Largely due to the success of Resolve many other companies have started producing wild yam creams. Before you or someone you care about considers using such a cream, the following questions need to be asked and answered satisfactorily.
1. Where do the yams come from? Ours are grown in the United States on organically certified farms free of pesticides and other chemicals.
2. What process is used for extraction? We use a cold process, which takes six weeks and is more expensive than the faster and cheaper processes that use too high of heat, harsh chemicals and high pressure. Our process produces a more complete and higher quality extract. It should be obvious that quality of extract is more important than percentage of extract.
3. What portion of the extract is used? We use the whole wild yam extract that contains all seven of the saponins in the yam and not just the most commonly used one called diosgenin. Obviously, Mother Nature wanted us to benefit from all that is in the yam. We certainly do not adulterate it a step further by changing the diosgenin chemically in the laboratory to make U.S.P. grade progesterone, as many companies do, because this makes it a semi-artificial rather than a natural product. Putting U.S.P. grade progesterone in a cream forces the body down certain biosynthetic pathways whether that is what it need or not. It is also very important to understand that using more than 5mg. Of U.S.P. grade progesterone per ounce of cream is contrary to FDA guidelines. By giving the whole nutritional source, the body can choose which pathway is best for itself and does not become dependent in production on the semi-artificial.
4. What base is it put in? Our base used for years as a special healing cream by local dermatologists and cosmetic surgeon, resulting in improved healing time. No matter how good an extract is it is no good unless it is in a good base that will absorb well through the skin and take it to where the body needs it.
5. What is the cream's track record? Resolve was the third cream on the market in this category and was unique in that it did not contain any semi-artificial U.S.P. grade progesterone. The success of Resolve is largely what has attracted many other companies to the idea of trying to produce something to compete with it, but, unfortunately, most do not have the expertise to formulate a good natural product. They usually resort to using chemically altered synthetic U.S.P. grade progesterone along with herbs in an attempt to get results.
Don't be mislead with a product label
A label that reads, "Natural Progesterone" or "U.S.P. Grade Progesterone" or "Progesterone", are products that have been synthetically altered in a laboratory.
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