So how does Aspire stack up against the competition? This Aspire review will take a look at their ingredients, marketing, guarantee, and pricing to help you decide for yourself.

Ingredients

The Aspire weight loss product consists of 3 different formulas: Cleanse, Weight Loss, & Appetite Suppressant.

Cleanse is designed kick start your weight loss by ridding your body of toxins.
Weight Loss is meant to boost your energy and your fat burning capabilities.
Appetite Suppressant is (surprise!) supposed to help you eat less.

Aspire Cleanse

Lactobacillus Acidophilus
Psyllium Seed
Aloe Vera
Cascara Sagrada – A natural laxative, cascara sagrada is effective but has a number of side effects and safety warnings (such as don’t take it for longer than 7 days in a row).
Milk Thistle Seed
Fennel Seed
Rhubarb Root
Raspberry Leaf
Flaxseed
Goldenseal Herb
Dandelion Leaf

This is a pretty standard mix of fibers designed to cleanse your system.

Aspire Weight Loss

Raspberry
Guarana – Has shown to be effective when combined with yerba mate and damiana.
Green Tea – An effective and proven weight loss ingredient, green tea helps to increase the metabolic rate and is known for its fat burning capabilities.
GuggulsteronesWhile many claim that it aids in fat burning, research is lacking that supports this theory.
Rhodiola Rosea
Cinnamon Bark
Yerba Mate – Has shown to be effective when combined with guarana and damiana.
Banaba
Ginseng – Many believe that ginseng aids in weight loss, and early studies seem slightly supportive, but more definitive research is needed.
Dandelion Root
Alpha-lipoic Acid – While it’s true the alpha-lipoic acid helps produce energy, studies suggest that your body already makes enough of it so more isn’t likely to do much good.
Evodiamine
Chromium – Chromium plays in important role in blood sugar regulation. More research is needed, however, that shows that chromium supplementation leads directly to weight loss.

Aspire Appetite Suppressant

GlucomannanA dietary fiber that has quite a bit of research backing up its claims to be an effective appetite suppressant.
Fibersol-2
Hoodia GordoniiHoodia is a fad ingredient that has almost zero research backing up its claims to aid in weight loss through appetite suppression. It became popular by marketing, and not for its efficacy.

Some of the ingredients in Aspire are good and some are hype. If they disclosed the amounts of each ingredient, it would be much easier to gauge it’s effectiveness.

Aspire’s Marketing

First, the positive. I like that Aspire lists all of the ingredients in the different formulas and even has a little information about each one. This can be found by going to the FAQ’s, then clicking the question about the ingredients. While I wish they told us how much of each ingredient is in the mix, they’ve done more than some companies that I’ve seen.

What I don’t like about Aspire’s marketing is that the entire website feels like some hyped up sales pitch that almost tries to play off of people’s insecurities. You’ll see comments such as, “Do You Feel Like Crying When You Look In The Mirror? Use Aspire And Laugh Out Loud When You Get On The Scale” or “heads will turn wherever and whenever you walk by.”

Oh, and this was a favorite:

You should not be spending your time worrying or crying about your weight. If you really want to be slim and gorgeous and wear those hot bathing suits you’ve seen on the beaches (and only dreamed of wearing), we have the answer you’ve been waiting for.

As if we have to be slim and skinny in order to be happy and beautiful. I hope you can see through the shallow marketing.

I don’t however, see any big red flags other than the distasteful sales copy.

Aspire’s Money Back Guarantee

I was glad to see that Aspire offers a 90 day money back guarantee. Anything over 60 days in this industry is pretty good, so 90 days is a pretty solid guarantee.

I’m somewhat confused at something in their guarantee. Here’s what it says (emphasis added): “If you’re not happy with Aspire, contact us within 90 days of your purchase date and return the unused portion (even if you’ve used everything), and you’ll get a full refund (less shipping), no questions asked!”

The first part makes me believe that you can only get a refund for the unused (or unopened) bottles. But the second part in parenthesis makes it sound like you get a refund on all bottles, even if they were used (and are now empty).

I don’t have any big reason to believe that this ambiguous terminology isn’t intentionally trying to trick consumers, but If I were you I’d play it safe and only count on getting refunded for unused bottles.

Aspire’s Price

A one month supply is $49.97. If it’s effective, this isn’t a bad price for a weight loss product. Of course, they suggest you take it for 3 to 6 months (likely to pad their pockets a little more).

Conclusion

The Aspire weight loss product consist of a pretty good ingredient profile. Many of the ingredients have been proven, and some have not. Overall, as long as the ingredients are included in the correct amounts (which we can’t verify since they don’t disclose it) than it’s likely to be fairly effective. I like their guarantee and the price is decent. I don’t, however, like the manner in which they’ve marketed their product. You be the judge.

