beads. and once im done, i wash my hands and my hands become really really smooth. thats just a theory of mine which im going to test out right now.

YEP!! i was right. so what i did was wet one side of my face and used the acnexus with only my right hand and after rinsing it off, i compared it. i've touch the "smooth" side of my face with my left hand and then touch my other side. it felt exactly the same. and then i've touch both side of my face with my right hand and it felt very very smooth. if yall could, go and try the same thing. tell me what yall think. i could be wrong.

[hopelesslyhopeful]

For exfoliating a microdermabrasion cloth works just fine. Maybe a thick face cloth would work too. It costs ALOT less and lasts for a couple of years. I've been using it for a few days now, once a day, and at night I use my regular acne products. My skin feels smoother this way. I haven't noticed any decrease in pimples but that will take some time.

[user78]

okie, well i broke out today. the first time since i began using it. so grrr. i will finish the bottle and see what happens.

[Arron North]

iv been using this product for a few weeks, i thaught id share my findings.
-acnexus does nothing
-do not buy acnexus
-if you dont realise that most of the people in this thread are posting from the company that make acnexus, then you're a fucking retard.

[LetsTalk]

All the opions on this site are very interesting - I wish I would have read them before I placed my order. I ordered Acnexus and Lipovox for both me and my daughter on 07/07/07 from the Web site "dietpillsdiscounts.com, which I found after reading about the products on "prices exposed.org" (linked to ebay). I wanted to use my card and not submit the cash payment ebay required. I received my package on the 07/10/07 (packaged on the 9th according to the box). Although, my label does say "clogging" - not cloggin and it was packaged in a priority mail box with no stuffing and an electronic label/stamp, I too received no email confirmation, contact information, instruction pamphlet, or promotional information with my order, which started my concern after ordering. Although, I believe I can turn this over to my card company for investigation if need be - I am interested in any contact info that can be passed on in case I would like to commend/complain with my opinion. I remain open minded in trying the acne products (Acnexus/Lipovox) that I have purchased - it has only been a couple of days and all the opinions seem 50/50 on the results. Proactive was no God send for us (not bad, not great) - and I threw away more money on it then I just spent on this. I will not be ordering this product again if I cannot speak/contact a real person. The info on my package is GD Labs, 848 N. 1430 W, Orem, UT 84057 (www.liporexin.com). Has anyone tried contacting GD Labs via snail mail or sending their review to ebay re disappointment?

[user78]

I'm still 50/50 about Acnexus as well. Since I began using it, I've had only one breakout (which is excellent considering how bad my face is). My sister and mother both told me that my face looks better. I haven't cleared up as well as I would have liked to after 2 weeks or so of using it, but like I said, only one breakout since I began and absolutely no redness. So we'll see. Fingers are still crossed

[elocin523]

Hello,
Just figured that I would add my two cents worth. I purchased Acnexus a few months ago, when the bottle still said cloggin instead of clogging :) I had a really hard time finding information on it prior to purchasing the product but read the reviews posted by you guys prior to wasting my $30.00, at that time there were significantly less reviews and all seemed to view the product in a relatively good light so I splurged. I cannot say anything horrible about Acnexus but I cannot say that it is the miracle that I was looking for to clear up my blackhead dilemma either. I have been using it daily for about the last 3 weeks although not exactly as often as the bottle says. Looks like you guys have been doing some deep digging to uncover some of the mysteries that I also had about the product. Keep me informed on what you may find out.
What I can say for now:

Pros
Face feels clean and really really soft after use
Product has pleasant smell
Doesn't irritate my face like everything else I have tried

Cons
Has not gotten rid of my blackheads
Doesn't have a solid history
Might be a scam?

[fioranoferrari]

Hello,
Just figured that I would add my two cents worth. I purchased Acnexus a few months ago, when the bottle still said cloggin instead of clogging I had a really hard time finding information on it prior to purchasing the product but read the reviews posted by you guys prior to wasting my $30.00, at that time there were significantly less reviews and all seemed to view the product in a relatively good light so I splurged. I cannot say anything horrible about Acnexus but I cannot say that it is the miracle that I was looking for to clear up my blackhead dilemma either. I have been using it daily for about the last 3 weeks although not exactly as often as the bottle says. Looks like you guys have been doing some deep digging to uncover some of the mysteries that I also had about the product. Keep me informed on what you may find out.
What I can say for now:

Pros
Face feels clean and really really soft after use
Product has pleasant smell
Doesn't irritate my face like everything else I have tried

Cons
Has not gotten rid of my blackheads
Doesn't have a solid history
Might be a scam?

