Does Your Butt Look Good In Miss Sixty Anti Cellulite Jeans?

Miss Sixty anti cellulite jeans are low rise jeans impregnated with a solution of retinol and chitosan. They call it an anti-cellulite serum. It's a somewhat bizarre idea, but it follows in the tradition of clothing enhanced with technology, which apparently makes people buy like crazy, even if they only believe it works a little.

The Miss Sixty anti cellulite jeans have had scathing reviews, however. USA Today talked about them and other cellulite products under the heading 'Do These Jeans Make Me Look Gullible?'

And the BBC website featured a story in which they quoted Norma Waterhouse from the British Association Of Aesthetic Plastic Surgeons as saying "There is no evidence that anything is better at reducing cellulite than going to the gym three times a week." He dismissed the Miss Sixty jeans as a marketing ploy.

In some ways, he may be right, as they have received a lot of press since the release of these anti cellulite clothes (they also make skirts and pants with the same serum in them). I mean, I hadn't heard of Miss Sixty before now. Have you?

Before we look at whether there is any merit to these jeans, and indeed, Mr Waterhouse's comments, lets look at how these anti-cellulite jeans are supposed to work.

The idea is that the friction created from wearing the jeans as you walk releases the serum into your thighs. The serum is supposed to get rid of cellulite. And the jeans themselves are designed to make you look slim.

As such, they are more similar to cellulite creams and lotions. The question then, is does this particular serum have the benefits of some of the more well known lotions?

I truly don't know the answer to that. I haven't found any testimonials or discussions on them. Most of the serum is released on the first wear - about 40%. The rest of the serum will stay in the fabric for about 30 to 40 washes, as long as they are hand washed. It will release gradually as you wear them on subsequent occasions.

What I have found with cellulite creams in general is that they work okay at minimizing the appearance of cellulite, but they don't actually get rid of cellulite. The ingredients in the miss sixty anti cellulite jeans may work to some extent, as retinol has been shown to have some effect on cellulite. Chitosan, which is a herbal fat burner, has no record, just some theory.

I guess the advantage of the jeans is that, if you wear them very regularly for the first month, then you're getting a steady course of retinol on your cellulite. But you'd have to be wearing them pretty much every day, I would imagine. You'd have to approach it like a regular cellulite treatment. Even the creams say you should apply them every night. And salons get you to have a course of anti-cellulite therapy.

Bottom line - if you like the way miss sixty anti cellulite jeans make your butt look, then they are probably a good buy. If not, I'd forget it and try some other anti-cellulite product. But if you do like the jeans, I'd get them fast - they are not being made again next season, according to the manufacturer.