What are the ingredients in Orovo Detox?

The ingredients in Orovo Detox are listed below.

• Vitamin B6 10mg
• Potassium Gluconate 100mg
• Dandelion 500mg
• SuperFoods Blend 350mg
  • Barley
  • Acai
  • Cayenne Pepper
  • Buckwheat
  • Flaxseed
  • Alfalfa Sprout
  • Lactobacillus Acidophilus
  • Soy Isoflavines
  • Garlic
  • Wheatgrass
• Antioxidant Blend 575mg
  • Green Tea
  • Alpha Lipoic Acid
  • DMAE
  • Idebenone
• Buchu Leaves 250mg
• Uva Ursi 250mg
• Lemon Balm 200mg
• Milk Thistle 200mg
• Ginger 100mg
• Juniper Berries 100mg
• Senna Leaf 100mg
• Couch Grass 50mg
• Licorice Root 50mg
• Parsley Leaves 50mg
• Aloe Vera 25mg
• Apple Cider Vinegar 25mg
• Grapefruit Seed 25mg
• Grape Seed 25mg
• Mangosteen 25mg
• Noni Fruit 25mg
• Papaya Fruit 25mg
• Peppermint Leaves 25mg
• Pomegranate Leaves 25mg
• Pomegranate 25mg
• Raspberry 25mg
• Red Clover 25mg
• Sage Leaf 25mg

Other Ingredients: Magnesium Stearate

As you can see, Orovo Detox has thrown in everything but the kitchen sink. Realize that just because a product has a long list of ingredients doesn’t mean it is an effective product. In fact, the opposite is often true. They want you to believe that the number of ingredients makes it more effective.

In this very long list of ingredients, only one, green tea, has been proven to contribute to weight loss.

Green tea is an excellent diet pill ingredient. It has been proven to significantly contribute to weight loss IF it is used in the correct amount. However, Orovo Detox includes green tea only in a “blend”, so the actual amount of green tea is not disclosed. Therefore, this Orovo Detox review cannot determine whether the amount of green tea included in Orovo Detox diet pills is enough to cause weight loss.

DMAE is supposed to have a positive influence on mood, but more human research is needed before it can be considered a good ingredient in a diet pill.

Wheatgrass is supposed to detoxify heavy metals from the blood stream and improve the digestive system, among many other things.While wheatgrass is healthy, there is no proof it contributes to weight loss.

The remainder of these ingredients, while they may be healthy, do not directly contribute to weight loss.

How much does Orovo Detox cost?

This is a tricky question. The official website says the retail price is $89.95 for one bottle, but you can buy it on the website for $39.99. You can save even more if you buy in bulk. This is a classic retail marketing tactic used to make people feel like they are getting a good deal so they will buy more.

Orovo has an income-opportunity side to it as well. If you sign up for their autoship program then you’ll be able to refer friends and earn money when friends by Orovo products. If you’re a great salesman then i suppose you could earn some extra money doing this.

Quick Orovo Detox Video Review

How should Orovo Detox diet pills be taken?

The Orovo Detox website instructs that the product should be taken for seven days (4 capsules twice a day) followed by a seven day rest period. Why is this? According to the website, “Because you will lose weight faster with Orovo DETOX than any other weight loss product ever made. The combination of the original 10 SuperFoods plus 31 Detox Agents promote results so FAST that taking for more than 7 consecutive days will cause you to lose weight TOO QUICKLY!”

We doubt the product will help you lose weight too quickly, based on our review as stated above. Throwing out cautions like this are usually meant to simply legitimize the product in a prospect’s eyes.

What are the side effects of Orovo Detox?

The side effects of Orovo Detox diet pills may include frequent bowel movements (though not explosive and without warning, a la Alli), anxiety, and possibly jitters.

Orovo Detox Conclusion

This Orovo Detox review finds that Orovo Detox diet pills are a nice contender for a detox option.  We like it overall.

Lipovox is one of my favorite diet pills. Not because it has some amazing ingredient complex (though they do score points for being unique) or flashy packaging, but because they have the most unique sales pitch I’ve ever read.

The Lipovox Story

They let it start out in the serene state of Hawaii.

The gist of it is (and I can’t confirm the veracity of the story, entertaining–yes, true? Who knows. It’s probably somewhere in between) that a college student was watching Oprah where a certain Dr. Perricone was on the show talking about superfoods that combat the body’s natural aging process.

It may have been this show.

You can find the ten superfoods listed here.

The end of the story is that people not only improved their skin, but also lost weight. Too good to be true? I took a closer look.

