Those who have experienced problems in the joints know firsthand how much pain any movement causes, how hard it is to walk during the day and how hard it is to fall asleep at night when the pain intensifies. Not so long ago, in pharmacies and on the Internet, a new miraculous cream “Shark Fat” for joints appeared, designed to relieve suffering and restore the joy of a full life. Around this magic tool launched a large-scale advertising campaign, the result of which is the high popularity of "Shark Fat" and even some excitement among consumers. People buy cream at a price ten times its face value. Let's try to figure out whether such expenditures and the means of hope assigned are justified.
Raw materials for cream
To begin with, I want to say a few words about unique animals, thanks to which we have Shark Fat cream for joint pain. It's about sharks. Scientists have long paid attention to the features of their body. So, sharks in the body do not have a single bone. They are replaced by cartilage, perfectly coping with huge loads when moving and being under high pressure water column. Such features of shark cartilage are widely used in medicine. The liver of these fish is also unusual. It is very large, occupies about 1/3 of their body weight and consists of about 70% fat. A shark organism synthesizes it and accumulates it as an energy reservoir. The composition of shark fat scientists surprised. It found such valuable substances:
- squalene;
- squalamin;
- alkoxyglycerides;
- some vitamins (D, A, E) and trace elements;
- alcoholicerol.
The unique composition and richness of the components of liver fat help sharks to exist on Earth for millions of years, enduring all natural disasters.
How useful is squalene?
On the basis of fat, shark liver cream produces “Shark fat” for joints. Reviews of many people who have tried it, noted a decrease in pain, skin improvement. This effect is provided by substances contained in shark fat. Let's get acquainted with them in more detail.
Squalene is a hydrocarbon belonging to the group of carotenoids. By the way, it is found not only in shark fat, but also in olive, linseed, cottonseed oils, sprouted grains of wheat and other plant tissues, in many microorganisms. Its functions are to improve and normalize metabolism. It also plays an important role in the synthesis of steroids - substances with high biological activity.
What is squalamine useful for?
This element is not found in nature very often. In addition to sharks, it was found only in the body of lampreys. Squalamine is an aminosterol characterized by high antimicrobial activity. His work is based on the physical properties of the substance and consists in the destruction of the membranes of bacteria, microbes and some parasitic fungi. Squalamine is part of many antibacterial and antifungal agents intended for both internal and external use. In fact, it is a natural antibiotic that plays an important role in the healing properties of the miraculous cream. Thanks to the squalamine contained in it, Shark Ointment ointment for joints helps the speedy healing of wounds. Now they learned to produce this substance artificially without killing sharks for it.
What are the benefits of alkoxyglyceride and spiritserol?
Scientists have no consensus on the value of these substances. Alkoxyglycerides are a special type of glycerolipids. The complex name indicates that they contain glycerin and lipids necessary for the normal functioning of any organism. In addition to sharks, this substance is found in the liver of other fish (burbot, catfish, cod and others), as well as in all of us known to cow's milk. Their largest percentage is found in the bone marrow, liver, spleen, that is, in the organs responsible for blood formation. On the Internet, especially in advertising materials, one can find allegations that alkoxyglycerides are a unique remedy for thousands of diseases, in particular, they help with radiation, slow down aging, fantastically strengthen the immune system, and perform other magical actions. Capsules of shark fat for oral administration are released with this ingredient, and not just ointments for external use, such as Shark Fat Cream for joints. The doctors' comments about their effect are nevertheless rather cautious, since the effect of alkoxygerides on human health is still undergoing laboratory and clinical trials. For example, in experimental mice, their ingestion, especially at higher doses, caused undesirable changes in the structure of the liver (overgrowth of tissues).
Alcohol glycerol also belongs to the group of glycerolipids widely used in medicine. Creams and ointments based on it soften the skin, improve metabolic processes in it.
Vitamins and minerals
Everyone knows about the benefits of these substances. Briefly repeat that vitamin A is extremely important for the work of the whole organism, and in the joints it is responsible for the full growth of cartilage and is indispensable if there are degenerative changes in the joint tissues. Vitamin D paired with calcium works on bone strength. Vitamin E helps to restore joints affected by arthritis faster. No less valuable are trace elements copper, calcium, iron, manganese. All of them are included in the Shark Fat Cream for joints, which determines its usefulness.
