Wednesday, July 30, 2014

Does It Work? Vita-K Solution for Spider Veins

I have had a spider vein on my back calf since I was about 12 years old. The vein though began as a single small dot. I thought it was cool at the time. It looked like a tattoo. It didn't bother me, so I never bothered with it.
However as time went on, and I grew older the small green dot began to stretch out, and years later it branched out. It was official, the back of my leg had a small disease. Spider vein! Ahhh!
I didn't think there were available solutions other than surgery, and surgery was out of the question. I could live with the odd spider vein!
When I came across Vita-K Solution For Spider Veins, I figured I would give it a try because there was no way in hell I was going under the knife...or laser...or however the hell they remove green veins this day and age.
Packaging:
Vita-K Solution For Spider Veins came in a green and white cardboard box, with a photo of a woman's perfect pair of legs on the cover. (I want to kick her).
Why I wanted it:
Like any beauty product available today I bought it because it promised me exactly what I wanted. It promised me that after just a few weeks my spider vein would be dramatically help fade away the vein. Hmm... oh boy gee! Sounds damn good! Not only did it fade away spider veins, but it would also somehow patch up stretch marks and other skin flaws/discolorations/imperfection.
Price:
I picked this up about a year ago for $14.99 in a local CVS. However I have seen it go for as low as $8.99 on sale.
Where:
CVS, Walmart, Kmart, Target, Eckerd.
My Use:
The spider vein:
As directed by the actual box, I massaged the thick white lotion onto my spider vein. The lotion itself feels thick and heavy, and takes quite some time to dry. It smells medicated, whether or not thats a good or bad thing. It is a light smell, so it's not awful.
I repeated the process 2 to 3 times a day. After awhile I grew antsy because I was seeing no results. Even after nearly a month of using it, the vein looked the same as it always had. There was no fading! I continued using it for a few weeks after that, and still nothing.
The stretch mark:
Seeing how Vita-K Solution For Spider Veins can also be used for stretch marks, I figured why the hell not? I have a gnarly looking one that runs up my hip. I rubbed the lotion in on this bad boy hoping for something...anything. This scar is so bad it looks like I was in a knife fight. I applied the lotion everyday after putting it on the spider vein.
Over time the lotion actually did begin to fade the stretch mark out, but not a huge difference.
After I stopped applying the lotion, the stretch mark from hell was in full bloom in all its glory. I guess Vita-K Solution For Spider Veins is a temporary solution. Although it did somewhat fade it's ugly appearance it was nothing drastic, not long lasting.
Overall:
It was a giant waste of time. There is no miracle lotion (at least none I know of) that will get rid of spider veins. I should have known the box sounded too good to be true.
Recommendation:
Those who don't mind purchasing bottle after bottle to keep a stretch mark at bay. In order for it to truly fade a stretch mark you have to apply it almost 3 times a day, every freakin day for the rest of your life... or until you stop caring about the damn stretch mark (like I did).

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