Is Sweet Sweat Even A Little Bit Legit?

I admit: I was intrigued.

(Plus, the3,000+ Sweet Sweat stick reviews on Amazongive it 4.5 stars.)

But what is Sweat Sweet, and is it just another case of Instagram hype preying on the easily-influenced?

Here’s what experts have to say.

What Exactly Is Sweet Sweat?

*Insert major eye roll here.

WTF is a thermogenic response?

Experts have differing opinions on whether or not the above ingredients will actually make you feel warm.

“Looking at these ingredients, I don’t see anything that is going to warm up the skin.

The result of that heat and insulation?

There is an argument to be made that Sweet Sweatdoesmake you sweat.

“Sweating is your body’s way of regulating temperature and cooling off,” says Richardson.

The amount you sweat doesn’t have anything to do with the number of calories you burn.

“The implication that sweating burns extra calories is false.”

(Interestingly enough,sauna suits might actually have some weight loss and performance benefits.)

It’s true that warmingupbefore a workout is a must for preventing injury.

However, Sweet Sweat doesn’t exactly help with that.

“There is zero association between warming up the skin and fitness performance.

When we talk about “warming up” a muscle it’s a figure of speech.

It’s not a temperature thing,” says Richardson.

This, in turn, will increase blood flow and increase the temperature of your body, he says.

But simply warming up the skin will not have the same effect.

Nope, according to the experts.

(And, a friendly reminder: you’ve got the option to’t spot-reduce fat loss anywhere.)

“This an outrageous claim, especially when you look at the ingredients,” says Wickham.

“There’s no cream or gel that will help you avoid that.”

None of these claims have been backed by the FDA.

(Read: The product can make lofty claims it doesn’t actually deliver.)

The only one that seems to hold up?

That it smells good.

But what about all those Sweet Sweat reviews on Amazon, you ask?

This is one scenario where crowd-sourcing your purchase isn’t the best idea.