In addition, the cream contains polyunsaturated fatty acids (omega-3), which play an important role in the work of the heart, blood vessels, as well as arthritis. A person can receive these acids only from the outside, since they are not produced in the body. In addition to shark oil, omega-3s are found in fish oil, seafood, flaxseed, and certain oils.
Assortment of Shark Fat Creams
The above information helps to understand how beneficial Shark Fat Cream is for joints. Customer reviews report that there are various shark fat creams on sale. It really is. The pharmaceutical industry has mastered the production of medicines, which, along with shark fat, include ingredients that have been successfully used for decades to treat joint problems. Among them:
- horse chestnut;
- willow bark;
- laurel;
- sea buckthorn;
- celandine;
- hazelnut;
- mustard;
- honey;
- capsicum red pepper ;
- wormwood;
- arnica;
- ginger;
- elecampane;
- bee venom;
- birch leaves;
- leeches;
- clover;
- badger fat;
- shungite;
- Shark cartilage;
- witch hazel and many other components.
Cream composition
Depending on the additional additives, the composition of the Shark Fat cream for the joints also changes. For example, horse chestnut cream includes shark fat, menthol, clover, elecampane, horse chestnut, horsetail, willow, lemon oil, cypress, petitgrain extracts.
Another example. The Shark Fat Cream with honey and mustard includes shark fat, as well as camphor, olive oil, glycerin, extracts of burdock, honey, mustard oil, lavender, pine, arnica, marjoram and a whole range of chemicals. When buying a particular drug, you need to carefully study its composition, which is always on the package. Each of them has its own specific effect. So, Shark Fat Cream with chondroitin helps restore cartilage tissue, while witch hazel cream helps relieve foot fatigue, soothes and relieves swelling. The presence of shark fat in creams does not mean at all that this tool will help to cope with absolutely any joint disease.
Using Shark Fat For The Body
The beneficial substances, microelements, vitamins, lipids and fatty acids that are included in shark fat have made it possible to develop the “Shark Fat” body cream. It is also used for joints, although it differs somewhat in its effect. The packaging must contain relevant information. In addition to shark fat, body creams may include sweet clover, elastin, chitosan, saberfish, formic acid, sage, glucosamine, bee venom, ginger, mustard with honey, capsicum and other components. Each of them brings its own action, which determines the usefulness of the tool.
So, chitosan and glucosamine contribute to skin rejuvenation, bee venom and capsicum perform a warming role, enhance metabolic processes in the skin, soothe back pain, sage has a beneficial effect on tired skin, helps it recover and rest. Well, shark fat, which is included in each of these creams, helps the skin withstand adverse environmental conditions (sun, frost, heavily chlorinated water), relieves muscle tension, and heals large and small injuries.
Contraindications
A lot of people heeded the advertisement and rushed to buy Shark Fat cream for joints. Instructions for using it are extremely simple. You just need to apply a little funds to the problem area, rub into the skin and wrap it with something warm. If the cream is used for the body, then you just need to apply it to the skin. This action can be performed several times a day. Contraindication means only individual intolerance of the constituent components. This can be manifested by slight redness in the places where the cream was applied, or short-term burning. If the consumer knows that his skin is prone to allergic reactions, he must first try the product on a small area of the skin before applying to the entire affected area of the body.
Shark Fat Cream for Joints: reviews
On the Internet you can find many reviews in which people enthusiastically write about the healing effect produced by the Shark Fat cream, with a variety of additives. Noted advantages:
- well relieves pain;
- easy to apply;
- has no smell;
- inexpensive and affordable.
However, there are those whom the Shark Fat Cream for the joints did not help at all. The reviews of these people are quite negative. Among the noted shortcomings, only one is inefficiency.
On this occasion, we can say the following: there are various diseases of the joints, and each of them has different stages. It is probably not entirely correct to expect that the same tool in each case will have the same effect. And it’s absolutely wrong to replace the drug and other types of joint treatment with cream with shark fat only. This tool acts only as an auxiliary, additional.
In conclusion, I want to say a few words about the price of the drug. In any pharmacy, the cost of shark-based creams does not exceed 200 rubles, and more often varies between 70-90 rubles. Unscrupulous businessmen setting prices from 1000 rubles per tube of Shark Fat cream offer the same product with the same healing effect.