Letterman has been drilling this product into my head for the past few weeks. You know - the spray that magically removes unwanted body hair? Finally, this morning, my fiancee and I watched a few minutes of the actual infomercial. I was horrified and intrigued. I did a little research and discovered that people are being treated for chemical burns after using this product. Yikes. Hopefully not in the bikini zone! Questions are as follows:
How can this company continue to sell a product that seriously burns those use use it as directed?
What is the active ingredient and how does it work?
If lawsuits are brought against the company that makes Epil-Stop (as they undoubtedly will), can Letterman and CBS be sued for promoting it? It’s presented as satirically but could be easily misinterpreted as an official endorsement.
The local news here, KHNL I think bought a couple and gave them to 1 girl with fine hair and 1 guy with thick hair. They tried it for the specified time in the specified way and they found pretty much no help. The woman still had to shave and when the guy was shown using it, the hair basically had as much hair as he did before he did the wiping. WIth only a few percent of the hairs coming off!
I’m curious as to why Letterman would promote it?
You’re right. I guess I didn’t make it clear in my original post. He is certainly satirizing the product and the infomercial genre as he has done with several other products in the past, including the “Garden Weasel”. It’s obvious to you and me. However, the products are presented on Letterman’s show in the same manner as those hawking them. A simple-minded person, or one willing to swear that they were unfamiliar with the show’s format might be able to get a lawyer to present the case before a judge. All in all, I guess it’s an unlikely scenario.
Questions are as follows: