CONDITIONS OF USE AND IMPORTANT INFORMATION: This information is meant to supplement, not replace advice from your doctor or healthcare provider and is not meant to cover all possible uses, precautions, interactions or adverse effects. This information may not fit your specific health circumstances. Never delay or disregard seeking professional medical advice from your doctor or other qualified health care provider because of something you have read on WebMD. You should always speak with your doctor or health care professional before you start, stop, or change any prescribed part of your health care plan or treatment and to determine what course of therapy is right for you. It’s also worth noting that the location where you apply the patch does not matter either, says Dr. Moreno. “If a transdermal patch was effective, it would work in any skin area, and location should not matter,” he explains. “If these patches had evidence of working for weight loss, I would be using them in my obesity medicine practice, however, there is no evidence that they work.” Is there any harm in trying a patch? Although some of the ingredients may have weight loss benefits when people take them orally, researchers need to continue studying them to confirm whether they work in a patch. Researchers have studied the effects of both green tea and green tea extract on weight loss. Drinking green tea supposedly increases the body’s metabolic rate, breaks down fat cells, and decreases the amount of fat that the body produces. If you still want to try one, you’ll have the best chance of success using a patch made from caffeine-containing ingredients like green tea extract, green coffee bean extract, guarana, or yerba mate. But they’ll only help you burn a few more calories, and they may have unpleasant side effects or contain other harmful ingredients.

There is evidence to suggest that green tea may promote small, clinically insignificant weight loss in people with overweight. However, not all studies show weight loss. It is unknown whether these effects occur when people apply green tea patches to the skin. Astrup A, et al. (1985). Enhanced thermogenic responsiveness during chronic ephedrine treatment in man. DOI: There’s no research on side effects of green tea weight loss patches. However, drinking green tea is perfectly safe. But thanks to the caffeine, green tea can mess with your stomach and cause nausea or constipation. It can also spike your blood pressure. Are they BS? This change of mind return policy is in addition to, and does not affect your rights under the Australian Consumer Law including any rights you may have in respect of faulty items. Bérubé-Parent S, et al. (2005). Effects of encapsulated green tea and Guarana extracts containing a mixture of epigallocatechin-3-gallate and caffeine on 24 h energy expenditure and fat oxidation in men. DOI:In the end, you should follow this rule about any product you buy on the internet that claims to have medical or weight loss benefits: Be skeptical, ask your doctor, and proceed with caution. Herbal remedies, including weight loss patches, aren’t regulated by the FDA, so there’s no evidence they actually work. As the FDA do not control these products, they do not regulate the quantity of the active ingredients in each patch or the quality of the ingredients. Eating flaxseeds will give you a healthy dose of fiber that could decrease your appetite, but since you can’t absorb fiber through your skin, you won’t reap that benefit from a patch. A safe and sustainable rate of weight loss is about 1–2 lb per week. Once the person reaches their initial goal, they may continue to try to lose weight, if they wish to or a doctor advises it.

Villani RG, et al. (2000). L-carnitine supplementation combined with aerobic training does not promote weight loss in moderately obese women. DOI:Unfortunately, there isn’t substantial research showcasing that the ingredients found in these patches are effective or have any benefit, even if they were delivered through the bloodstream,” says Dr. Seltzer. The following are some of the most common active ingredients found in these patches: Probably. Some research has found that drinking green tea or taking green tea extract may boost your metabolism slightly. But a review of studies on green tea and weight loss found that weight loss amounts were small and “not likely to be clinically important.”

Green tea and green tea extract are known to contain powerful antioxidants. Businesses that sell green tea weight loss patches claim that the patches ramp up your metabolism to boost calorie-burning, as well as stop new fat from being absorbed by your cells. Side effects These patches are intended to work transdermally, which means the active ingredients go directly into the skin, bypassing your digestive system. That's the key difference between patches and oral supplements you’d ingest, such as in pill or powder form, says Charlie Seltzer, MD, a weight loss physician and exercise physiologist based in Philadelphia. Meanwhile, if you want to lose weight, find a healthy diet that appeals to you, hit the gym, and save the mint for your mojitos. One of the benefits of using a patch is avoiding the need for the medicine to pass through the digestive tract. If the digestive system metabolizes an ingredient before the blood absorbs it, it may lose its effectiveness. Ashwagandha. Ashwagandha is an ancient herb that has been shown to potentially help alleviate stress and anxiety, which can lead to mindless eating, or “stress eating,” says Dr. Seltzer. While studies have shown that it can reduce levels of cortisol (a.k.a. the stress hormone), this isn’t a guarantee that it’ll help you drop pounds.Cannabidiol. Cannabidiol, or CBD, has gained significant popularity, particularly as a method for relieving pain and anxiety, and it’s starting to pop up in patch form as well. CBD oil may have some appetite-suppressing qualities, says Dr. Seltzer, which is why people may be intrigued enough to try it. However, like CBD creams, these patches are usually intended for uses like muscle pain relief, and, as with most others on this list, more research is needed when it comes CBD for weight loss. Elsayed RK, et al. (2011). Rhabdomyolysis associated with the use of a mislabeled "acai berry" dietary supplement. DOI: Astrup A, et al. (1985). Contribution of BAT and skeletal muscle to thermogenesis induced by ephedrine in man. DOI: Green coffee bean extract also contains caffeine, which, research has shown, may help with weight loss. So, sounds kinda promising? Side effects