Remember the snake oil medicine "Head On - Apply Directly to the Forehead"? That is trump and his

[NRaleighLiberal]

cabal. They are snake oil - it is a homeopathic government, completely devoid of anything useful.

Also describes why he and his are so annoying. There's no "there" there.

And yet....the solidly ignorant 35% - those same that proudly supported Dubya - stand by their idiot.

[Doodley]

1. HeadOn works at least for some people. It isn't snake oil.

[NRaleighLiberal]

2. there are essentially no active ingredients - if it works, it is a placebo effect

From Wikipedia

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HeadOn#cite_note-19

Criticisms

Unlike traditional headache medicines, the efficacy of HeadOn has yet to be systematically studied in any controlled scientific experimental study.[15] In line with other homeopathic medicines, Miralus Healthcare claims that the medicinal properties of HeadOn's ingredients are released via its dilution technique.[16] However, the dilution technique leaves virtually none of the active ingredient in the product,[17][18] and nowhere in scientific literature has the claim been supported that dilutions are effective in releasing the medicinal properties of any ingredients.[17][19]

Moreover, none of HeadOn's ingredients have any scientifically supported effectiveness in treatment of a headache. One of the ingredients, white bryony (bryonia alba), is a highly toxic berry that is lethal if 40 such berries are ingested;[20] however, dilution leaves virtually none of this ingredient in the product, which is why its makers can claim the treatment has no side effects[16] (or any effects at all[17]). Another ingredient, goldenseal (hydrastis canadensis), has no known effectiveness in the treatment of any condition.[21][22]

The efficacy of the HeadOn product is supported by a few questionable testimonials found on the Miralus Healthcare website.[16] Miralus also markets many other questionable healthcare products containing low, if any, levels of any active ingredients.[16][17]

[Doodley]

4. I would say the same thing. I am a skeptic, but my wife and I get relief from it and it is not

a placebo. The first time my wife bought it, I thought that it was a waste of money, but the relief was instant.

It isn't the ingredients that are important. If you ever have the type of headache that can be relieved by gently massaging the forehead or the temples, it may help, because the drying wax acts to pull at the skin and apply gentle pressure, as well as giving a cooling effect. You can have a similar relief for that type of headache with tape. HeadOn may be very diluted, but let me say, if you get any on your fingers and then in your eyes, you know it.

[NRaleighLiberal]

5. Placebo effects are powerful. I worked in pharma for 25 years - have a PhD in chemistry -

and the placebo effect is completely unexplainable, but real. Power of the mind.

[Doodley]

6. Have you tried it?

[NRaleighLiberal]

7. Nope. I wouldn't give those shysters my money.

Homeopathy is pseudoscience. Not for me.

[Doodley]

8. Do you ever get headaches? If so, what (if any) treatment have you used?

[DBoon]

3. This is Trump we are talking about

I think "Enzite" is a better analogy

"Smilimg Bob" = MAGA