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LEFT WING LOONS Title: Gwyneth Paltrow's Goop gets criticized by NASA over 'healing stickers made with carbon material used to line space suits' Gwyneth Paltrow's Goop gets criticized by NASA over 'healing stickers made with carbon material used to line space suits' By Dailymail.com Reporter Published: 19:20 EDT, 24 June 2017 | Updated: 19:39 EDT, 24 June 2017 An ex-NASA official called claims behind Body Vibes - a pricey brand of stickers touted on Gwyneth Paltrow’s lifestyle website Goop - 'a load of BS.' The brand initially claimed that its stickers are made with 'a crystalline, carbonized radio-frequency material' culled from spacesuits, and Paltrow's Goop site said the stickers 'fill in the deficiencies in your reserves, creating a calming effect, smoothing out both physical tension and anxiety.' The stickers - which sell for up to $120 for a set of 24 - can also 'help clear skin by reducing inflammation and boosting cell turnover,' Goop reported, quoting the brand's co-founders, Madison De Clercq and Leslie Kritzer. Controversy: Gwyneth Paltrow’s lifestyle website Goop is showcasing a set of pricey stickers that its makers initially said contained carbon from space suits, but later backed off the claim. The star was snapped in LA earlier this month at a premiere +4 Controversy: Gwyneth Paltrow’s lifestyle website Goop is showcasing a set of pricey stickers that its makers initially said contained carbon from space suits, but later backed off the claim. The star was snapped in LA earlier this month at a premiere But Mark Shelhamer - a one-time chief scientist in the space program's human research division - begs to differ. 'Not only is the whole premise like snake oil, the logic doesn’t even hold up,' he told Gizmodo Thursday. 'If they promote healing, why do they leave marks on the skin when they are removed? What a load of BS this is.' RELATED ARTICLES In its original write-up - later removed from the site - Goop said the stickers were produced with 'the same conductive carbon material NASA uses to line space suits so they can monitor an astronaut’s vitals during wear.' Fad? The stickers have 'become a major obsession around' Goop headquarters, the company said +4 Fad? The stickers have 'become a major obsession around' Goop headquarters, the company said NASA told the site there is no 'conductive carbon material lining the space suits,' while Shelhamer told Gizmodo that if it was used, it wouldn't be used to monitor anyone's vital signs, but rather to reinforce the suits. Following the story, both companies issued statements to the outlet, with Paltrow's Goop brand stressing their 'advice and recommendations ... are not formal endorsements, and the opinions expressed by the experts and companies [they] profile do not necessarily represent' their views. Goop added, 'Based on the statement from NASA, we’ve gone back to the company to inquire about the claim and removed the claim from our site until we get additional verification.' Sticky situation: Body Vibes confirmed that its initial claims of the stickers containing space suit material are false, they continue to 'stand by the quality and effectiveness of [the] product' +4 Body Vibes on Friday apologized to NASA, Goop and their customers over what they called a 'communication error' over the debunked space suit claim, adding, 'We never intended to mislead anyone.' The company said that their 'engineer was misinformed by a distributor about the material in question,' leading to the erroneous claims. They added that despite 'the origins of the material,' they 'stand by the quality and effectiveness of [the] product.' Read more: www.dailymail.co.uk/tvsho...s-Goop.html#ixzz4l092qqXl Follow us: @MailOnline on Twitter | DailyMail on Facebook Post Comment Private Reply Ignore Thread |
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