Lipovox Ingredients (the “Superfoods”)

One of the superfoods listed is wheatgrass, which I reviewed (I’m neutral on it–healthy, yes, but does it do all the things proponents claim it can do? Research is lacking).

“Anything from the ‘Allium Family’” includes garlic, which is what Lipovox includes. Garlic is a very healthy supplement. I took an in-depth look at garlic earlier today.

The full list of Lipovox ingredients (there are a ton):

• Brazilian Acai
• Cayenne Pepper Fruit
• Garlic (garlic review)
• Soybeans Isoflavones
• Barley
• Wheatgrass (wheatgrass review)
• Lactobacillus Acidophilus
• Alfalfa Sprouts
• Flaxseed
• Buckwheat
• Green Tea Extract (green tea review)
• Salmon Oil Powder
• Alpha Lipoic Acid
• DMAE

I hope to eventually review all of the ingredients included in Lipovox, but the heavy hitting weight loss ingredient (Green Tea) is already covered. Flaxseed and Buckwheat should help with appetite suppression and it’s a given that Lactobacillus Acidophilus is a healthy probiotic.

It’s a tossup. They don’t provide supplement facts, so it’s impossible to tell how much of these ingredients are in Lipovox.

As you can read in my review of Green Tea, research indicates that Green Tea does increase the metabolic rate and, hence, help you burn more calories. These other ingredients are healthful so all in all, the ingredient profile here is pretty strong.

Lipovox Customer Service

Email #1

I emailed Lipovox customer service and inquired about “my order” that I had placed two weeks before. I didn’t act irate, but the tone of my email was certainly one of annoyance. They responded in 10 minutes–literally. I thought that was a bit of an anomaly (maybe they were doing emails right then and I got lucky).

Email #2

So I sent another the next day from a different email address under a different name, different wording but similar situation. The response came back in three hours.

You may consider implementing this customer service strategy with any company where you’re considering purchasing. It’s important that you don’t just inquire about purchasing. Of course they’re going to answer that one quickly. You have to pretend you’ve already purchased and gauge their willingness to respond you once they already have your money.

Lipovox‘ customer service team passed my little test.

Lipovox Acne Spin

I don’t know how I feel about Dr. Perricone. It seems to me it’s just his way of making a buck. If your skin does improve taking Lipovox, just consider it gravy — I wouldn’t buy this as a skin care pill. I would buy it as a weight loss pill with a potential side benefit.

Lipovox Testimonials

If you read this site for longer than about three minutes you’ll realize that I don’t put any stock in testimonials as they are written on a company’s website. Those are far too easy to fabricate. For instance, look at this testimonial I just received:

Cal, you are the hottest anonymous diet pill critic I have ever seen. Please, let’s meet up.

Julie — Atlanta, GA

And that’s about all it takes. A few keystrokes and a bit of an imagination.

I do attempt to find feedback about products that come from actual users of the product. Internet forums don’t help. Anyone can post there. Blogs don’t help. Anyone can leave a comment. Amazon? That’s a bit better. Though even with Amazon, anyone can leave a review. eBay? eBay’s a special case and one that I like. You can only give feedback if you’re on record as having purchased that product from that seller.

I found Lipovox for sale on eBay and it appears that the Lipovox company is the outlet there. I contacted the seller and verified that they are indeed the same company as Lipovox.com. They’re feedback there, as of this writing, is at 98.5% — with over 50,000 feedback ratings! I couldn’t believe their success there.

Now, eBay feedback taken into consideration, maybe this college kid really did stumble onto something. I don’t put a lot of stock into the superfoods, as I’ve already mentioned, but I’m having a hard time coming up with the reason why in the face of their actual customer feedback.

Lipovox Negatives

I don’t like when companies place images of magazines on their site to somehow add credibility. Lipovox did that with their Oprah, Shape, Fitness, and Self magazines spread across the top. Yes, Oprah talked about the superfoods with Dr. Perricone, but that is hardly an endorsement for Lipovox specifically.

They don’t provide supplement facts. Not many do without some sort of proprietary blend (off the top of my head, Fenphedra does) I wish the Lipovox company would.

They don’t provide a lot of information about the company behind Lipovox. While I’m put at ease when they respond to emails so quickly, I still wish they’d maybe say how long they’ve been around (from the ebay presence, I would say it’s several years–probably 3 or 4).

Lipovox Positives

Green Tea is an effective ingredient for weight loss and they have it in there. The other ingredients are certainly healthful.

They offer a moneyback guarantee and don’t try and rope you into some crappy, rip-off autoship like thermocerin and lipocerin.

Overall Conclusion on Lipovox

New spin on an old problem, astounding track record on ebay, a bit hypey on the marketing side, but overall a contender in the diet pill market. I give Lipovox a green light.