[fioranoferrari]

aight ya'll, ya boi just got the acnexus today. picked it up from the p.o. this morning. now, this is no spokes person from the company. just, a average cuz from s.e. d.c./ southern md. when, i looked at my bottled it spelled clogging. i also took notice to the top being a lil loose. it has a pungent smell to it like cinnamon hinged beach sand. or, something you would smell at an construction site or bad cookies or some shit. anyway, give me some days cause imma let the no the truth about this. my acne is not as bad as i've heard from others but my skin gets very oily every 5 min. and that leads to me carrying tissue in my pocket 24/7. my oily skin leads to breakouts and the older i get (24) it's harder for my skin to heal itself. i'll holla!!!

[Jussamy]

awww man =.=
is this freall?? its all a scamm??
but but i just ordered it!!

[christianbale]

dammit i also ordered this off ebay just before reading these reviews and after doing a bit of research this does seem to be a massive scam. and not just because of the terrible website phony company name and rediculous claims but all of the reviews that promote this stuff seem to be a bit too similar.

check out the two independent reviews below.

http://www.sybervisi..._Acne_Scrub.php
http://acnexus.blogspot.com/2007/05/positi...of-acnexus.html

independent Doubt it!!!

the truth seems to be that the people making this stuff are putting reviews up all over the net. so in my opinion all of the positive reviews you guys (me included) have read about this stuff has been posted by the people that make it and we might have to accept that we are all massive suckers.

i dont realy care its only 40 bucks but just thought i post this in the hope that i can stop people being as stupid as me. spend your money on booze who cares about their skin when their drunk.

take care

in the case that i get this stuff in the mail and it works really well ill let you know but i wont hold my breath.

[paradiseblossom]

Ok, so I heard back from the GD labs in Cali and they say they are in no way associated with the GD labs in Utah. But that's all they said. nothing else about that lab good or bad. that's all I could find out. I wouldn't buy a product if I didn't know where it came from, and obviously GD Labs in Utah doesn't exist.
BE CAREFUL GUYS!

There are a number of things that just do not feel right to me.

I searched the US trademarks and found no TM for bruunhause or biodermazen as promoted. No record of GD labs, no record or GD Labs, Inc with the Utah Secretary of State (Althoguh they may be incorporated in another state (but still should be registered)), no results in search on "Source Acne Theory" which is claimed to be currently accepted by dermatologists (and that was through AAD and UTSW Medical School). I also did research of one of the letters of recommendations from a Stephanie J, FL who posted:

"I’m a dermatologist. I don’t have acne, but I still use Bruunhause as a skin supplement. Anyone who knows anything about free radical skin damage should be using this everyday.

Stephanie J, FL."

The Florida Medical board licenses shows two Stephanie J's. Neither are Dermatologists.

Interesting


If these hold out, there appears to be FTC violations. Possibly even FDA as well in that claims are made relating to treating acne.

If you feel that this is a scam or that you have been ripped off file complaints with ebay, the FDA, FTC and the states attorney general's office of the state they are in. Although complaints may be answered by a manufacturer that it is just a single consumer, a number of complaints show a pattern and gets them to investigate.

Print a copy of all promotions and statements of the company or a seller.
Demand that a signed return receipt reguest be added to an order and when it arrives write down the return address on the card. (this helps in tracking).

And remember the saying, "If it sounds too good to be true, it probably is."

Wow...... Great research....
I would file a complaint because I could have easely became a victim but I didn't buy the product (after making my first research) and I live in Canada so I guess I would need to know a bit about international laws, if applicable...

Notice... : alex1234 and user78 are the same person, our beloved scammer!!!! And if the writing is the same it's because it's the same person writing, not a group of person. user78 tried to make an effort to deguise his writing style but, sorry, fail me... Two different people don't right the same. According to me, there is only one scammer, not many.

And his name:

Garrett DeVore
1627 Mountain Oaks Dr.
Orem, Utah 84097-2309
U.S.A.
(ref.: http://www.ripoffreport.com/reports/0/245/RipOff0245808.htm )

Now you can maybe get to see him and get your refund!

[Iliad]

Yeah! Good Job! The bad guy is finally exposed and handcuffed! I was so close to purchasing this product, but a little research, a little snooping around, and I have $40 more dollars to spend on some other acne product!
(that probably won't work either...)

Oh SHOOT!!!
Guess what just came in the mail? A different product I ordered from liporexin.com, called "Juliette's Facial Cleanser". And you know what the shipping address was?
GD Labs, Orem Utah!!! That's it, now I'm angry!