Today’s colon cleanse review will focus in on Power Colon Cleanse.  From what I can tell, it’s a relatively new colon cleanser to hit the market.  I should, however, still be able to find enough information to get a good feel for what Power Colon Cleanse has to offer.

As always, I’ll first look at the product itself and then take a more in depth approach as we check out the company that’s behind the product.

The Ingredient Mystery

Even though it’s somewhat common with one page websites like Power Colon Cleanse, I’m still quite let down when I can’t see an ingredient list anywhere on the site.  Of all the pieces of information, I would think that the ingredients would be the most important to put on your site.

Being that it’s a colon cleanser, it’s probably safe to assume that the ingredient profile is fiber based.  Aside from that, it’s anyones guess what’s actually in the product.

Power Colon Cleanse’s “Endorsements”

Common to many sites similar to Power Colon Cleanse is the tactic of posting logos or photos of popular news stations, magazines, or people in order to add some perceived credibility.  Now, Power Colon Cleanse never claims outright that these people, etc. actually endorse their product, but they are sure trying to get you to assume that.

People skim websites such as this and the first thing they notice are the pictures.  The natural tendency is to automatically assume that it’s an endorsement.

Notice, for example, how they sneakily arrange and display the Oprah section:

Your eyes quickly read “Power Colon Cleanse on Oprah,” but what the actual text says is “The Power of Colon Clease on Oprah.”  There is a BIG difference between the two.  The first one implies that Power Colon Cleanse has actually been featured on Oprah (any marketers dream) and the second states that colon cleansing in general was talked about on Oprah.

I assure you that it is no coincendence that the words “Power” and “Colon Cleanse” are large and bright and in the same exact font design as the product’s own label.

If you read what this and all the other content by the media logos actually says, it’s just generic info about colon cleansing and nothing about Power Colon Cleanse specifically.

Our Friendly Sales Woman

This is, admittedly, a tangent.  But I just want to make a point.  Just because a website has someone “from their company” pop up in your face and start talking about the benefits of their particular product, doesn’t mean that the company is legit, well established, or trustworthy.

Anyone can get one of these nice little salespeople on their website starting at only $250 by going to livefaceonweb.com.  Does this reflect poorly on the company? No.  I only say this to show that you shouldn’t put much stock in the company just because they have a fancy sales tactic.

A Vague Familiarity

When I visited the website for Power Colon Cleanse, there were a couple of things that seemed to be a little familiar.  In particular, these icons stood out as something that I had seen before:

I looked around and found these icons on Colon xR’s website:

They are obviously the exact same.  Now I’m not saying that this in any way proves that the two are the same company, but it at least raises an eye brow.  So I thought I’d point it out.

Power Colon Cleanse Sold in Retail Stores?

As part of their sales pitch, the website says the following:

“Having sold over 3 million bottles of cleansing and detox products in retail outlets we decided to go online and let everyone experience the amazing results our product can make in your life.”

I’m pretty sure that this is nothing short of a bold faced lie.  If it had been sold (especially 3 million bottles) in retail stores, you can be sure that you’d be able to find some remnants of information that indicated so on the web.  A rather lengthy search provided not one single piece of evidence that it had been sold anywhere but on their one page website.

The All-To-Common Autoship Scam

Power Colon Cleanse uses the same free trial offer to scam people into their autoship program.  Once you put in your information to recieve your “free trial” you are taken to a page to input your credit card info (to pay for shipping).  A section of the site looks something like this:

The Terms and Conditions section is what everyone should (but nobody will) pay attention to.  This fine printed document details exactly what you are agreeing to by accepting this free trial.  Here’s an excerpt I found interesting:

When you order the risk-free trial of Power Cleanse your credit card will be charged only $5.95 shipping and handling. You will have a full 14 day free trial period from your original order date to decide if Power Cleanse is right for you. If you are enjoying Power Cleanse, then do nothing, and at the end of your 14 day trial period you will be charged seventy-nine dollars and ninety five cents for the trial bottle you received. Please remember that most customers see significant /noticeable results after using Power Cleanse consistently for 3 months…

Approximately 30 days from your original order date, and every 30 days thereafter, a monthly supply of Power Cleanse will be sent to you, and your credit card on file will be billed seventy-nine dollars ninety-five cents plus five dollars and ninety five cents shipping and handling (total eighty-five dollars and ninety cents).

This is a classic autoship scam.  I find it interesting that they also suggest that you try it for 3 months to see significant results.  Hmm… I wonder if that’s so that you can be fully enrolled in the autoship by then?  So unless you enjoy paying $79.95 per month, I would suggest staying far away from Power Colon Cleanse.

Unfortunately, this will hit most consumer’s credit card by total surprise.

The Company Behind Power Colon Cleanse

Their privacy policy states that the company name is Power Cleanse, Inc.  I wasn’t however, able to find any of record of the company with the Better Business Bureau.  This may be due to the fact that it’s possible that the company is pretty new.

I did find one complaint on an online complaint board regarding the autoship scam and them not answering the phone when he called.  Even with this lack of information, however, I think that their business practices (specifically the autoship) is a pretty good demonstration of what kind of company it is and what you may be able to expect.

Conclusion

Power Colon Cleanse is your typical front for a scam.  They use the same free trial that many others do to lure people into their autoship program (which will be a surprise for most consumers).  I can’t say much about the product since they don’t disclose the ingredients anywhere, but I’m willing to bet that it’s nothing more than your average colon cleanser.