Last but not least: no beauty through acne apps
The developers of the anti-acne apps "Acne App" and "Acne-Pwner App" have claimed that a specific type of light emitted by smartphones could cure skin blemishes. That claim is now costing them dearly.
According to the manufacturers, it was enough to activate the paid application for just a few minutes a day. A total of 15,000 young people and adults were unable to resist this temptation. They bought one of the apps - in the hope that they would soon have clear skin.
The providers argued that the applications were developed by dermatologists. The British Journal of Dermatology had published a study showing that blue and red light kills P-acne bacteria, which are considered to be the main cause of acne, and thus reduces skin blemishes by 76 percent. So far so good. But the app providers forgot to mention one thing: Part of the study cited is also that special creams and balms must also be applied in order to achieve a positive effect.
The US Federal Trade Commission has filed a lawsuit against manufacturers - as a result, they are no longer allowed to publicly advertise their pseudo-programs. The business with the useless apps is likely to end up in the red for the two manufacturers: Acne Pwner was fined 1,700 dollars, while the more frequently downloaded Acne app was fined 14,294 dollars.
(Source: Press release)
