If you’ve been reading our articles on Hoodia, one thing which you may know by now is that Hoodia can come in a wide variety of different forms. It can be purchased in the form of gum, sprays, patches, powder, and capsules. One question that some people have asked is: is the Hoodia patch better than the capsules?
In this article I will answer this question in detail. Much of the information I’ve researched on the Hoodia patch indicates that it may in fact not be as good as the capsule. While many Hoodia products such as pills have been found to be quite effective, the patches are not as efficient.
However, if you visit sites that actually sell Hoodia patches, most of them will tell you that the Patch is better than the capsules. These sites generally claim that the Hoodia patch will slowly release the Hoodia into your body via pores as you wear it, and that it passes from your pores into the bloodstream.
Many of these companies will also add that since the Hoodia goes directly into your bloodstream rather than having to go through the stomach, it is more effective than capsules. While this information is quite convincing, and will likely fool those who are not well read on Hoodia, I can clearly show why these claims cannot be substantiated.
First off, no study has been done as of this writing which shows that the Hoodia patch works in the way these companies claim. All the studies which have been conducted on Hoodia are those in which the person actually took the plant orally.
In previous articles I demonstrated that both the BBC and CBS tested it, but in both cases, the Hoodia was taken orally. In neither of these tests did the person wear a patch, and just because it worked when they took it orally, this doesn’t mean that it will work in a patch form.
Most of the proponents of the Hoodia patch claim that it works because Nicotine patches work. Well, Nicotine patches require you to get a prescription from a doctor, and these patches have been tested.
If a product doesn’t require you to get a description, this means that it has not been tested, which means it hasn’t been proven that the patch works. Does this mean that the patch doesn’t work? Not necessarily. But in the world of science, a theory has to be tested before it can be accepted as fact.
A theory may sound great on paper, but if it fails tests, it is worthless. Until the test results on the Hoodia patch are released, I would just stick with the capsules.